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γαμέω

gameōto marryHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb28 occurrences5 books25 verses

Definition

γαμέω, -ῶ,

[in LXX: Esther 10:3, 2Ma.14.25, 4Ma.16.9 * ;]

to marry;

1. of the man, to marry, take to wife (ducere): absol., Matthew 19:10; 22:25, 30; 24:38, Mark 12:25, Luke 17:27; 20:34, 35, 1 Corinthians 7:28, 33; with accusative: Matthew 5:32; 19:9, Mark 6:17; 10:11, Luke 14:20; 16:18.

2. Of the woman,

(a) mid. (and in late writers, pass.), to give oneself in marriage, marry (nubere): 1 Corinthians 7:39;

(b) in Hellenistic (M, Pr., 159), act. (as of the man), to marry: absol., 1 Corinthians 7:28, 34, 1 Timothy 5:11, 14. with accusative, Mark 10:12.

3. Of both sexes: absol., 1 Timothy 4:3, 1 Corinthians 7:9, 10, 36.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

28 total
  1. Matthew 5:32γαμήσῃ · marries
    But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
  2. Matthew 19:9γαμήσῃ · marries
    Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”
  3. Matthew 19:10γαμῆσαι · to marry
    His disciples said to Him, “If this is the case between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry.”
  4. Matthew 22:25γήμας · married
    Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother.
  5. Matthew 22:30γαμοῦσιν · [people] will neither marry
    In the resurrection, people will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.
  6. Matthew 24:38γαμοῦντες · marrying
    For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.
  7. Mark 6:17ἐγάμησεν · [Herod] had married
    For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married.
  8. Mark 10:11γαμήσῃ · marries
    So He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.
  9. Mark 10:12γαμήσῃ · [and] marries
    And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.”
  10. Mark 12:25γαμοῦσιν · they will neither marry
    When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.
  11. Luke 14:20ἔγημα · I have married
    Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, so I cannot come.’
  12. Luke 16:18γαμῶν · marries; γαμῶν · marries
    Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
  13. Luke 17:27ἐγάμουν · marrying
    People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.
  14. Luke 20:34γαμοῦσιν · marry
    Jesus answered, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage.
  15. Luke 20:35γαμοῦσιν · marry
    But those who are considered worthy to share in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage.
  16. 1 Corinthians 7:9γαμησάτωσαν · let them marry; γαμῆσαι · to marry
    But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
  17. 1 Corinthians 7:10γεγαμηκόσιν · married
    To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.
  18. 1 Corinthians 7:28γαμήσῃς · you do marry; γήμῃ · marries
    But if you do marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.
  19. 1 Corinthians 7:33γαμήσας · married man
    But the married man is concerned about the affairs of this world, how he can please his wife,
  20. 1 Corinthians 7:34γαμήσασα · married woman
    …and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the work of the Lord, how she can be holy in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world, how she can please her husband.
  21. 1 Corinthians 7:36γαμείτωσαν · they should get married
    However, if someone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his betrothed, and if she is beyond her youth and they ought to marry, let him do as he wishes; he is not sinning; they should get married.
  22. 1 Corinthians 7:39γαμηθῆναι · to marry
    A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.
  23. 1 Timothy 4:3γαμεῖν · marriage
    They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
  24. 1 Timothy 5:11γαμεῖν · to marry
    But refuse to enroll younger widows. For when their passions draw them away from Christ, they will want to marry,
  25. 1 Timothy 5:14γαμεῖν · to marry
    So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.