πενθερά
penthera · mother-in-law
Greek word · Strong’s number G3994 · appears 6 times in the Bible
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penthera (πενθερά) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “mother-in-law”.
How to say it
pen·the·ra
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- The mother of one's husband or wife.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 8:14
And coming into Peter’s house, Jesus saw his mother-in-law lying in bed and sick with a fever.
- Matthew 10:35
For I came to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
- Mark 1:30
Now Simon’s mother-in-law was lying sick with a fever, and at once they tell him about her.
- Luke 4:38
And rising to go from the synagogue, he went into Simon’s house. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was gripped by a high fever, and they asked him about her.
- Luke 12:53
they will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against the mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against the mother-in-law.”
And 1 more times.