Lexicon thélus: female Original Word: θῆλυς, εια, υPart of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: thélus Phonetic Spelling: (thay'-loos) Short Definition: female Definition: female. HELPS word-Studies 2338 thḗlys (from thēlē, "the female breast") – properly, a woman with nursing breasts ("one who gives suck"); (figuratively) a mature female who exhibit "sanctified femaleness," glorifying God by reflecting the "other wonderful half" of the divine image (cf. Gen 1:26,27). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom prim. root thé- (to suckle) Definitionfemale NASB Translationfemale (3), woman (1), women (1).
Strong's female, woman. From the same as thelazo; female -- female, woman. see GREEK thelazo |
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