νύμφη
nýmphē
“compare Latin "nupto," to marry); a young married woman (as veiled), including a betrothed girl; by implication, a son's wife”
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Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
compare Latin "nupto," to marry); a young married woman (as veiled), including a betrothed girl; by implication, a son's wife
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
a bride, Jn. 3:29; Rev. 18:23; 21:2, 9; 22:17; opposed to πενθερά, a daughter-in-law, Mt. 10:35; Lk. 12:53*
Translated in KJV as
bridedaughter in law
Etymology
from a primary but obsolete verb (to veil as a bride;
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