Mystḗrion — G3466

G3466 · Greek — μυστήριον

Pronunciation: moos-tay'-ree-on

Definition

neuter noun

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

  1. a hidden or secret thing, not obvious to the understanding
  2. a hidden purpose or counsel
  3. Like רָזָא and סוד in rabbinic writers, it denotes the mystic or hidden sense

Usually translated as

mystery

Origin

from a derivative of mýō (to shut the mouth)

Occurrences

Mystḗrion occurs 27 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (1), Mark (1), Luke (1), Romans (2), 1 Corinthians (5), Ephesians (6), Colossians (4), 2 Thessalonians (1), 1 Timothy (2), Revelation (4)

Strong's Lexicon — M