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1 Corinthians 7:9 — King James Version← Study notes

“But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.”

1 Corinthians 7:9 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 7:911 words
GreekMeaning
εἰei
IfwordG1487
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἐγκρατεύονταιenkrateuontai
they have self-controlverbG1467
γαμησάτωσανgamēsatōsan
they should marryverbG1060
κρεῖττονkreitton
best, betteradjectiveG2909
γάρgar
forwordG1063
ἐστινestin
it isverbG1510
γαμῆσαιgamēsai
marry (a wife)verbG1060
ἢē
thanwordG2228
πυροῦσθαιpyrousthai
betterverbG2908
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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