μαῖα
Engelsk a midwife
Abbott-Smith: A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament
1. good mother, dame , (Odyssey by Homer)
2. a fostermother, nurse , (Euripides):—;also a true mother , (Aeschulus Tragicus)
3. a midwife , (Plato Philosophus) (ML)
Kilder: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain. Kort dansk betydning: Brugbibelens bearbejdning af Strong's ordliste. Forekomster: Nestle 1904.