Dictionary entry

νύμφη

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

νύμφη, -ης, ἡ,

[in LXX chiefly for כַּלָּה;]

1. cl., a bride, young wife, young woman: Mt 25:1, WH, mg., Jo 3:29, Re 18:2321:2, 922:17.

2. As freq. in LXX (Ge 38:11, al., for כַּלָּה;

(a) bride;

(b) daughter-in-law) and in MGr. (νύφφη, νύφη), a daughter-in-law: Mt 10:35, Lk 12:53.†