Greek Word Study · Strong’s G1060
γαμέω
gameō · “to marry”
Used 29 times across 5 books
Definition
γαμέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX: Est.10:3, 2Ma.14:25, 4Ma.16:9 * ;]
to marry;
1. of the man, to marry, take to wife (ducere): absol., Mat.19:10 22:25, 30 24:38, Mrk.12:25, Luk.17:27, 20:34, 35, 1Co.7:28, 33; with accusative: Mat.5:32 19:9, Mrk.6:17 10:11, Luk.14:20 16:18.
2. Of the woman,
(a) mid. (and in late writers, pass.), to give oneself in marriage, marry (nubere): 1Co.7:39;
(b) in Hellenistic (M, Pr., 159), act. (as of the man), to marry: absol., 1Co.7:28, 34 1Ti.5:11, 14. with accusative, Mrk.10:12.
3. Of both sexes: absol., 1Ti.4:3, 1Co.7:9, 10 36.
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[in LXX: Est.10:3, 2Ma.14:25, 4Ma.16:9 * ;]
to marry;
1. of the man, to marry, take to wife (ducere): absol., Mat.19:10 22:25, 30 24:38, Mrk.12:25, Luk.17:27, 20:34, 35, 1Co.7:28, 33; with accusative: Mat.5:32 19:9, Mrk.6:17 10:11, Luk.14:20 16:18.
2. Of the woman,
(a) mid. (and in late writers, pass.), to give oneself in marriage, marry (nubere): 1Co.7:39;
(b) in Hellenistic (M, Pr., 159), act. (as of the man), to marry: absol., 1Co.7:28, 34 1Ti.5:11, 14. with accusative, Mrk.10:12.
3. Of both sexes: absol., 1Ti.4:3, 1Co.7:9, 10 36.
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Where it appears
Matthew7
Mark4
Luke6
1 Corinthians9
1 Timothy3
In the text
Matthew 5:32But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.Matthew 19:9And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.Matthew 19:10His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.Matthew 22:25Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother:Matthew 22:30For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.Matthew 24:38For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,Mark 6:17For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her.Mark 10:11And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.Mark 10:12And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.Mark 12:25For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.
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