STRONGS NUMBER G3567


Word Summary
nymphōn: the bridechamber
Original Word: νυμφών
Transliteration: nymphōn
Phonetic Spelling: (noom-fohn')
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: the bridechamber
Meaning: the bridechamber
Strong's Concordance
bridechamber.

From numphe; the bridal room -- bridechamber.

see GREEK numphe

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3567: νυμφών

νυμφών, νυμφῶνος, (νύμφη), the chamber containing the bridal bed, the bride-chamber: οἱ υἱοί τοῦ νυμφῶνος (see υἱός, 2), of the friends of the bridegroom whose duty it was to provide and care for whatever pertained to the bridal chamber, i. e. whatever was needed for the due celebration of the nuptials: Matthew 9:15; Mark 2:19; Luke 5:34 ((Winer's Grammar, 33 (32)); Tobit 6:13 (14), 16 (17); ecclesiastical writings; Heliodorus 7, 8); the room in which the marriage ceremonies are held: Matthew 22:10 T WH Tr marginal reading