νυμφών

nymphōn · wedding hall

Greek word · Strong’s number G3567 · appears 3 times in the Bible

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What it means

nymphōn (νυμφών) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “wedding hall”.

The room of the wedding feast. "Sons of the wedding hall" are the bridegroom's guests.

How to say it

nym·phōn

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

  1. The bridegroom's friends at the marriage feast.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Matthew 9:15

    And Jesus said to them, “The wedding guests cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them, can they? But days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.

  • Mark 2:19

    And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

  • Luke 5:34

    And he said to them, “You cannot make the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them, can you?