G3994: πενθερά
pentherá · “mother-in-law”
Definition
a wife's mother
KJV translates it as: mother in law, wife's mother
Word origin: feminine of G3995 (πενθερός);
Extended definition
(fem. of πενθερός), [in LXX for חֲמוֹת ;]
a mother-in-law: Mat.8:14 10:35, Mrk.1:30, Luk.4:38 12:53.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G3994 is translated
- mother-in-law ×5
- the mother-in-law ×1
Bible verses with G3994 (pentherá)
Pentherá appears in 5 verses.
- Matthew 8:14
And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever.
- Matthew 10:35
For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
- Mark 1:30
But Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her.
- Luke 4:38
And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon’s house. And Simon’s wife’s mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her.
- Luke 12:53
The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.