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parthénos

virgin, young woman

Say it: par-THEH-nos (approximate)

παρθένος

What it means

A young unmarried woman, usually understood to be a virgin. Chapter 7:25-38 is Paul's advice on "virgins," and scholars debate whether he means daughters under a father's care, or engaged couples, or unmarried people in general; the Greek of 7:36-38 is unclear.

Open question Debated

Range of meaning

  • VirginA woman who has not had sexual relations.
  • Unmarried young womanOne of marriageable age.

In 1 Corinthians

Every verse (6)

Verses where G3933 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources