μήτηρ

μήτηρ — mḗtēr

μήτηρ, genitive μητρός, dative μητρί, accusative μητέρα, ἡ (from Homer down; from Sanskritma, 'to measure'; but whether denoting the 'moulder,' or the 'manager' is debated; cf. Vanicek, p. 657; Curtius, § 472; (cf. μέτρον)), Hebrew אֵם, a mother; properly: Mat 1:18; Mat 2:11, and often; tropically, of that which is like a mother: Mat 12:49; Mar 3:35; Joh 19:27; Rom 16:13, cf. 1Ti 5:2; a city is called ἡ μήτηρ τῶν πορνῶν, that produces and harbors the harlots, Rev 17:5; of a city where races of men (i. e. Christians) originated, Gal 4:26 (here G T Tr WH omit; L brackets παντον (on the origin of which cf. Lightfoot at the passage)).