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Strong's G3566 νυμφίος (nymphios)

Nymphios means “bridegroom” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H3566 — koresh (“Cyrus”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G3566
Language Greek
Linked Usages 26
Books 13

Strong's G3566 Quick Answer

Strong's G3566 νυμφίος (numphios) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. numphios (noom-fee'-os) n. 1. a bride-groom {literally or figuratively} It has 26 linked Bible usages across 13 books. Visible English usage signals include bridegroom. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
numphios (noom-fee'-os) n. 1. a bride-groom {literally or figuratively}
Usage
26 linked usages
Books
13 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
bridegroom

Meaning and Definition

numphios (noom-fee'-os) n. 1. a bride-groom {literally or figuratively} [from G3565] KJV: bridegroom Root(s): G3565

Original Word
νυμφίος
Transliteration
numphios
Derivation
Root: νύμφη R1: 3565
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3566. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

bridegroom

Usage: νυμφίος, -ου, ὁ (νύμφη), [in LXX for חָתָן ;] a bridegroom: Mat.9:15 25:1, 5-6 25:10, Mrk.2:19-20, Luk.5:34-35, Jhn.2:9 3:29, Rev.18:23.† (AS)

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How Strong's G3566 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render numphios, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

bridegroom Matthew 9:15 12×

How Strong's G3566 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is New Testament with 12 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G3566 (νυμφίος) appears 14 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G3566 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G3566 in the New Testament

12 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 9:15 KJV

And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.

Matthew 25:1 KJV

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.

Matthew 25:5 KJV

While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

Strong's G3566 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

11 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Judges 15:6 Septuagint / Brenton

And the Philistines said, Who has done these things? and they said, Samson the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he has taken his wife, and given her to one of his friends; and the Philistines went up, and burned her and her father’s house with fire.

Judges 19:5 Septuagint / Brenton

And it came to pass on the fourth day that they rose early, and he stood up to depart; and the father of the damsel said to his son-in-law, Strengthen thy heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward ye shall go.

Nehemiah 13:28 Septuagint / Brenton

And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.

Strong's G3566 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

3 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Maccabees 1:27 Septuagint / Brenton

Every bridegroom took up lamentation, and she that sat in the marriage chamber was in heaviness.

1 Maccabees 9:39 Septuagint / Brenton

where they lifted up their eyes, and looked, and, behold, there was much ado and great carriage: and the bridegroom came forth, and his friends and brethren, to meet them with drums, and instruments of music, and many weapons.

Baruch 2:23 Septuagint / Brenton

I will cause to cease out of the cities of Judah, and from without Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: and the whole land shall be desolate of inhabitants.

Usage Excerpts

First 26 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3566.

Judges 15:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Philistines said, Who has done these things? and they said, Samson the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he has taken his wife, and given her to one of his friends; and the Philistines went up, and burned her and her father’s house with fire.
Judges 19:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass on the fourth day that they rose early, and he stood up to depart; and the father of the damsel said to his son-in-law, Strengthen thy heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward ye shall go.
Nehemiah 13:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.
Psalms 18:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In the sun he has set his tabernacle; And he comes forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber: He will exult as a giant to run his course.
Isaiah 61:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and they shall greatly rejoice in the Lord. Let my soul rejoice in the Lord; for he has clothed me with the robe of salvation, and the garment of joy: he has put a miter on me as on a bridegroom, and adorned me with ornaments as a bride.
Isaiah 62:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And as a young man lives with a virgin, so shall thy sons dwell in thee: and it shall come to pass that as a bridegroom will rejoice over a bride, so will the Lord rejoice over thee.
Jeremiah 7:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will destroy out of the cities of Judah, and the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of them that make merry, and the voice of them that rejoice, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride; for the whole land shall become a desolation.
Jeremiah 16:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For thus saith the Lord God of Israel; Behold, I will make to cease out of this place before your eyes, and in your days, the voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride.
Jeremiah 25:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will destroy from among them the voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the scent of ointment, and the light of a candle.
Jeremiah 40:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
the voice of gladness, and the voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of men saying, Give thanks to the Lord Almighty: for the Lord is good; for his mercy endures forever: and they shall bring gifts into the house of the Lord; for I will turn all the captivity of that land as before, said the Lord.
Joel 2:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the infants at the breast: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.
Matthew 9:15 New Testament, KJV
And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
Matthew 25:1 New Testament, KJV
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
Matthew 25:5 New Testament, KJV
While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
Matthew 25:6 New Testament, KJV
And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
Matthew 25:10 New Testament, KJV
And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
Mark 2:19 New Testament, KJV
And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
Mark 2:20 New Testament, KJV
But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
Luke 5:34 New Testament, KJV
And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
Luke 5:35 New Testament, KJV
But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
John 2:9 New Testament, KJV
When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,
John 3:29 New Testament, KJV
He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
Revelation 18:23 New Testament, KJV
And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.
1 Maccabees 1:27 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Every bridegroom took up lamentation, and she that sat in the marriage chamber was in heaviness.
1 Maccabees 9:39 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
where they lifted up their eyes, and looked, and, behold, there was much ado and great carriage: and the bridegroom came forth, and his friends and brethren, to meet them with drums, and instruments of music, and many weapons.
Baruch 2:23 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
I will cause to cease out of the cities of Judah, and from without Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: and the whole land shall be desolate of inhabitants.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3566, grouped by book.

Judges 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 5 usages, New Testament
Mark 2 usages, New Testament
Luke 2 usages, New Testament
John 2 usages, New Testament
Revelation 1 usage, New Testament
1 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Baruch 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G3566 FAQ

What does nymphios (νυμφίος) mean?

Nymphios (Strong's G3566) is a Greek word most simply glossed "bridegroom". numphios (noom-fee'-os) n. 1. a bride-groom {literally or figuratively}

How many times is nymphios (νυμφίος) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 26 linked usages for Strong's G3566 across 13 books.

Where can I study nymphios (νυμφίος) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3566 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate nymphios (νυμφίος)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as bridegroom. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G3566 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 11 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 3 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G3566, with linked reader references where each row is available.