thygatēr · daughter

What it means

thygatēr (θυγάτηρ) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “daughter”.

How to say it

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 girl or woman born to a father and mother.
2. "Daughter" as an endearment, or a city's people.

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

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• daughter ×23
• daughters ×5

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×8
• Mark×5
• Luke×9
• John×1
• Acts×3
• 2 Corinthians×1
• Hebrews×1

• Matthew 9:18

  While he was saying these things to them, look, a ruler came and was bowing down before him, saying, “My daughter has just died; but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.”

• Matthew 9:22

  Jesus, turning and seeing her, said, “Take courage, daughter; your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that hour.

• 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;

• Matthew 10:37

  The one who holds father or mother dearer than me is not worthy of me; and the one who holds son or daughter dearer than me is not worthy of me.

• Matthew 14:6

  But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst and pleased Herod,

• Matthew 15:22

  And look, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying out, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is badly demon-possessed.”

• Matthew 15:28

  Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.” And her daughter was healed from that hour.

• Matthew 21:5

  “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Look, your king is coming to you, gentle and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’”

• Mark 5:34

  And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your affliction.”

• Mark 5:35

  While he was still speaking, people come from the synagogue leader’s house, saying, “Your daughter has died; why trouble the Teacher any further?”

• Mark 6:22

  And when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and those reclining with him. And the king said to the girl, “Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you.”

• Mark 7:26

  Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by birth; and she was asking him to drive the demon out of her daughter.

• Mark 7:29

  And he said to her, “Because of this word, go; the demon has gone out of your daughter.”

• Luke 1:5

  There was, in the days of Herod, king of Judea, a certain priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah; and he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

• Luke 2:36

  And there was a prophetess, Anna, daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in many days, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,

• Luke 8:42

  because he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. And as he went, the crowds were crushing him.

• Luke 8:48

  And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace.”

• Luke 8:49

  He was still speaking when someone comes from the synagogue leader’s house, saying, “Your daughter has died; do not trouble the Teacher any longer.”

• 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.”

• Luke 13:16

  And this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan bound, look, for eighteen years, ought she not to be released from this bond on the day of the Sabbath?”

• Luke 23:28

  But Jesus, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children,

• John 12:15

  “Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion; look, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey’s colt.”

• Acts 2:17

  ‘And it will be in the last days, says God, that I will pour out from my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams;

• Acts 7:21

  And when he was abandoned, Pharaoh’s daughter took him up and brought him up as her own son.

• Acts 21:9

  And this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied.

• 2 Corinthians 6:18

  and I will be a father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.”

• Hebrews 11:24

  By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,

And 1 more times.