Strong's Greek · G3466
μυστήριον
mystḗrion
mystery
Definition
a secret or "mystery" (through the idea of silence imposed by initiation into religious rites)
Derivation
from a derivative of (to shut the mouth);
Appears 27 times in Scripture
“Now to Him who is able to strengthen you by my gospel and by the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery concealed for ages past”
“For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men, but to God. Indeed, no one understands him; he utters mysteries in the Spirit.”
“He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.”
“He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,”
“No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began.”
“I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.”
“So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.”
“He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’”
“Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—”
“If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).