μνηστεύωmnēsteúō
GreekG34233 occurrences (KJV)
to give a souvenir (engagement present), i.e. betroth
KJV renders it: espouse
Where it appears
- Matt 1:18Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this; for after his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
- Luke 1:27to a virgin pledged to be married to a man whose name was Joseph, of David’s house. The virgin’s name was Mary.
- Luke 2:5to enroll himself with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him as wife, being pregnant.
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.