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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G3466 - Mystery

Strong's No.:G3466

Greek:μυστήριον

Transliteration:mustērion

Phonetic:moos-tay'-ree-on

Word Origin:From a derivative of μύω muō (to shut the mouth)

Bible Usage:mystery.

Part of Speech:Noun Neuter

Strongs
Definition:

a secret or mystery (through the idea of silence imposed by initiation into religious rites)


Thayers
Definition:

1. hidden thing, secret, mystery

a. generally mysteries, religious secrets, confided only to the initiated and not to ordinary mortals

b. a hidden or secret thing, not obvious to the understanding

c. a hidden purpose or counsel

1. secret will 1c

d. of men 1c

e. of God: the secret counsels which govern God in dealing with the righteous, which are hidden from ungodly and wicked men but plain to the godly

2. in rabbinic writings, it denotes the mystic or hidden sense

a. of an OT saying

b. of an image or form seen in a vision

c. of a dream


Bible References:
Mystery

Translation
Occurrences:
mysteries ( 5 )
mystery ( 22 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.