μνηστεύω mnēsteuō · G3423

to betroth

μνηστεύω ; [in LXX for אָרַשׂ pi., pu. ; ] ; 1. to woo and win, espouse. ; 2. to promise in marriage, betroth; pass., of the woman, to be betrothed: with dative of person(s), Mat.1:18, Luk.1:27 2:5.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

μνηστ-εύω, ; Doric dialect μναστ-, aorist ἐμνήστευσα: perfect μεμνήστευκα []:—middle, future μνηστεύσομαι []: perfect μεμνήστευμαι [], in passive sense, []:—court, seek in marriage, with accusative, ἀγαθήν τε γυναῖκα καὶ ἀφνειοῖο θύγατρα μνηστεύειν []; woo and win, espouse, []:—middle, court for oneself, Περσεφόνης γάμον []:—passive, of the woman, μναστευθείσᾳ᾽ ξ Ἑλλάνων []; II promise in marriage, betroth, τινά τινι []; γάμον μνηστεύειν (with or without τινι) to bring about a marriage for …

Where it's used 3 times

Matthew 1:18 · Luke 1:27 · Luke 2:5

Source: TBESG G3423; TFLSJ G3423

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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