1 Corinthians 7:4

“The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; and likewise also the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.”

1 Corinthians 7:4 · direct translation from the Greek
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Each one's body belongs also to the other; apart only by agreementDating and Marriage

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1 Corinthians 7:4, word by word

The wifeγυνὴgynē

wife

A married woman, joined to her husband.

Where else “gynē” appears
have authority overἐξουσιάζειexousiazei

have authority over

Have authority over, exercise power over; in the passive, be mastered by something.

Where else “exousiazei” appears
her ownἰδίουidiou

own

What belongs to someone; their people, their family.

Where else “idiou” appears
bodyσώματοςsōmatos

body

The person in his physical part, living or dead.

Where else “sōmatos” appears
the husband doesἀνήρanēr

husband

The married man, his wife's partner.

Where else “anēr” appears
likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōs

likewise

In the same way, likewise.

Where else “homoiōs” appears

The context

3Let the husband give to his wife what is due her, and likewise also the wife to her husband.

4 · This verse (above)

5Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer, and then be together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

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