Word study · Greek
gynḗ
woman
Say it: goo-NAY (approximate)
γυνή
What it means
A woman, a wife. The same word is used for both, and context decides. In 2:9-12 "women"; in 3:2 and 3:12, "husband of one wife"; in 3:11, "their wives" or "the women" (a debated phrase). In 5:9, a widow who has been "the wife of one man."
Range of meaning
- WomanA female person.
- WifeA married woman.
In 1 Timothy
- Chapter 3
"The husband of one wife" (3:2, 3:12) and "their wives" or "the women" (3:11).
Every verse (5)
Verses where G1135G is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources