1135. guné
Lexical Summary
guné: Woman, Wife

Original Word: γυνή
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: guné
Pronunciation: goo-nay'
Phonetic Spelling: (goo-nay')
KJV: wife, woman
NASB: woman, wife, women, wives, bride, wife's, woman's
Word Origin: [probably from the base of G1096 (γίνομαι - become)]

1. a woman
2. (specially) a wife

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
wife, woman.

Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife -- wife, woman.

see GREEK ginomai

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
a woman
NASB Translation
bride (1), wife (71), wife's (1), wives (11), woman (96), woman's (1), women (33).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1135: γυνή

γυνή, γυναικός, ;

1. universally, a woman of any age, whether a virgin, or married, or a widow: Matthew 9:20; Matthew 13:33; Matthew 27:55; Luke 13:11; Acts 5:14, etc.; μεμνηστευμένῃ τίνι γυνή, Luke 2:5 R G; ὕπανδρος γυνή, Romans 7:2; γυνή χήρα, Luke 4:26 (1 Kings 7:2 (); ;feminavidua, Nepos, praef. 4). 2. a wife: 1 Corinthians 7:3f, 10, 18; Ephesians 5:22, etc.; γυνή τίνος, Matthew 5:31; Matthew 19:3, 5; Acts 5:1, 7; 1 Corinthians 7:2; Ephesians 5:28; Revelation 2:20 (G L WH marginal reading), etc. of a betrothed woman: Matthew 1:20, 24. γυνή τοῦ πατρός his step-mother: 1 Corinthians 5:1 (אָב אֵשֶׁת, Leviticus 18:8). ἔχειν γυναῖκα: Matthew 14:4; Matthew 22:28; Mark 6:18; Mark 12:23; Luke 20:33; see ἔχω, I. 2 b. at the end γύναι, as a form of address, may be used — either in indignation, Luke 22:57; or in admiration, Matthew 15:28; or in kindness and favor, Luke 13:12; John 4:21; or in respect, John 2:4; John 19:26 (as in Homer, Iliad 3, 204; Odyssey 19, 221; Josephus, Antiquities 1, 16, 3).

Topical Lexicon
Scope and Range of Usage

Strong’s Greek 1135 occurs throughout the New Testament for both “woman” and “wife,” its sense governed entirely by context. It describes:
• any adult female (Matthew 9:20; Luke 7:37);
• the covenant partner in marriage (Ephesians 5:22-33);
• a respectful form of address (John 2:4; 20:13);
• collective groups of women (Acts 8:3);
• symbolic figures in prophetic visions (Revelation 12; 17; 19).

The distribution—Gospels, Acts, Pauline Epistles, General Epistles, Revelation—underscores the integral place of women and wives in every stratum of redemptive history.

Women in the Earthly Ministry of Jesus

1. Recipients of Compassion and Healing
• “Take courage, daughter,” Jesus tells the hemorrhaging woman before calling her “woman” (Matthew 9:22).
• To the bent-over woman He says, “Woman, you are set free from your disability” (Luke 13:12).

These accounts show Christ’s immediate concern for personal suffering, unhampered by prevailing social barriers.

2. Respectful Address

The vocative γύναι appears on Jesus’ lips nine times. Twice He speaks so to His mother (John 2:4; 19:26), five times to women requesting help or clarification (John 4:21; 8:10; 20:13, 15; Matthew 15:28), and twice in moments of public teaching (Luke 13:12; 22:57). The usage is courteous, never dismissive, revealing the Savior’s dignifying stance toward women.

3. Dialogue and Discipleship

The Samaritan woman becomes the first recorded evangelist to her city (John 4:28-30, 39). Mary Magdalene hears, “Woman, why are you weeping?” and is sent with the resurrection message (John 20:13-18). Gospel proclamation begins and is sustained by women who have encountered Christ personally.

Women in Parables and Teaching

• The parables of the leaven (Matthew 13:33) and the lost coin (Luke 15:8-10) feature women as central figures, affirming their competency and spiritual insight.
• Instruction on marriage universally employs 1135: “He who divorces his wife… commits adultery” (Matthew 5:32; Mark 10:11-12). Jesus restores marriage to its creational intent (Matthew 19:4-6), calling both husband and wife to covenant faithfulness.

Women in Acts and the Growth of the Church

1. Household Conversion and Leadership

Lydia, “a woman named Lydia… the Lord opened her heart” (Acts 16:14). Priscilla is noted alongside Aquila in instructing Apollos (Acts 18:2, 26).

2. Persecution and Endurance

Saul drags off “both men and women” (Acts 8:3) in persecution, highlighting the equal cost of discipleship. Later, entire families with women kneel in collective prayer (Acts 21:5).

3. Evangelistic Impact

Prominent Greek women believe in Thessalonica and Berea (Acts 17:4, 12), demonstrating the Gospel’s cross-cultural reach.

Apostolic Instruction Concerning Wives

1. Marriage as Covenant Picture

“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church” (Ephesians 5:25). The recurring term 1135 anchors Paul’s theology of marriage in sacrificial love, headship, and mutual care (Ephesians 5:22-33; Colossians 3:18-19; 1 Peter 3:1-7).

2. Order in the Gathered Church

Direction for public worship includes “women should remain silent in the churches” (1 Corinthians 14:34) and attire “appropriate for women professing to worship God” (1 Timothy 2:9-14). These passages balance propriety, submission, and the created order while affirming spiritual equality (Galatians 3:28).

3. Qualifications for Servants and Overseers

Deacons’ wives—or female deacons—must be “worthy of respect, not slanderers” (1 Timothy 3:11), showing that a woman’s character directly influences church credibility.

Women in Symbolic and Prophetic Passages

1. Israel and Spiritual Warfare

A “woman clothed with the sun” (Revelation 12:1) represents the people of God bringing forth Messiah. The dragon’s pursuit of the woman portrays Satan’s assault on covenant community (Revelation 12:13-17).

2. False Religion

The “woman sitting on a scarlet beast” (Revelation 17:3-7) personifies idolatrous world systems. Her lethal allure warns believers of spiritual compromise (Revelation 17:6).

3. The Bride of Christ

“For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready” (Revelation 19:7). The ultimate use of 1135 crowns redemptive history: the redeemed church, arrayed in purity, united to Christ forever.

Patterns and Theological Themes

• Creation Consistency: New Testament usage upholds the Genesis design—distinct yet complementary sexes—while elevating women as full participants in redemption.
• Redemptive Elevation: Jesus consistently overturns cultural marginalization, incorporating women into His mission and testimony.
• Ecclesial Balance: Apostolic writings couple functional distinctions with equal spiritual inheritance, forming the basis for historic Christian teaching on gender roles.
• Prophetic Typology: The woman image climaxes in Revelation, contrasting faithful bride and corrupt harlot, urging holiness.

Pastoral and Ministry Implications

1. Dignity and Worth

Churches must emulate Christ’s respect: address, involve, and honor women in all biblically appropriate ministries.

2. Marital Faithfulness

Because Scripture ties “wife” inseparably to covenant, pastoral care should guard marriage, nourish sacrificial love, and provide restoration where broken.

3. Discipleship and Service

From Lydia to Phoebe (Romans 16:1), women advance the Gospel through hospitality, teaching within proper boundaries, and generous support.

4. Watchfulness Against Deception

Revelation’s imagery counsels vigilance. Congregations must discern doctrine and practice, forsaking both legalistic suppression of women and permissive distortion of biblical order.

Conclusion

Across narrative, instruction, and prophecy, Strong’s 1135 threads a coherent testimony: women and wives stand at the heart of God’s redemptive story—created with purpose, redeemed with honor, and destined for glory with the Lamb.

Forms and Transliterations
γυναι γύναι γυναικα γυναίκα γυναίκά γυναῖκα γυναῖκά γυναικας γυναίκας γυναίκάς γυναῖκας γυναικες γυναίκες γυναίκές γυναῖκες γυναῖκές γυναικι γυναικί γυναικὶ γυναικος γυναικός γυναικὸς γυναικων γυναικών γυναικῶν γυναιξι γυναιξί γυναιξὶ γυναιξιν γυναιξίν γυναιξὶν γυνη γυνή γυνὴ γύπα γυπός γύρον γυψ γυψίν εγύρωσεν gunai gunaika gunaikas gunaikes gunaiki gunaikon gunaikōn gunaikos gunaixi gunaixin gune gunē gynai gýnai gynaika gynaîka gynaîká gynaikas gynaîkas gynaikes gynaîkes gynaîkés gynaiki gynaikí gynaikì gynaikon gynaikôn gynaikōn gynaikō̂n gynaikos gynaikós gynaikòs gynaixi gynaixì gynaixin gynaixín gynaixìn gyne gynē gynḗ gynḕ
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 1:20 N-AFS
GRK: Μαρίαν τὴν γυναῖκά σου τὸ
NAS: Mary as your wife; for the Child who
KJV: Mary thy wife: for
INT: Mary [as] the wife of you that which

Matthew 1:24 N-AFS
GRK: παρέλαβεν τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ
NAS: him, and took [Mary] as his wife,
KJV: took unto him his wife:
INT: took to [him] the wife of him

Matthew 5:28 N-AFS
GRK: ὁ βλέπων γυναῖκα πρὸς τὸ
NAS: who looks at a woman with lust
KJV: looketh on a woman to
INT: that looks upon a woman to

Matthew 5:31 N-AFS
GRK: ἀπολύσῃ τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ δότω
NAS: SENDS HIS WIFE AWAY,
KJV: his wife, let him give
INT: shall divorce the wife of him let him give

Matthew 5:32 N-AFS
GRK: ἀπολύων τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ παρεκτὸς
NAS: who divorces his wife, except
KJV: his wife, saving
INT: shall divorce the wife of him except

