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GreekG3423Verb

μνηστεύω

mnēsteuō

3Occurrences
G3423Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to give a souvenir (engagement present), i.e. betroth

from a derivative of G3415 (μνάομαι);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.to woo and win, espouse.
2.to promise in marriage, betroth; pass., of the woman, to be be­trothed
LXX: for אָרַשׂ pi., pu.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

μνηστεύω appears 3 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
2
Matthew
1

Key Passages

Luke 1:27BSB

to a virgin pledged in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary.

Luke 2:5BSB

He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to him in marriage and was expecting a child.

Matthew 1:18BSB

This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.