1 Corinthians 7:8

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{ "verseID": "1 Corinthians.7.8", "source": "Λέγω δὲ τοῖς ἀγάμοις καὶ ταῖς χήραις, Καλὸν αὐτοῖς ἐστιν ἐὰν μείνωσιν ὡς κἀγώ.", "text": "I *legō* *de* to the *agamois* and to the *chērais*, *Kalon* for them *estin* *ean* they *meinōsin* as *kagō*.", "grammar": { "*legō*": "present active indicative, 1st person singular - I say/tell/speak", "*de*": "postpositive particle - and/but/now", "*agamois*": "dative, masculine, plural - unmarried/single people", "*chērais*": "dative, feminine, plural - widows", "*Kalon*": "nominative, neuter, singular, adjective - good/proper/beneficial", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is/exists", "*ean*": "conditional particle - if", "*meinōsin*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they remain/stay/abide", "*kagō*": "crasis of *kai* (and) + *egō* (I) - even as I/also as I" }, "variants": { "*agamois*": "unmarried/single people/bachelors", "*chērais*": "widows", "*Kalon*": "good/proper/beneficial/advantageous", "*meinōsin*": "remain/stay/abide/continue" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Λέγω δὲ τοῖς ἀγάμοις καὶ ταῖς χήραις, Καλὸν αὐτοῖς ἐστιν ἐὰν μείνωσιν ὡς κἀγώ.

Transliteration

I legō de to the agamois and to the chērais, Kalon for them estin ean they meinōsin as kagō.

Grammar Details

• *legō*: present active indicative, 1st person singular - I say/tell/speak
• *de*: postpositive particle - and/but/now
• *agamois*: dative, masculine, plural - unmarried/single people
• *chērais*: dative, feminine, plural - widows
• *Kalon*: nominative, neuter, singular, adjective - good/proper/beneficial
• *estin*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is/exists
• *ean*: conditional particle - if
• *meinōsin*: aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they remain/stay/abide
• *kagō*: crasis of *kai* (and) + *egō* (I) - even as I/also as I

Word Meanings

• *agamois*: unmarried/single people/bachelors
• *chērais*: widows
• *Kalon*: good/proper/beneficial/advantageous
• *meinōsin*: remain/stay/abide/continue

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  To the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to remain as I am.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, it is good for them if they remain even as I am.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But{G1161} I say{G3004} to the unmarried{G22} and{G2532} to widows,{G5503} It is{G2076} good{G2570} for them{G846} if{G1437} they abide{G3306} even{G5613} as I.{G2504}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  I say{G3004}{(G5719)} therefore{G1161} to the unmarried{G22} and{G2532} widows{G5503}, It is{G2076}{(G5748)} good{G2570} for them{G846} if{G1437} they abide{G3306}{(G5661)} even{G2504} as{G5613} I{G2504}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  I saye vnto the vnmaried men and widdowes: it is good for them yf they abyde eve as I do.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  To them verely yt are vnmaried and to wedowes I saye: It is good for the that they abyde also as I do.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therefore I say vnto the vnmaried, and vnto the widowes, It is good for them if they abide euen as I doe.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I say therefore vnto them that be vnmaryed and wyddowes, it is good for them if they abyde euen as I.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But I say to the unmarried and to widows, it is good for them if they remain even as I am.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And I say to the unmarried and to the widows: it is good for them if they may remain even as I `am';

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But I say to the unmarried and to widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But I say to the unmarried and to widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, It is good for them to be even as I am.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But I say to the unmarried and to widows, it is good for them if they remain even as I am.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  To the unmarried and widows I say that it is best for them to remain as I am.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 7:1 : 1 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.7.1", "source": "¶Περὶ δὲ ὧν ἐγράψατέ μοι: καλὸν ἀνθρώπῳ γυναικὸς μὴ ἅπτεσθαι.", "text": "*Peri* *de* of which *egrapsate* to me: *kalon* for *anthrōpō* *gunaikos* *mē* *haptesthai*.", "grammar": { "*Peri*": "preposition + genitive - concerning/about", "*de*": "postpositive particle - and/but/now", "*egrapsate*": "aorist indicative, 2nd person plural - you wrote", "*kalon*": "nominative, neuter, singular, adjective - good/fine/proper", "*anthrōpō*": "dative, masculine, singular - for man/person", "*gunaikos*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of woman/wife", "*mē*": "negative particle - not", "*haptesthai*": "present middle infinitive - to touch/handle/have sexual relations with" }, "variants": { "*Peri*": "concerning/about/regarding", "*kalon*": "good/proper/noble/beneficial", "*anthrōpō*": "human/man/person", "*gunaikos*": "woman/wife", "*haptesthai*": "to touch/handle/have sexual relations with" } }
• 1 Cor 7:7 : 7 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.7.7", "source": "Θέλω γὰρ πάντας ἀνθρώπους εἶναι ὡς καὶ ἐμαυτόν. Ἀλλʼ ἕκαστος ἴδιον χάρισμα ἔχει ἐκ Θεοῦ, ὅς μὲν οὕτως, ὃς δὲ οὕτως.", "text": "I *thelō* *gar* all *anthrōpous* to *einai* as also *emauton*. But *hekastos* *idion* *charisma* *echei* from *Theou*, *hos* *men* thus, *hos* *de* thus.", "grammar": { "*thelō*": "present active indicative, 1st person singular - I wish/want/desire", "*gar*": "postpositive particle - for/because/since", "*anthrōpous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - men/people/humans", "*einai*": "present active infinitive - to be", "*emauton*": "accusative, masculine, singular, reflexive pronoun - myself", "*hekastos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - each one/every person", "*idion*": "accusative, neuter, singular, adjective - own/particular/personal", "*charisma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - gift/grace-gift", "*echei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - has/possesses", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*hos*": "nominative, masculine, singular, relative pronoun - who/one", "*men*": "particle marking first of contrasted pair - on the one hand", "*hos*": "nominative, masculine, singular, relative pronoun - who/one", "*de*": "particle marking second of contrasted pair - on the other hand/but" }, "variants": { "*thelō*": "wish/want/desire", "*anthrōpous*": "men/people/humans", "*idion*": "own/particular/personal/special", "*charisma*": "gift/grace-gift/divine endowment", "*Theou*": "God/deity" } }
• 1 Cor 7:26-27 : 26 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.7.26", "source": "Νομίζω οὖν τοῦτο καλὸν ὑπάρχειν διὰ τὴν ἐνεστῶσαν ἀνάγκην, ὅτι καλὸν ἀνθρώπῳ τὸ οὕτως εἶναι.", "text": "I *nomizō* *oun* this *kalon* to *hyparchein* because of the *enestōsan* *anagkēn*, that *kalon* for *anthrōpō* the thus to *einai*.", "grammar": { "*nomizō*": "present active indicative, 1st person singular - I think/consider/suppose", "*oun*": "inferential particle - therefore/so/then", "*kalon*": "accusative, neuter, singular, adjective - good/proper/beneficial", "*hyparchein*": "present active infinitive - to be/exist", "*enestōsan*": "perfect active participle, accusative, feminine, singular - present/impending", "*anagkēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - necessity/distress/calamity", "*kalon*": "nominative, neuter, singular, adjective - good/proper/beneficial", "*anthrōpō*": "dative, masculine, singular - for man/person", "*einai*": "present active infinitive - to be" }, "variants": { "*nomizō*": "think/consider/suppose/believe", "*kalon*": "good/proper/beneficial/advantageous", "*hyparchein*": "to be/exist/belong to", "*enestōsan*": "present/impending/current/at hand", "*anagkēn*": "necessity/distress/calamity/crisis", "*anthrōpō*": "man/person/human" } } 27 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.7.27", "source": "Δέδεσαι γυναικί; μὴ ζήτει λύσιν. Λέλυσαι ἀπὸ γυναικός; μὴ ζήτει γυναῖκα.", "text": "Have you been *dedesai* to *gunaiki*? *mē* *zētei* *lusin*. Have you been *lelusai* from *gunaikos*? *mē* *zētei* *gunaika*.", "grammar": { "*dedesai*": "perfect passive indicative, 2nd person singular - you have been bound/tied", "*gunaiki*": "dative, feminine, singular - to a wife/woman", "*mē*": "negative particle with imperative - not", "*zētei*": "present active imperative, 2nd person singular - seek/look for", "*lusin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - loosing/release/divorce", "*lelusai*": "perfect passive indicative, 2nd person singular - you have been loosed/freed", "*gunaikos*": "genitive, feminine, singular - from a wife/woman", "*gunaika*": "accusative, feminine, singular - wife/woman" }, "variants": { "*dedesai*": "you have been bound/tied/joined/married", "*gunaiki*": "wife/woman", "*zētei*": "seek/look for/try to obtain", "*lusin*": "loosing/release/divorce/separation", "*lelusai*": "you have been loosed/freed/released/unmarried", "*gunaikos*": "wife/woman", "*gunaika*": "wife/woman" } }
