Verse 9

{ "verseID": "1 Corinthians.7.9", "source": "Εἰ δὲ οὐκ ἐγκρατεύονται, γαμησάτωσαν: κρεῖσσον γάρ ἐστιν γαμῆσαι ἢ πυροῦσθαι.", "text": "*Ei* *de* *ouk* *egkrateuontai*, let them *gamēsatōsan*: *kreisson* *gar* *estin* to *gamēsai* than to *pyrousthai*.", "grammar": { "*Ei*": "conditional particle - if", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/however", "*ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*egkrateuontai*": "present middle indicative, 3rd person plural - exercise self-control/contain themselves", "*gamēsatōsan*": "aorist active imperative, 3rd person plural - let them marry", "*kreisson*": "comparative adjective, nominative, neuter, singular - better", "*gar*": "postpositive particle - for/because", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is/exists", "*gamēsai*": "aorist active infinitive - to marry", "*pyrousthai*": "present passive infinitive - to burn/be inflamed with passion" }, "variants": { "*egkrateuontai*": "exercise self-control/contain themselves/restrain sexual desires", "*gamēsatōsan*": "let them marry/they should marry", "*kreisson*": "better/preferable/more advantageous", "*gamēsai*": "to marry/enter into marriage", "*pyrousthai*": "to burn/be inflamed with passion/burn with desire" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Tim 5:14 : 14 { "verseID": "1 Timothy.5.14", "source": "Βούλομαι οὖν νεωτέρας γαμεῖν, τεκνογονεῖν, οἰκοδεσποτεῖν, μηδεμίαν ἀφορμὴν διδόναι τῷ ἀντικειμένῳ λοιδορίας χάριν.", "text": "*Boulomai* *oun* *neōteras* *gamein*, *teknogonein*, *oikodespotein*, *mēdemian* *aphormēn* *didonai* *tō* *antikeimenō* *loidorias* *charin*.", "grammar": { "*Boulomai*": "present middle indicative, 1st person singular - I want/desire", "*oun*": "inferential particle - therefore", "*neōteras*": "accusative, feminine, plural - younger women", "*gamein*": "present active infinitive - to marry", "*teknogonein*": "present active infinitive - to bear children", "*oikodespotein*": "present active infinitive - to manage their households", "*mēdemian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - not any/no", "*aphormēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - opportunity/occasion", "*didonai*": "present active infinitive - to give", "*tō*": "dative, masculine, singular article - to the", "*antikeimenō*": "present middle/passive participle, dative, masculine, singular - opponent/adversary", "*loidorias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - reviling/slander", "*charin*": "preposition with genitive - for the sake of" }, "variants": { "*Boulomai*": "I want/I desire/I prefer", "*neōteras*": "younger women [widows in context]", "*oikodespotein*": "manage their households/rule their homes", "*aphormēn*": "opportunity/occasion/base of operations", "*antikeimenō*": "opponent/adversary/one who opposes [could refer to Satan or human opponents]", "*loidorias*": "reviling/slander/reproach/abusive speech" } }
  • 1 Cor 7:2 : 2 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.7.2", "source": "Διὰ δὲ, τὰς πορνείας, ἕκαστος τὴν ἑαυτοῦ γυναῖκα ἐχέτω, καὶ ἑκάστη τὸν ἴδιον ἄνδρα ἐχέτω.", "text": "*Dia* *de*, the *porneias*, *hekastos* the *heautou* *gunaika* *echetō*, and *hekastē* the *idion* *andra* *echetō*.", "grammar": { "*Dia*": "preposition + accusative - because of/on account of", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/yet/and", "*porneias*": "accusative, feminine, plural - sexual immoralities/fornications", "*hekastos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - each man/each one", "*heautou*": "genitive, masculine, singular, reflexive pronoun - of himself/his own", "*gunaika*": "accusative, feminine, singular - woman/wife", "*echetō*": "present active imperative, 3rd person singular - let him