Lexical Summary nymphōn: the bridechamber Original Word: νυμφώνTransliteration: nymphōn Phonetic Spelling: (noom-fohn') Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Short Definition: the bridechamber Meaning: the bridechamber Strong's Concordance bridechamber. From numphe; the bridal room -- bridechamber. see GREEK numphe Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3567: νυμφώννυμφών, νυμφῶνος, ὁ (νύμφη), the chamber containing the bridal bed, the bride-chamber: οἱ υἱοί τοῦ νυμφῶνος (see υἱός, 2), of the friends of the bridegroom whose duty it was to provide and care for whatever pertained to the bridal chamber, i. e. whatever was needed for the due celebration of the nuptials: Matthew 9:15; Mark 2:19; Luke 5:34 ((Winer's Grammar, 33 (32)); Tobit 6:13 (14), 16 (17); ecclesiastical writings; Heliodorus 7, 8); the room in which the marriage ceremonies are held: Matthew 22:10 T WH Tr marginal reading |