3391. mia
Strong's Lexicon
mia: one

Original Word: μία
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: mia
Pronunciation: mee'-ah
Phonetic Spelling: (mee'-ah)
Definition: one
Meaning: first, one, other

Word Origin: Feminine form of the Greek numeral εἷς (heis), meaning "one."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often used in similar contexts is אֶחָד (echad), Strong's Hebrew 259, which also means "one" and is used to express unity or singularity.

Usage: The Greek word "μία" is used to denote the number one, often emphasizing singularity or unity. It is the feminine form of the numeral and is used in contexts where the noun it modifies is feminine. In the New Testament, "μία" is frequently used to indicate a single entity or to highlight the uniqueness of an event or object.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, numbers held significant symbolic meaning. The number one often represented unity, primacy, or the beginning of a sequence. In Jewish thought, the concept of oneness was deeply rooted in the Shema, a central declaration of faith in the oneness of God (Deuteronomy 6:4). This cultural backdrop informs the New Testament usage of "μία," especially in contexts that emphasize unity or singularity.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
fem. of heis, q.v.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3391: μία

μία, see under εἰς.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
first, one, other.

Irregular feminine of heis; one or first -- a (certain), + agree, first, one, X other.

see GREEK heis

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