have/possess", "*hekastē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - each woman/each one", "*idion*": "accusative, masculine, singular, adjective - own/personal/particular", "*andra*": "accusative, masculine, singular - man/husband", "*echetō*": "present active imperative, 3rd person singular - let her have/possess" }, "variants": { "*Dia*": "because of/on account of/for the sake of", "*porneias*": "sexual immoralities/fornications/prostitutions", "*heautou*": "his own/belonging to himself", "*gunaika*": "woman/wife", "*idion*": "own/personal/particular/private", "*andra*": "man/husband" } }
  • 1 Cor 7:28 : 28 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.7.28", "source": "Ἐὰν δὲ καὶ γήμῃς, οὐχ ἥμαρτες· καὶ ἐὰν γήμῃ ἡ παρθένος, οὐχ ἥμαρτεν. Θλῖψιν δὲ τῇ σαρκὶ ἕξουσιν οἱ τοιοῦτοι: ἐγὼ δὲ ὑμῶν φείδομαι.", "text": "*Ean* *de* also you *gēmēs*, *ouch* you *hēmartes*; and *ean* *gēmē* the *parthenos*, *ouch* she *hēmarten*. *Thlipsin* *de* in the *sarki* will *hexousin* the *toioutoi*: *egō* *de* you *pheidomai*.", "grammar": { "*Ean*": "conditional particle - if", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/however", "*gēmēs*": "aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person singular - you marry", "*ouch*": "negative particle - not", "*hēmartes*": "aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular - you sinned", "*gēmē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular - she marries", "*parthenos*": "nominative, feminine, singular - virgin/unmarried woman", "*hēmarten*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - she sinned", "*Thlipsin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - affliction/trouble/distress", "*sarki*": "dative, feminine, singular - flesh/body/physical existence", "*hexousin*": "future active indicative, 3rd person plural - they will have", "*toioutoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural, demonstrative pronoun - such/such people", "*egō*": "nominative, 1st person singular, personal pronoun - I", "*pheidomai*": "present middle indicative, 1st person singular - I spare/withhold" }, "variants": { "*gēmēs*": "you marry/wed", "*hēmartes*": "you sinned/did wrong", "*gēmē*": "she marries/weds", "*parthenos*": "virgin/unmarried woman", "*hēmarten*": "she sinned/did wrong", "*Thlipsin*": "affliction/trouble/distress/hardship", "*sarki*": "flesh/body/physical existence/physical life", "*hexousin*": "they will have/experience", "*toioutoi*": "such/such people/ones like these", "*pheidomai*": "spare/withhold/refrain from/want to spare" } }
  • 1 Cor 7:39 : 39 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.7.39", "source": "Γυνὴ δέδεται νόμῳ ἐφʼ ὅσον χρόνον ζῇ ὁ ἀνὴρ αὐτῆς· ἐὰν δὲ κοιμηθῇ ὁ ἀνήρ αὐτῆς, ἐλευθέρα ἐστὶν ᾧ θέλει γαμηθῆναι· μόνον ἐν Κυρίῳ.", "text": "*Gunē* has been *dedetai* to *nomō* for as long *chronon* *zē* the *anēr* of her; *ean* *de* *koimēthē* the *anēr* of her, *eleuthera* *estin* to whom she *thelei* to *gamēthēnai*; *monon* in *Kyriō*.", "grammar": { "*Gunē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - wife/woman", "*dedetai*": "perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular - has been bound/tied", "*nomō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to law", "*chronon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - time/period", "*zē*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - lives/is alive", "*anēr*": "nominative, masculine, singular - husband/man", "*ean*": "conditional particle - if", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/however", "*koimēthē*": "aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular - falls asleep/dies", "*eleuthera*": "nominative, feminine, singular, adjective - free", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is", "*thelei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - she wishes/desires", "*gamēthēnai*": "aorist passive infinitive - to be married", "*monon*": "adverb - only/alone", "*Kyriō*": "dative, masculine, singular - in the Lord/master" }, "variants": { "*Gunē*": "wife/woman", "*dedetai*": "has been bound/tied/joined/obligated", "*nomō*": "law/legal obligation", "*zē*": "lives/is alive/exists", "*anēr*": "husband/man", "*koimēthē*": "falls asleep/dies/passes away", "*eleuthera*": "free/unbound/released", "*thelei*": "wishes/desires/wants", "*gamēthēnai*": "to be married/wed", "*monon*": "only/alone/merely", "*Kyriō*": "Lord/master" } }
  • 1 Tim 5:11 : 11 { "verseID": "1 Timothy.5.11", "source": "Νεωτέρας δὲ χήρας παραιτοῦ: ὅταν γὰρ καταστρηνιάσωσιν τοῦ Χριστοῦ, γαμεῖν θέλουσιν·", "text": "*Neōteras* *de* *chēras* *paraitou*: *hotan* *gar* *katastrēniasōsin* *tou* *Christou*, *gamein* *thelousin*;", "grammar": { "*Neōteras*": "accusative, feminine, plural - younger", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*chēras*": "accusative, feminine, plural - widows", "*paraitou*": "present middle imperative, 2nd person singular - refuse/decline/reject", "*hotan*": "temporal conjunction - when/whenever", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for", "*katastrēniasōsin*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they feel sensual desires against", "*tou*": "genitive, masculine, singular article - the", "*Christou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - Christ", "*gamein*": "present active infinitive - to marry", "*thelousin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person plural - they wish/desire" }, "variants": { "*paraitou*": "refuse/decline/reject [from the list]", "*katastrēniasōsin*": "feel sensual desires against/grow wanton against/feel strong physical desires in opposition to" } }
  • 1 Cor 7:36 : 36 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.7.36", "source": "Εἰ δέ τις ἀσχημονεῖν ἐπὶ τὴν παρθένον αὐτοῦ νομίζει, ἐὰν ᾖ ὑπέρακμος, καὶ οὕτως ὀφείλει γίνεσθαι, ὃ θέλει ποιείτω, οὐχ ἁμαρτάνει: γαμείτωσαν.", "text": "*Ei* *de* anyone to *aschēmonein* upon the *parthenon* of him *nomizei*, *ean* she be *hyperakmos*, and thus it *opheilei* *ginesthai*, what he *thelei* let him *poieitō*, *ouch* he *hamartanei*: let them *gameitōsan*.", "grammar": { "*Ei*": "conditional particle - if", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/however", "*aschēmonein*": "present active infinitive - to behave improperly/unbecomingly", "*parthenon*": "accusative, feminine, singular - virgin/unmarried daughter", "*nomizei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - thinks/supposes/considers", "*ean*": "conditional particle - if", "*hyperakmos*": "nominative, feminine, singular, adjective - past her youth/beyond marriageable age", "*opheilei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - it must/ought", "*ginesthai*": "present middle infinitive - to become/happen", "*thelei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - he wishes/desires", "*poieitō*": "present active imperative, 3rd person singular - let him do", "*ouch*": "negative particle - not", "*hamartanei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - he sins", "*gameitōsan*": "present active imperative, 3rd person plural - let them marry" }, "variants": { "*aschēmonein*": "to behave improperly/unbecomingly/dishonorably", "*parthenon*": "virgin/unmarried daughter", "*nomizei*": "thinks/supposes/considers/believes", "*hyperakmos*": "past her youth/beyond marriageable age/sexually mature", "*opheilei*": "must/ought/should/is necessary", "*ginesthai*": "to become/happen/be done", "*thelei*": "wishes/desires/wants", "*poieitō*": "let him do/act/perform", "*hamartanei*": "sins/does wrong", "*gameitōsan*": "let them marry/wed" } }