Matthew 9:20 N-NFS
GRK: Καὶ ἰδοὺ γυνὴ αἱμορροοῦσα δώδεκα
NAS: And a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage
KJV: behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood
INT: And behold a woman having had a flux of blood twelve

Matthew 9:22 N-NFS
GRK: ἐσώθη ἡ γυνὴ ἀπὸ τῆς
NAS: At once the woman was made well.
KJV: And the woman was made whole
INT: was cured the woman from the

Matthew 11:11 N-GFP
GRK: ἐν γεννητοῖς γυναικῶν μείζων Ἰωάννου
NAS: those born of women there has not arisen
KJV: them that are born of women there hath
INT: among [those] born of women one greater than John

Matthew 13:33 N-NFS
GRK: ἣν λαβοῦσα γυνὴ ἐνέκρυψεν εἰς
NAS: leaven, which a woman took and hid
KJV: which a woman took,
INT: which having taken a woman hid in

Matthew 14:3 N-AFS
GRK: Ἡρῳδιάδα τὴν γυναῖκα Φιλίππου τοῦ
NAS: of Herodias, the wife of his brother
KJV: brother Philip's wife.
INT: Herodias the wife of Philip the

Matthew 14:21 N-GFP
GRK: πεντακισχίλιοι χωρὶς γυναικῶν καὶ παιδίων
NAS: who ate, besides women and children.
KJV: men, beside women and children.
INT: five thousand besides women and children

Matthew 15:22 N-NFS
GRK: Καὶ ἰδοὺ γυνὴ Χαναναία ἀπὸ
NAS: And a Canaanite woman from that region
KJV: And, behold, a woman of Canaan came
INT: and behold a woman Canaanite from

Matthew 15:28 N-VFS
GRK: αὐτῇ Ὦ γύναι μεγάλη σου
NAS: to her, O woman, your faith
KJV: unto her, O woman, great [is] thy
INT: to her O woman great [is] of you

Matthew 15:38 N-GFP
GRK: ἄνδρες χωρὶς γυναικῶν καὶ παιδίων
NAS: men, besides women and children.
KJV: men, beside women and children.
INT: men besides women and children

Matthew 18:25 N-AFS
GRK: καὶ τὴν γυναῖκα καὶ τὰ
NAS: along with his wife and children
KJV: and his wife, and children,
INT: and the wife and the

Matthew 19:3 N-AFS
GRK: ἀπολῦσαι τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ κατὰ
NAS: [for a man] to divorce his wife for any
KJV: to put away his wife for every
INT: to divorce the a wife to him for

Matthew 19:5 N-DFS
GRK: κολληθήσεται τῇ γυναικὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ
NAS: AND BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO
KJV: to his wife: and
INT: will be joined with the wife of him and

Matthew 19:8 N-AFP
GRK: ἀπολῦσαι τὰς γυναῖκας ὑμῶν ἀπ'
NAS: you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning
KJV: to put away your wives: but from
INT: to divorce the wives of you from [the]

Matthew 19:9 N-AFS
GRK: ἀπολύσῃ τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ μὴ
NAS: divorces his wife, except
KJV: his wife, except
INT: shall divorce which wife of him except

Matthew 19:10 N-GFS
GRK: μετὰ τῆς γυναικός οὐ συμφέρει
NAS: of the man with his wife is like this,
KJV: so with [his] wife, it is not
INT: with the wife not it is better

Matthew 22:24 N-AFS
GRK: αὐτοῦ τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ καὶ
NAS: AS NEXT OF KIN SHALL MARRY HIS WIFE, AND RAISE
KJV: shall marry his wife, and raise up
INT: of him the wife of him and

Matthew 22:25 N-AFS
GRK: ἀφῆκεν τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ τῷ
NAS: children left his wife to his brother;
KJV: left his wife unto his brother:
INT: left the wife of him to the

Matthew 22:27 N-NFS
GRK: ἀπέθανεν ἡ γυνή
NAS: Last of all, the woman died.
KJV: last of all the woman died also.
INT: died the woman

Matthew 22:28 N-NFS
GRK: ἑπτὰ ἔσται γυνή πάντες γὰρ
NAS: whose wife of the seven
KJV: whose wife shall she be
INT: seven will she be wife all indeed

Matthew 26:7 N-NFS
GRK: προσῆλθεν αὐτῷ γυνὴ ἔχουσα ἀλάβαστρον
NAS: a woman came
KJV: unto him a woman having
INT: came to him a woman having an alabaster flask

Strong's Greek 1135
217 Occurrences


γύναι — 10 Occ.
γυναῖκά — 53 Occ.
γυναῖκας — 11 Occ.
γυναῖκες — 15 Occ.
γυναικὶ — 15 Occ.
γυναικῶν — 11 Occ.
γυναικός — 23 Occ.
γυναιξὶ — 1 Occ.
γυναιξίν — 5 Occ.
γυνὴ — 73 Occ.

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