Word

Μαρία

María · G3137 · Greek · 54 occurrences

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This name belongs to 6 people

Meanings

Mary

The mother of Jesus Christ

Examples
Matthew 1:16 Jacob fathered Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called the Messiah.
Matthew 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 1:20 But when he had thought this over, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
Mary

A sister of Martha and Lazarus

Examples
Luke 10:39 And she had a sister called Mary, who was also seated at the Lord’s feet, and was listening to His word.
Luke 10:42 but only one thing is necessary; for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”
John 11:1 Now a certain man was sick: Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
Mary

Mary Magdalene, a follower of Jesus

Examples
Matthew 27:56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
Matthew 27:61 And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb.
Matthew 28:1 Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the tomb.
Mary

The mother of James and Joseph

Examples
Matthew 27:56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
Matthew 27:61 And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb.
Matthew 28:1 Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the tomb.
Mary

The wife of Clopas

Examples
John 19:25 Now beside the cross of Jesus stood His mother, His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
Mary

The mother of John Mark

Examples
Acts 12:12 And when he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John, who was also called Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.
Mary

A person greeted in Romans 16:6

Examples
Romans 16:6 Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you.

How it’s used In 9 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles

2 occurrences in 1 groups

ἄλλοςother, another 2

Named alongside itApposition

27 occurrences in 16 groups

Μαγδαληνήa female Magdalene 11
μήτηρmother 7
Other words · 14 groups that occur once or twice (17) 17

What it doesIt is the subject

23 occurrences in 14 groups

ἔρχομαιto come 4
ἔπωto say 3
ἵστημιto stand, to set 3
Other words · 11 groups that occur once or twice (14) 14

What is done to itIt is the object

5 occurrences in 5 groups

εἴδωto know 1
παραλαμβάνωto take along, to receive 1
ἀνευρίσκωto find by searching 1
φωνέωto call, to cry out 1
ἀσπάζομαιto greet, to send greetings 1

It is given or told toIndirect object

1 occurrences in 1 groups

φαίνωto shine, to appear 1

What it is said to bePredicate

5 occurrences in 3 groups

ὅςwho, which, that 4
ἐκμάσσωto wipe dry 1
ἀλείφωto anoint 1

What is said to be itIt is the predicate

2 occurrences in 2 groups

μήτηρmother 1
ὄνομαname 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

6 occurrences in 3 groups

πρόςto, toward, with 6
σύνwith, together with 3
μετάwith, after 1

In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive

5 occurrences in 5 groups

κώμηvillage 1
οἰκίαhouse, home, dwelling 1
ἀνήρman, husband 1
υἱόςson 1
ἀσπασμόςgreetings 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Semantic domains 7 entries

Mary93.253a: This sense identifies Mary the mother of Jesus. Luke 1:27 introduces her, “to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.”
Mary93.253b: This sense identifies Mary Magdalene, a distinct individual from the mother of Jesus named above. John 20:18 records, “Mary Magdalene came and announced to the disciples, ‘I have seen the Lord.’”
Mary93.253c: This sense identifies Mary of Bethany, the sister of Martha and Lazarus, distinct from the two Marys named above. John 11:1 introduces “Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.”
Mary93.253d: This sense identifies Mary the mother of James the Less and Joses, one of the women who watched the crucifixion from a distance. Mark 15:40 lists among them “Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the Less and Joses, and Salome.”
Mary93.253e: This sense identifies Mary the wife of Clopas, who stood near the cross. John 19:25 records that “beside the cross of Jesus stood His mother, His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.”
Mary93.253f: This sense identifies Mary the mother of John Mark, in whose Jerusalem home believers gathered to pray. Acts 12:12 records that Peter “went to the house of Mary, the mother of John, who was also called Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.”
Mary93.253g: This sense identifies a Mary among the believers in Rome whom Paul greets, distinct from every other Mary named above. Romans 16:6 simply states, “Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you.”

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon indeclinable, and Μαρία, Μαρίας, ἡ (מִרְיָם 'obstinacy,' 'rebelliousness'; the well-known…

indeclinable, and Μαρία, Μαρίας, ἡ (מִרְיָם 'obstinacy,' 'rebelliousness'; the well-known proper name of the sister of Moses; in the Targums מַרְיָם; cf. Delitzsch, Zeitschr. f. luth. Theol. for 1877, p. 2 (Maria is a good Latin name also)), Mary. The women of this name mentioned in the N. T. are the following:
1. the mother of Jesus Christ, the wife of Joseph; her name is written Μαρία (in an oblique case) in Mt 1:16, Mt 1:18; Mt 2:11; Mk 6:3; Lk 1:41; Acts 1:14 (R G L); Μαριάμ Mt 13:55; Lk 1:27, Lk 1:30-56 ((in Lk 1:38 L marginal reading Μαρία)); Lk 2:5, Lk 2:16, Lk 2:34; (Acts 1:14 T Tr WH); the reading varies between the two forms in Mt 1:20 (WH text Μαρίαν); Lk 2:19 (L T Tr WH text Μαρία); so where the other women of this name are mentioned, (see Tdf. Proleg., p. 116, where it appears that in his text the genitive is always (seven times) Μαρίας; the nominative in Mark always (seven times) Μαρία; that in John Μαριάμ occurs eleven times; Μαρία (or Μαρίαν) only three times, etc.; for the facts respecting the manuscripts, see (Tdf. as above and) WHs Appendix, p. 156); cf. Buttmann, 17 (15).
2. Mary Magdalene (a native of Magdala): Mt 27:56, Mt 27:61; Mt 28:1; Mk 15:40, Mk 15:47; Mk 16:1, Mk 16:9; Lk 8:2; Lk 24:10; Jn 19:25; Jn 20:1, Jn 20:11, Jn 20:16, Jn 20:18.
3. the mother of James the less and Joses, the wife of Clopas (or Alphaeus) and sister of the mother of Jesus: Mt 27:56, Mt 27:61; Mt 28:1; Mk 15:40, Mk 15:47; Mk 16:1; Lk 24:10; Jn 19:25 (see Ἰάκωβος, 2). There are some, indeed, who, thinking it improbable that there were two living sisters of the name of Mary (the common opinion), suppose that not three but four women are enumerated in Jn 19:25, and that these are distributed into two pairs so that ἀδελφή τῆς μητρός Ἰησοῦ designates Salome, the wife of Zebedee; so especially Wieseler in the Theol. Studien und Kritiken for 1840, p. 648ff, (cf. Lightfoots Commentary on Galatians, Diasert. ii., especially, pp. 255f, 264) with whom Lücke, Meyer, Ewald and others agree; in opposed to them cf. Grimm in Ersch and Gruber's Encykl. sect. 2 vol. xxii., p. 1f. In fact, instances are not lacking among the Jews of two living brothers of the same name, e. g. Onias, in Josephus, Antiquities 12, 5, 1; Herod, sons of Herod the Great, one by Mariamne, the other by Cleopatra of Jerusalem, Josephus, Antiquities 17, 1, 3; b. j. 1, 28, 4; (cf. B. D., under the phrase, Mary of Cleophas; Lightfoot as above, p. 264).
4. the sister of Lazarus and Martha: Lk 10:39, Lk 10:42; Jn 11:1-45; Jn 12:3.
5. the mother of John Mark: Acts 12:12.
6. a certain Christian woman mentioned in Rom 16:6.

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 1 entry

Persons57 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

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