Strong's Greek · G3423
G3423 mnēsteúō
μνηστεύω
mnace-tyoo'-o
to betroth
Looking for Hebrew H3423 yârash? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G3423. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
mnēsteúō appears 3 times in Scripture, in Matthew 1:18, Luke 1:27 and Luke 2:5. In the Doxa app, open each of these verses, keep your notes on them, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to give a souvenir (engagement present), i.e. betroth
In the King James Version
espouse
Derivation
from a derivative of G3415 (μνάομαι);
Appears 3 times in Scripture
“He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to him in marriage and was expecting a child.”
“This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.”
“to a virgin pledged in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
