1 Corinthians 7:1 — King James Version← Study notes

“Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.”

1 Corinthians 7:1 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 7:19 words

ΠερὶPeri(there-)about, above, against

δὲdeand / but

ὧνhōnwho / which

ἐγράψατεegrapsatedescribe, write(-ing, -ten)

καλὸνkalonfair, good(-ly), honest

ἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōman / human being

γυναικὸςgynaikoswife, woman

μὴmēnot

ἅπτεσθαιhaptesthaikindle, light

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

ΠερὶPeri(there-)about, above, against

δὲdeand / but

ὧνhōnwho / which

ἐγράψατεegrapsatedescribe, write(-ing, -ten)

καλὸνkalonfair, good(-ly), honest

ἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōman / human being

γυναικὸςgynaikoswife, woman

μὴmēnot

ἅπτεσθαιhaptesthaikindle, light

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