Betroth - Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
Betroth
[ 1,,G3423, mnesteuo ]in the Active Voice, signifies to woo a woman and ask for her in marriage;" in the NT, only in the Passive Voice, "to be promised in marriage, to be betrothed," Matthew 1:18; Luke 1:27; Luke 2:5, RV, "betrothed," (AV, "espoused"). See ESPOUSED.