παρθένος
parthenos
“virgin”
Definition
a maiden; by implication, an unmarried daughter
of unknown origin;
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun
G:N-M/F
G:N-M/F
Occurrences
παρθένος appears 14 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.
and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the work of the Lord, how she can be holy in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world, how she can please her husband.
But the man who is firmly established in his heart and under no constraint, with control over his will and resolve in his heart not to marry the virgin, he will do well.
I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
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.
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