Dictionary entry

γυνή

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

γυνή, -αικός, ἡ,

[in LXX for אִשָּׁה;]

1. a woman, married or unmarried: Mt 11:1114:21, 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, 4:2119:26.

2. a wife: Mt 1:20, I Co 7:3, 4 al.; γ. ἀπολύειν, Mk 10:2, al.; γ. ἔχεινMk 6:18; γ. λαβεῖν, Mk 12:19; γ. γαμεῖν, Lk 14:20.

3. a deaconess, I Ti 3:11 (CGT, in l.).