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SoδὲI sayΛέγωto the unmarriedτοῖς ἀγάμοιςandκαὶto the widows:ταῖς χήραιςit isgoodκαλὸνfor themαὐτοῖςifἐὰνthey remainμείνωσινasὡςI am.κἀγώ
1 Corinthians 7:8
Study it in the app“So I say to the unmarried and to the widows: it is good for them if they remain as I am.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 7:8, word by word
- I sayΛέγωLegō
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “Legō” appears- to the unmarriedἀγάμοιςagamois
unmarried
Unmarried: someone who is not married, whether never married or no longer married.
Where else “agamois” appears- to the widowsχήραιςchērais
widow
Widow.
Where else “chērais” appears- goodκαλὸνkalon
beautiful
Lovely to look at.
Where else “kalon” appears- they remainμείνωσινmeinōsin
stay
Not to move from a place, to go on staying there.
Where else “meinōsin” appears- I amκἀγώkagō
and I, I also
And I, I too.
Where else “kagō” appears
The context
7Now I wish all people were as I myself am; but each has his own gift from God, one of one kind, and another of another.
8 · This verse (above)
9But if they do not have self-control, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn.