Vocabulary Form
μήτηρ, μητρός, ἡ
Definition

mother

Erasmian
Modern
Root
μητρ
Frequency
83
GK
3613
Cognates

A matriarchal society is one in which the mother is the dominant figure.

Notes

Follows the same declension pattern as πατήρ losing the η elsewhere and adding an α in the dative plural.

Biblical Concordance

2 Timothy 1:5 because I remember your sincere faith, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother (mētri | μητρί | dat sg fem) Eunice, and I am confident that it is also in you.
Revelation 17:5 And on her forehead was written a name, a mystery: “Babylon the great, mother (mētēr | μήτηρ | nom sg fem) of prostitutes and of the abominations of the earth.”