• 1 Cor 7:32 : 32 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.7.32", "source": "Θέλω δὲ ὑμᾶς ἀμερίμνους εἶναι. Ὁ ἄγαμος μεριμνᾷ τὰ τοῦ Κυρίου, πῶς ἀρέσει τῷ Κυρίῳ:", "text": "I *thelō* *de* you *amerimnous* to *einai*. The *agamos* *merimna* the things of the *Kyriou*, how he will *aresei* the *Kyriō*:", "grammar": { "*thelō*": "present active indicative, 1st person singular - I wish/want/desire", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now", "*amerimnous*": "accusative, masculine, plural, adjective - free from care/anxiety", "*einai*": "present active infinitive - to be", "*agamos*": "nominative, masculine, singular, adjective - unmarried/single", "*merimna*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - cares for/is concerned about", "*Kyriou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of the Lord/master", "*aresei*": "future active indicative, 3rd person singular - he will please", "*Kyriō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to the Lord/master" }, "variants": { "*thelō*": "wish/want/desire", "*amerimnous*": "free from care/anxiety/worry", "*agamos*": "unmarried/single", "*merimna*": "cares for/is concerned about/anxious about", "*Kyriou*": "Lord/master", "*aresei*": "he will please/satisfy", "*Kyriō*": "Lord/master" } }
• 1 Cor 7:34-35 : 34 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.7.34", "source": "Ἡ ἄγαμος μεριμνᾷ τὰ τοῦ Κυρίου, ἵνα ᾖ ἁγία καὶ σώματι καὶ πνεύματι: ἡ δὲ γαμήσασα μεριμνᾷ τὰ τοῦ κόσμου, πῶς ἀρέσει τῷ ἀνδρί.", "text": "The *agamos* *merimna* the things of the *Kyriou*, *hina* she may be *hagia* both *sōmati* and *pneumati*: the *de* having *gamēsasa* *merimna* the things of the *kosmou*, how she will *aresei* the *andri*.", "grammar": { "*agamos*": "nominative, feminine, singular, adjective - unmarried/single", "*merimna*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - cares for/is concerned about", "*Kyriou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of the Lord/master", "*hina*": "conjunction - so that/in order that", "*hagia*": "nominative, feminine, singular, adjective - holy/set apart", "*sōmati*": "dative, neuter, singular - in body", "*pneumati*": "dative, neuter, singular - in spirit", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/however", "*gamēsasa*": "aorist active participle, nominative, feminine, singular - having married", "*kosmou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of world/universe/order", "*aresei*": "future active indicative, 3rd person singular - she will please", "*andri*": "dative, masculine, singular - to the husband/man" }, "variants": { "*agamos*": "unmarried/single", "*merimna*": "cares for/is concerned about/anxious about", "*Kyriou*": "Lord/master", "*hagia*": "holy/set apart/consecrated", "*sōmati*": "body/physical form", "*pneumati*": "spirit/inner being", "*gamēsasa*": "having married/wed", "*kosmou*": "world/universe/order/worldly matters", "*aresei*": "she will please/satisfy", "*andri*": "husband/man" } } 35 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.7.35", "source": "Τοῦτο δὲ πρὸς τὸ ὑμῶν αὐτῶν συμφέρον λέγω· οὐχ ἵνα βρόχον ὑμῖν ἐπιβάλω, ἀλλὰ πρὸς τὸ εὔσχημον, καὶ εὐπρόσεδρον τῷ Κυρίῳ ἀπερισπάστως.", "text": "This *de* for the of you yourselves *sumpheron* I *legō*; *ouch* *hina* *brochon* to you I *epibalō*, but for the *euschēmon*, and *euprosedron* to the *Kyriō* *aperispastōs*.", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now", "*sumpheron*": "present active participle, accusative, neuter, singular - benefiting/profiting", "*legō*": "present active indicative, 1st person singular - I say/speak/tell", "*ouch*": "negative particle - not", "*hina*": "conjunction - that/so that", "*brochon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - noose/restraint", "*epibalō*": "aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular - I may cast/throw upon", "*euschēmon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - seemly/proper/respectable", "*euprosedron*": "accusative, neuter, singular - well-attending/devoted", "*Kyriō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to the Lord/master", "*aperispastōs*": "adverb - without distraction/undividedly" }, "variants": { "*sumpheron*": "benefiting/profiting/advantage", "*legō*": "say/speak/tell", "*brochon*": "noose/restraint/constraint", "*epibalō*": "cast/throw upon/impose", "*euschēmon*": "seemly/proper/respectable/dignified", "*euprosedron*": "well-attending/devoted/constantly attentive", "*Kyriō*": "Lord/master", "*aperispastōs*": "without distraction/undividedly/without being drawn away" } }