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νύμφη

nü'm-fā
feminine noun
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From a primary but obsolete verb nupto (to veil as a bride, cf Latin "nupto," to marry)

from a primary but obsolete verb νύπτω nýptō (to veil as a bride; compare Latin "nupto," to marry); a young married woman (as veiled), including a betrothed girl; by implication, a son's wife:—bride, daughter in law.

Outline

  1. a betrothed woman, a bride
  2. a recently married woman, young wife
  3. a young woman
  4. a daughter-in-law

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