Quick Definition
a daughter
Strong's Definition
a female child, or (by Hebraism) descendant (or inhabitant)
Derivation: apparently a primary word (compare "daughter");
KJV Usage: daughter
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
θυγάτηρ, genitive θυγατρός, dative θυγατρί, accusative θυγατέρα, vocative θύγατερ, plural θυγατέρες, accusative θυγατέρας, ἡ (of the same root as Gothicdauhtar, English daughter, German Tochter (Curtius, § 318; Vanicek, p. 415)); Hebrew αΗΜϊ; (from Homer down); a daughter: properly, Mat_9:18; Mat_10:35; Mat_10:37; Mat_15:22; Act_7:21, etc. improperly,
a. the vocative (or nominative as vocative cf. Winers Grammar, § 29, 2; Buttmann, § 129 a. 5; WH's Appendix, p. 158) in kindly address: Mat_9:22; Mar_5:34 (L Tr WH θυγάτηρ); Luk_8:48 (Tr WH θυγάτηρ) (see υἱός 1 a. at the end, τέκνον, b. α.).
b. in phrases modeled after the Hebrew: α. a daughter of God i. e. acceptable to God, rejoicing in God's peculiar care and protection: 2Co_6:18 (Isa_43:6; Wis_9:7; see υἱός τοῦ Θεοῦ 4, τέκνον b. γ.). β. with the name of a place, city, or region, it denotes collectively all its inhabitants and citizens (very often so in the O. T., as Isa_37:22; Jer_26:19 (); Zep_3:14, etc.); in the N. T. twice ἡ θυγάτηρ Σιών, i. e. inhabitants of Jerusalem: Mat_21:5; Joh_12:15 (Isa_1:8; Isa_10:32; Zec_9:9, etc.; see Σιών, 2). γ. θυγατέρες Ἱερουσαλήμ, women of Jerusalem: Luk_23:28. δ. female descendant: αἱ θυγατερς Ἀαρών, women of Aaron's posterity, Luk_1:5; θυγαττερ Ἀβραάμ daughter of Abraham, i. e. a woman tracing her descent from Abraham, Luk_13:16 (4Ma_15:28 (25); Gen_28:8; Gen_36:2; Jdg_11:40; Isa_16:2, etc.).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
θυγάτηρ thugatēr 28x
a daughter, Mat_9:18 ; Mat_10:35 ; Mat_10:37 ;
in the vocative, an expression of affection and kindness, Mat_9:22 ;
from the Hebrew, one of the female posterity of any one, Luk_1:5 ;
met. a city, Mat_21:5 ; Joh_12:15 ;
pl. female inhabitants, Luk_23:28 daughter.
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
θυγάτηρ , -τρός , ἡ
(for use of vocat., cf. M , Pr., 71; WH , App , 158),
[in LXX for H1323 ( Gen_5:4 , al. ), exc . Jdg_21:14 B , 2Ch_21:17 ( H802 ;]
daughter: Mat_9:18 ; Mat_10:35 ; Mat_10:37 ; Mat_14:6 ; Mat_15:22 ; Mat_15:28 , Mar_5:35 ; Mar_6:22 ; Mar_7:26 ; Mar_7:29 , Luk_2:36 ; Luk_8:42 ; Luk_8:49 ; Luk_12:53 , Act_2:17 ( LXX ) Act_7:21 ; Act_21:9 , Heb_11:24 . In NT, as in OT, not in cl .;
(a) as a form of friendly address ( cf. Rth_2:2 ; Rth_2:22 al. ): Mat_9:22 , Mar_5:34 , Luk_8:48 ;
(b) metaph .: sc . κυρίου , 2Co_6:18 ( cf. Isa_43:6 );
(c) of posterity: θ . Ἀαρών , Luk_1:5 ; Ἀβραάμ , Luk_13:16 ( cf. Isa_16:2 , 4Ma_15:28 , al );
(d) of habita\-tion: θ . Σιών , Ἱερουσαλήμ , Mat_21:5 ( LXX ), Luk_23:28 , Joh_12:15 ( cf. Isa_1:8 , Zec_9:9 , al. ).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
θυγάτηρ [page 294]
This common word (MGr θυγατέρα ) hardly needs illustration, but we may refer to the formula κατὰ θυγατροποΐαν δέ , which is found in the inscrr. for the adoption of females, corresponding to καθ᾽ υἱοθεσίαν δέ , for males : see Deissmann BS , p. 239.
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
θυγάτηρ "a daughter", Hom. , etc.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
θυγάτηρ, -τρός, ἡ
(for use of vocat., cf. M, Pr., 71; WH, App, 158), [in LXX for בַּת (Gen.5:4, al.), exc. Jdg.21:14 B, 2Ch.21:17 (אִשָּׁה ;]
daughter: Mat.9:18 10:35, 37 14:6 15:22, 28, Mrk.5:35 6:22 7:26, 29, Luk.2:36 8:42, 49 12:53, Act.2:17" (LXX) Act.7:21 21:9, Heb.11:24. In NT, as in OT, not in cl.;
__(a) as a form of friendly address (cf. Rut.2:2, 22 al.): Mat.9:22, Mrk.5:34, Luk.8:48;
__(b) metaphorically: sc. κυρίου, 2Co.6:18 (cf. Isa.43:6);
__(with) of posterity: θ. Ἀαρών, Luk.1:5; Ἀβραάμ, Luk.13:16 (cf. Isa.16:2, 4Ma.15:28, al);
__(d) of habitation: θ. Σιών, Ἱερουσαλήμ, Mat.21:5 (LXX), Luk.23:28, Jhn.12:15 (cf. Isa.1:8, Zec.9:9, al.).†
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