Quick Definition
γυνή, αικός, ἡ n.f. a woman, wife, my lady
Strong's Definition
probably from the base of 1096; a woman; specially, a wife
KJV Usage: wife, woman
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, f. | -αικός | γυναικάριον · γυναικεῖος
9.34 · People · Females
woman an adult female person of marriageable age In some languages it may be awkward to speak of ‘arresting men and women,’ since it is normal in such languages to speak of ‘men and women’ simply as ‘people.’ However, where the distinction of ‘men and women’ can be employed, it should be done, since the arresting of women for presumed heresy in NT times would seem far less justified than the arresting of men, who were supposed to take a more active part in new movements and thus were more likely to be arraigned before authorities.
As a form of address, γυνή was used in Koine Greek in speaking politely to a female person: ὦ γύναι, μεγάλη σου ἡ πίστις ‘Lady, your faith is great’ MAT 15:28. In JHN 2:4 Jesus uses γυνή to address his mother courteously.
In a number of languages it would be totally impossible to have Jesus address his mother merely as ‘woman.’ To do so in some languages would imply that Jesus was denying that Mary was his mother. In other languages, such an expression would imply that Jesus was calling his mother a prostitute or evil person. Accordingly, in a number of languages there is simply no other way in which Jesus could address his mother than as ‘mother’ or ‘my mother.’
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10.54 · Kinship Terms · Kinship Relations Based upon Marriage
wife a woman who is married to a man The distinctions in meaning of γυνή[a] woman (9.34) and γυνή[b] wife parallel those involving ἀνήρ[c] and ἄνθρωπος[c] (see 10.53). A number of languages, however, employ essentially the same usage as Greek in that a wife is simply called his woman, my woman, etc. The contexts normally indicate clearly which meaning of γυνή is involved.
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34.70 · Association · Marriage, Divorce
Collocation: γυναικὸς ἅπτομαι
to marry, to get married (an idiom, literally: to touch a woman) to marry a woman It is important to note that this expression in the second part of 1CO 7:1 may be either a statement by Paul or a quotation from a letter from the church of Corinth. This fact should be clearly noted in the margin.
94.5
Collocation: λαμβάνω γυναῖκα
to marry, to get married (an idiom, literally: to take a woman) to marry a woman
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
γυνή, -αικός, ἡ; 1. univ. a woman of any age, whether a virgin, or married, or a widow: Mt. ix. 20; xiii. 33; xxvii. 55; Lk. xiii. 11; Acts v. 14, ete.; ἡ μεμνηστευμένη τινὶ γυνή, Lk. ii. 5 RG; ἡ ὕπανδρος γυνή, Ro. vii. 2 ; γυνὴ xnpa, Lk. iv. 26 (1 K. vii. 2 (14); xvii. 9; femina vidua, | Nep. praef. 4). 2. a wife: 1 Co. vii. 3 sq. 10, 13 sq.; | Eph. ν. 22, ete.; γυνή τινος, Mt. v. 31 sq. ; xix. 3,5; Acts v. 1, 7; 1 Co. vii. 2; Eph. v. 28; Rev. ii. 20 [G L WH mrg.], ete. of a betrothed woman: Mt. i. 20, 24. ἡ γυνὴ τοῦ πατρός his step-mother: 1 Co. v. 1 (38 NW, Lev. xviii. 8). ἔχειν γυναῖκα : Mt. xiv.4; xxii. 28; Mk. vi. 18; xii. 23; Lk. xx. 33; see ἔχω, I. 2b. fin. γύναι, as a form of address, may be used — either in indignation, Lk. xxii. 57; or in admiration, Mt. xv. 28; or in kindness and favor, Lk. xiii. 12; Jn. iv. 21; or in respect, Jn. ii. 4; xix. 26, (as in Hom. Il. 3, 204; Od. 19, 221; Joseph. antt. 1, 16, 3). Téy, 6,.(2)4), indecl. prop. name, Gog, king of the land of Magog [q. ν. in BB.DD.}, who it is said in Ezek. XXXvViii. sq. will come from the remote north, with innumerable hosts of his own nation as well as of allies, and will attack the people of Israel, reéstablished after the exile; but by divine interposition he will be utterly destroyed. Hence in Rey. xx. 8 sq. ὁ Tey and ὁ Maywy are used collectively to designate the nations that at the close of the millennial reign, instigated by Satan, will break forth from the four quarters of the earth against the Messiah’s kingdom, but will be destroyed by fire from heaven.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
γυνή gynē 215x
a woman, Mt. 5:28, et al.; a married woman, wife, Mt. 5:31, 32; 14:3, et al.; in the voc. ὦ γύναι, O woman! an ordinary mode of addressing females under every circumstance; met. used of the Church, as united to Christ, Rev. 19:7; 21:9
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
γυνή, -αικός, ἡ,
[in LXX for אִשָּׁה ;]
a woman, married or unmarried: Mt 11:11 14:21, al.; ὕπανδρος γ., Ro 7:2; γ. χήρα, Lk 4:26; in vocat., γύναι implies neither reproof nor severity, but is used freq. as a term of respect and endearment, Mt 15:28, Jo 2:4, 4:21 19:26.
