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NowδὲconcerningΠερὶvirgins,τῶν παρθένωνI haveἔχωnoοὐκcommandἐπιταγὴνfrom the Lord,κυρίουbutδὲI giveδίδωμιmy opinionγνώμηνasὡςone who has received mercyἠλεημένοςfromὑπὸthe Lordκυρίουto beεἶναιfaithful.πιστὸς
1 Corinthians 7:25
Study it in the app“Now concerning virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one who has received mercy from the Lord to be faithful.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 7:25, word by word
- virginsπαρθένωνparthenōn
virgin
Virgin: a young woman who has not had relations with a man; also, of men, one who has kept himself pure.
Where else “parthenōn” appears- I haveἔχωechō
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echō” appears- commandἐπιταγὴνepitagēn
command
What someone directs to be done.
Where else “epitagēn” appears- from the Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears- I giveδίδωμιdidōmi
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “didōmi” appears- my opinionγνώμηνgnōmēn
opinion
What one thinks about something, advice.
Where else “gnōmēn” appears- one who has received mercyἠλεημένοςēleēmenos
have mercy
Show mercy, take pity; in the passive, receive mercy.
Where else “ēleēmenos” appears- to beεἶναιeinai
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “einai” appears- faithfulπιστὸςpistos
faithful
Someone you can rely on.
Where else “pistos” appears
The context
24Each one, brothers, in whatever state he was called, in that let him remain before God.
25 · This verse (above)
26I think, then, that this is good because of the present distress, that it is good for a man to remain as he is.