Lexical Definition
μήτρα mḗtra (may'-trah) womb G:N-F
from μήτηρ
womb.
- the matrix
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| μήτρασ | a womb | LXX.Num.12.12 |
| her womb | LXX.Num.25.8 | |
| of womb | LXX.Gen.49.25 | |
| womb | LXX.Job.3.16 • LXX.Ps.22.10 • LXX.Ps.58.3 • LXX.Jer.1.5 • LXX.Jer.20.18 • Rom.4.19 | |
| μήτραν | a womb | LXX.Hos.9.14 • Luke.2.23 |
| her womb | LXX.Gen.29.31 • LXX.1Sam.1.5 • LXX.1Sam.1.6 | |
| womb | LXX.Gen.20.18 • LXX.Gen.30.22 • LXX.Exod.13.2 • LXX.Exod.13.12 • LXX.Exod.13.12 • LXX.Exod.13.13 • LXX.Exod.13.15 • LXX.Exod.34.19 • LXX.Num.3.12 • LXX.Num.8.16 • LXX.Num.18.15 • LXX.Ezek.20.26 | |
| μήτρα | womb | LXX.1Kgs.3.26 • LXX.Jer.20.17 • LXX.Jer.20.17 |
Abbott-Smith
μήτρα, -ας, ἡ (< μήτηρ), [in LXX chiefly for רֶחֶם;]
the womb: Lk 2:23(LXX), Ro 4:19.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Luke | 2:23 |
| Romans | 4:19 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
μήτρα,
__AIonic dialect μήτρη, ἡ, (μήτηρ) womb, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: also in plural, [Refs 5th c.BC+] [same place]: the cervix including the orifice of the womb, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__A.2 a swine's matrix, reckoned a great dainty, μήτρας τόμοις [μήτραν.. πωλοῦσιν, ἥδιστον κρέας 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 220; ὑπὲρ μήτρας.. ἀποθανεῖν 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 193, compare 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.733e, 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 3.96f. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__A.3 metaphorically, source, origin, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__A.II core, heart-wood of trees, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__A.II.b diseased condition of the wood, 'soft-wood', [Refs]
__A.III queen-wasp, opposed to ἐργάται, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__A.IV μ. χελωνίων, χελωνίοις, bolts for locks, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; μ. θύρας, = repagulum, [Refs]