Greek core word #74 · noun · 212 times in the New Testament
γυνή
goo-NAYγυνή, γυναικός, ἡ — woman, wife
- Irregular: nominative γυνή, every other form from the third-declension stem γυναικ-; vocative γύναι.
- Genitive and dative accent the ending (γυναικός, γυναικί, γυναικῶν); dative plural γυναιξί(ν).
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
Third declension (irregular)
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | γυνή | γυναῖκες |
| Genitive | γυναικός | γυναικῶν |
| Dative | γυναικί | γυναιξί(ν) |
| Accusative | γυναῖκα | γυναῖκας |
| Vocative | γύναι | γυναῖκες |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 54, Luke 13:21.
Explained in the notes of 3 passages:
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 210 · open the PDF here