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γαμέω

To wed (of either sex)

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γαμέω G1060

Pronunciation gaméō

What does γαμέω (gaméō) mean in the Bible?

γαμέω (gaméō) is a Greek word meaning "to wed (of either sex)". γαμέω, -ῶ, [in LXX: Est.

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Meaning

to wed (of either sex)

Extended definition

To marry as a man takes a wife; for women, to give oneself in marriage or marry.

to marry;

1of the man, to marry, take to wife (ducere): absol., Mat.19:10 22:25, 30 24:38, Mrk.12:25, Luk.17:27, 20:34, 35, 1Co.7:28, 33; with accusative: Mat.5:32 19:9, Mrk.6:17 10:11, Luk.14:20 16:18.

2Of the woman,

amid. (and in late writers, pass.), to give oneself in marriage, marry (nubere): 1Co.7:39;

bin Hellenistic (M, Pr., 159), act. (as of the man), to marry: absol., 1Co.7:28, 34 1Ti.5:11, 14. with accusative, Mrk.10:12.

3Of both sexes: absol., 1Ti.4:3, 1Co.7:9, 10 36.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses

Aorist Present Imperfect Perfect

Voices

Active Passive

Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 6×

Aorist Active Matt 5:32 · Matt 19:9 · Mark 10:11 · Mark 10:12 · 1 Cor 7:28 6×

Indicative states a fact or reality 7×

Present Active Matt 22:30 · Mark 12:25 · Luke 20:34 · Luke 20:35 4×

Aorist Active Mark 6:17 · Luke 14:20 2×

Imperfect Active Luke 17:27 1×

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 8×

Aorist Active Matt 19:9 · Matt 22:25 · 1 Cor 7:33 · 1 Cor 7:34 4×

Present Active Luke 16:18 · Matt 24:38 3×

Perfect Active 1 Cor 7:10 1×

Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 6×

Present Active 1 Tim 4:3 · 1 Tim 5:11 · 1 Tim 5:14 3×

Aorist Active Matt 19:10 · 1 Cor 7:9 2×

Aorist Passive 1 Cor 7:39 1×

Imperative command or strong request 2×

Aorist Active 1 Cor 7:9 1×

Present Active 1 Cor 7:36 1×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 25 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 2 ongoing 1 imperative 2 background 1 subjunctive 6 infinitive 6 participle 7

Tense

aorist 16 present 7 perfect 1 imperfect 1

Voice

active 24 passive 1

Mood

participle 7 infinitive 6 subjunctive 6 indicative 4 imperative 2

NT Occurrences

Matthew 5:32 γαμήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 19:10 γαμῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 19:9 γαμήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 19:9 γαμήσας aorist active participle participle Matthew 22:25 γήμας aorist active participle participle Mark 6:17 ἐγάμησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 10:11 γαμήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 10:12 γαμήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 12:25 γαμοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Luke 14:20 ἔγημα aorist active indicative completed Luke 16:18 γαμῶν present active participle participle Luke 16:18 γαμῶν present active participle participle Luke 17:27 ἐγάμουν imperfect active indicative background 1 Corinthians 7:10 γεγαμηκόσιν perfect active participle participle 1 Corinthians 7:28 γαμήσῃς aorist active subjunctive subjunctive 1 Corinthians 7:28 γήμῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive 1 Corinthians 7:33 γαμήσας aorist active participle participle 1 Corinthians 7:34 γαμήσασα aorist active participle participle 1 Corinthians 7:36 γαμείτωσαν present active imperative imperative 1 Corinthians 7:39 γαμηθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive 1 Corinthians 7:9 γαμησάτωσαν aorist active imperative imperative 1 Corinthians 7:9 γαμῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive 1 Timothy 4:3 γαμεῖν present active infinitive infinitive 1 Timothy 5:11 γαμεῖν present active infinitive infinitive 1 Timothy 5:14 γαμεῖν present active infinitive infinitive

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

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Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses

1 Corinthians 7:39-40 marry gaméō Infinitive · Aorist Passive

Woman's option to marry again after husband's death, or remain unmarried

Luke 16:14-18 marries gaméō Participle · Present Active

Man divorcing wife and marrying another constitutes adultery against her

Luke 17:20-37 marry gaméō Indicative · Imperfect Active

Ordinary life activities including marriage continuing before Christ's coming

Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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