ἄγαμος
agamos · unmarried
Greek word · Strong’s number G22 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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agamos (ἄγαμος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “unmarried”.
Someone who is not married, whether never married or no longer married.
How to say it
a·ga·mos
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Without a husband or a wife.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- 1 Corinthians 7:8
So I say to the unmarried and to the widows: it is good for them if they remain as I am.
- 1 Corinthians 7:11
(but if she does separate, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband), and a husband is not to send away his wife.
- 1 Corinthians 7:32
I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord;
- 1 Corinthians 7:34
and 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.