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A wifeΓυνὴis boundδέδεταιforἐφ’as long a timeὅσον χρόνονas her husbandὁ ἀνὴρ αὐτῆςlives;ζῇbutδὲifἐὰνthe husbandὁ ἀνήρdies,κοιμηθῇshe isἐστὶνfreeἐλευθέραto be marriedγαμηθῆναιto whomᾧshe wishes,θέλειonlyμόνονinἐνthe Lord.κυρίῳ
1 Corinthians 7:39
Study it in the app“A wife is bound for as long a time as her husband lives; but if the husband dies, she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord.”
A widow is free to marry whomever she wishes, in the LordDating and Marriage
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 7:39, word by word
- A wifeΓυνὴGynē
wife
A married woman, joined to her husband.
Where else “Gynē” appears- is boundδέδεταιdedetai
forbid
To forbid or bind: "whatever you bind on earth".
Where else “dedetai” appears- as long a timeχρόνονchronon
time
Time; a span of time.
Where else “chronon” appears- as her husbandἀνὴρanēr
husband
The married man, his wife's partner.
Where else “anēr” appears- livesζῇzēi
live
To have life in the body, or receive it again after dying.
Where else “zēi” appears- diesκοιμηθῇkoimēthēi
pass away
To die, like drifting off to rest.
Where else “koimēthēi” appears- she isἐστὶνestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- freeἐλευθέραeleuthera
exempt
Free from a tie or obligation.
Where else “eleuthera” appears- to be marriedγαμηθῆναιgamēthēnai
marry
Marry.
Where else “gamēthēnai” appears- she wishesθέλειthelei
want
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “thelei” appears- onlyμόνονmonon
only
Nothing beyond that: bread is not enough to live.
Where else “monon” appears- the Lordκυρίῳkyriōi
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriōi” appears
Translation note
In Greek “falls asleep,” a way of speaking of death.
The context
38So then the one who gives in marriage his own virgin does well, and the one who does not give her in marriage will do better.
39 · This verse (above)
40But she is happier if she remains as she is, in my opinion; and I think that I too have the Spirit of God.