GreekG3389Noun (Masculine)
μητραλῴας
mētralōas
“matricide”
1Occurrences
G3389Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
a mother-thresher, i.e. matricide
from G3384 (μήτηρ) and the base of G257 (ἅλων);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
-ου, ὁ (*μήτρρ *+ ἀλοιάω, to smite) (a) a matricide: (AV, R, txt., but see infr.); (b) a smiter of his mother: (R, mg., cf., and see Ellic., CGT, in l).
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
G:N-M
Full Description
Greek Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
μητραλῴας appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 Timothy
1
Key Passages
1 Timothy 1:9BSB
We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers,
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