γυνή Means woman. Pronounced, Goo-Nay.
On Friday's Bible study, someone mentioned it was a highly respectful address. Wrong. It's just referring to any woman, of any age, virgin, married, or widowed. IT DOES NOT MEAN MADAM.
In the Gospel of John, Jesus used the word γυνή to show that no human not even his mother Mary could interfere the hand of God.
It is unfortunate that there are seminary teacher teaching students that this word means "Madam". I have also heard a pastor said "κεφαλή" as in husband is the HEAD of the wife means "source", in avoiding having to deal with the inability to explain that verse. κεφαλή does not mean source at all, just like γυνη does not mean the honorable madam. When our Lord used that sentence He was clear what He was saying, it was disrespectable in any cultures to address one's own mother in such common tone, but He is pointing that this is the business of God and that it cannot be equal to any man. God also never needs to consult with men.
Acts 17:12 clearly stated that honorable women are εὐσχήμων (Pronounced Yoo-skhay-mon) γυνή. Not just γυνή.
Honoring parents is a moral that cannot be lacking in any society. And Christians are not to be without any human moral. Honoring parents is even instructed by God. But if one don't see the difference between Christians honoring parents and non-christians honoring parents, then one needs to come to God for repentance. For one needs to know how to honor, give thanks, give glory to God first. Even if there are conflicts.
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Yes, when Jesus call His mother as "woman" is dis respectable in any cultures. I came to understand this massage only recently. Because no human being can instruct God to perform miracle. Ofcause the mother know who her son is ! When Jesus answered her mother, His is speaking with His God nature and not human nature. No human being understand how Jusus's work with His tow natures on earth ! But His two nutures are inconfusedly, unchangeable, indivisibly, inseparably (Council of Chalecdon 451 AD).