a wife: Mt 1:20, I Co 7:3, 4 al.; γ. ἀπολύειν, Mk 10:2, al.; γ. ἔχειν Mk 6:18; γ. λαβεῖν, Mk 12:19; γ. γαμεῖν, Lk 14:20.
a deaconess, I Ti 3:11 (CGT, in l.).
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
γυνή. This old noun retains from Homer down to MGr—where it has only changed its declension (ἡ yvvaika)—the two meanings of ‘‘woman”’ and ‘‘ wife”: it is superfluous to illustrate the one or the other, as we should get no light on the only questions that arise in NT, such as which word to use in rendering Mt 578. The meeting of two words characteristic of that passage does, however, make it worth while to quote Wiinsch 4 58° (iii/A.D.), where Domitiana prays that her lover may be wholly devoted to her, μηδεμίαν ἄλλην γυναῖκα μήτε παρθένον ἐπιθυμοῦντα. That γυναῖκα = ‘* married woman” in Mt /.c. is anyhow probable. The phrase of Mk 1215 ἢ etc., may be paralleled in the oldest word is | | the Κοινή. yovla extant Greek papyrus, P Eleph 1° (B.c. 311) (= Selections, p. 2) λαμβάνει Ἡρακλείδης Δημητρίαν Koray γυναῖκα γνησίαν παρὰ τοῦ πατρός κτλ. The irregularity of the word’s flexion naturally produced some levelling. In general, as MGr shows, the single nom. sing. yielded to the oblique cases; but sometimes we find the reverse. Thus in Cagnat IV. 833 (Hierapolis, ii/a.D. or later) Αὐρ. “Afelov (οὐγαιτρανοῦ kal τῆς γυνῆς αὐτοῦ Σεραπίας.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
γυνή (gunē) — woman. γῠνή, Doric dialect γυνά, Boeotian dialect βανά (see entry), ἡ, genitive γυναικός, accusative γυναῖκα, vocative γύναι (γυνή [Refs 6th c.BC+]: Aeolic dialect dative plural γυναίκεσσι [Refs 7th c.BC+]:—woman, opposed to man,[Refs 8th c.BC+] substantive, γ. ταμίη[Refs 8th c.BC+]; γρηΰς (which see), ἀλετρίς (which see), δμῳαὶ γυναῖκες [Refs 8th c.BC+]: vocative, as a term of respect or affection, mistress, lady, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φαντὶ γυναῖκες the lasses say, [Refs]; πρὸς γυναικός like a woman, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὅρκους γυναικὸς εἰς ὕδωρ γράφω [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. wife, spouse, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; opposed to ἑταίρα, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; γ. γνησία, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; also, concubine, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
III. mortal woman, opposed to goddess,[Refs 8th c.BC+]
IV. female, mate of animals, [Refs 4th c.BC+]— Not to be taken as adjective in γυναῖκα θήσατο μαζόν [Refs 8th c.BC+]. (Cf. Ved. gnā- (frequently disyllable), Sanskrit janis.)
γυνή (gunē) — woman: wife. γῠνή, Doric dialect γυνά, Boeotian dialect βανά (see entry), ἡ, genitive γυναικός, accusative γυναῖκα, vocative γύναι (γυνή [Refs 6th c.BC+]: Aeolic dialect dative plural γυναίκεσσι [Refs 7th c.BC+]:—woman, opposed to man,[Refs 8th c.BC+] substantive, γ. ταμίη[Refs 8th c.BC+]; γρηΰς (which see), ἀλετρίς (which see), δμῳαὶ γυναῖκες [Refs 8th c.BC+]: vocative, as a term of respect or affection, mistress, lady, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φαντὶ γυναῖκες the lasses say, [Refs]; πρὸς γυναικός like a woman, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὅρκους γυναικὸς εἰς ὕδωρ γράφω [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. wife, spouse, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; opposed to ἑταίρα, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; γ. γνησία, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; also, concubine, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
III. mortal woman, opposed to goddess,[Refs 8th c.BC+]
IV. female, mate of animals, [Refs 4th c.BC+]— Not to be taken as adjective in γυναῖκα θήσατο μαζόν [Refs 8th c.BC+]. (Cf. Ved. gnā- (frequently disyllable), Sanskrit janis.)