Martha

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The origin of the name Martha is Greek

 

This is how Martha is written in Greek:

Μάρθα = Martha

 

The  biblical meaning of the name Martha is mistress and she was rebellious.

 

Martha was the sister of Lazarus and Mary of Bethany

 

The name Martha appears in the bible in the following verses:

Luke 10:38 KJV
Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.

Luke 10:40 KJV
But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.

Luke 10:41 KJV
And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:

John 11:1 KJV
Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

John 11:5 KJV
Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

John 11:19 KJV
And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

John 11:20 KJV
Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.

John 11:21 KJV
Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

John 11:24 KJV
Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.

John 11:30 KJV
Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.

John 11:39 KJV
Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.

John 12:2 KJV
There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.