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NowδὲI sayλέγωthisτοῦτοforπρὸςyour ownὑμῶν αὐτῶνbenefit,τὸ σύμφορονnotοὐχtoἵναputἐπιβάλωa nooseβρόχονon you,ὑμῖνbutἀλλὰforπρὸςwhat is fittingτὸ εὔσχημονandκαὶforconstant devotionεὐπάρεδρονto the Lordτῷ κυρίῳwithout distraction.ἀπερισπάστως
1 Corinthians 7:35
Study it in the app“Now I say this for your own benefit, not to put a noose on you, but for what is fitting and for constant devotion to the Lord without distraction.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 7:35, word by word
- I sayλέγωlegō
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legō” appears- benefitσύμφορονsymphoron
be useful
To be useful to someone.
Where else “symphoron” appears- putἐπιβάλωepibalō
lay on
To put something on something else; also to seize someone.
Where else “epibalō” appears- a nooseβρόχονbrochon
noose, restraint
Noose, restraint: a cord thrown to catch something.
Where else “brochon” appears- what is fittingεὔσχημονeuschēmon
presentable
What is proper and seemly.
Where else “euschēmon” appears- constant devotionεὐπάρεδρονeuparedron
devoted
Devoted: sitting beside someone to serve them constantly.
Where else “euparedron” appears- to the Lordκυρίῳkyriōi
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriōi” appears- without distractionἀπερισπάστωςaperispastōs
without distraction
Without distraction, with nothing drawing away one's attention.
Where else “aperispastōs” appears
The context
34and he is divided. And the unmarried woman and the virgin are concerned about the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy both in body and in spirit; but the married woman is concerned about the things of the world, how she may please her husband.
35 · This verse (above)
36But if anyone thinks he is behaving improperly toward his virgin, if she is past her prime, and it must be so, let him do what he wishes; he does not sin; let them marry.