Do notμὴdepriveἀποστερεῖτεone another,ἀλλήλουςexceptεἰ μήτιperhapsἂνbyἐκagreementσυμφώνουforπρὸςa time,καιρὸνso thatἵναyou may devote yourselvesσχολάσητεto prayer,τῇ προσευχῇandκαὶthenbeἦτεtogetherἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸagain,πάλινso thatἵναSatanὁ Σατανᾶςmay notμὴtemptπειράζῃyouὑμᾶςbecause ofδιὰyourὑμῶνlack of self-control.τὴν ἀκρασίαν
1 Corinthians 7:5
Study it in the app“Do 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.”
Each one's body belongs also to the other; apart only by agreementDating and Marriage
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 7:5, word by word
- depriveἀποστερεῖτεapostereite
defraud
Defraud, take from someone what is theirs; deprive.
Where else “apostereite” appears- one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlous
one another
One another, each other.
Where else “allēlous” appears- exceptμήτιmēti
unless
Except if what follows takes place.
Where else “mēti” appears- agreementσυμφώνουsymphōnou
agreement
Agreement, mutual consent.
Where else “symphōnou” appears- a timeκαιρὸνkairon
right time
The right moment for something.
Where else “kairon” appears- you may devote yourselvesσχολάσητεscholasēte
devote oneself
To give oneself fully to something for a time.
Where else “scholasēte” appears- to prayerπροσευχῇproseuchēi
prayer
Talking with God, asking him.
Where else “proseuchēi” appears- beἦτεēte
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “ēte” appears- againπάλινpalin
again
Once more, repeating what came before.
Where else “palin” appears- SatanΣατανᾶςSatanas
Satan
Satan, a Hebrew name meaning "the adversary", the enemy of God.
Where else “Satanas” appears- temptπειράζῃpeirazēi
tempt
To push someone to sin, like the devil.
Where else “peirazēi” appears- lack of self-controlἀκρασίανakrasian
self-indulgence
Self-indulgence, lack of self-control.
Where else “akrasian” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts read “to fasting and prayer.”
The context
4The 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.
5 · This verse (above)
6But I say this as a concession, not as a command.