Greek · G1135, G1060 · unreviewed

γυναῖκα ἔγημα

A woman; specially, a wife · to wed (of either sex)

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γυνή G1135 a woman; specially, a wife

Pronunciation gynḗ

Denotes woman or wife; vocative form conveys respect and affection rather than reproof or severity.

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γαμέω G1060 to wed (of either sex)

Pronunciation gaméō

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

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What does γυναῖκα ἔγημα (gynaika egēma) mean in the Bible?

γυνή · γαμέω is a Greek word meaning "I married a wife".

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Meaning

I married a wife

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 9:20 · Matt 9:22 · Matt 13:33 · Matt 15:22 · Matt 22:27 · Matt 22:28 · Matt 26:7 · Matt 27:19 · Mark 5:25 · Mark 5:33 · Mark 7:25 · Mark 7:26 · Mark 12:22 · Mark 12:23 · Mark 14:3 · Luke 1:5 71×

Nominative · Plural · Feminine Matt 27:55 · Mark 15:40 · Luke 8:2 · Luke 23:49 · Luke 23:55 · Luke 24:22 · Luke 24:24 · Acts 8:12 · 1 Cor 14:34 · Eph 5:22 · Eph 5:24 · Col 3:18 · Heb 11:35 · 1 Pet 3:5 14×

Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 19:10 · Luke 3:19 · Luke 17:32 · John 4:9 · John 4:27 · John 4:39 · Acts 5:2 · Acts 16:1 · 1 Cor 7:1 · 1 Cor 7:27 · 1 Cor 11:3 · 1 Cor 11:8 · 1 Cor 11:11 · 1 Cor 11:12 · Gal 4:4 · Eph 5:23 22×

Genitive · Plural · Feminine Matt 11:11 · Matt 14:21 · Matt 15:38 · Luke 7:28 · Luke 23:27 · Acts 5:14 · Acts 17:4 · Acts 17:12 · 1 Pet 3:1 · Rev 9:8 · Rev 14:4 11×

Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 19:5 · Matt 26:10 · John 4:42 · Acts 5:1 · Acts 24:24 · 1 Cor 7:3 · 1 Cor 7:14 · 1 Cor 7:27 · 1 Cor 7:33 · 1 Cor 11:6 · 1 Cor 14:35 · Eph 5:31 · 1 Tim 2:12 · Rev 12:14 · Rev 12:16 · Rev 12:17 16×

Dative · Plural · Feminine Matt 28:5 · Luke 1:42 · Acts 1:14 · Acts 16:13 · Acts 21:5 · 1 Tim 2:10 6×

Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 1:20 · Matt 1:24 · Matt 5:28 · Matt 5:31 · Matt 5:32 · Matt 14:3 · Matt 18:25 · Matt 19:3 · Matt 19:9 · Matt 19:29 · Matt 22:24 · Matt 22:25 · Mark 6:17 · Mark 6:18 · Mark 10:2 · Mark 10:7 51×

Accusative · Plural · Feminine Matt 19:8 · Acts 8:3 · Acts 9:2 · Acts 13:50 · Acts 22:4 · 1 Cor 7:29 · Eph 5:25 · Eph 5:28 · Col 3:19 · 1 Tim 2:9 · 1 Tim 3:11 11×

Vocative · Singular · Feminine Matt 15:28 · Luke 13:12 · Luke 22:57 · John 2:4 · John 4:21 · John 19:26 · John 20:13 · John 20:15 · 1 Cor 7:16 9×

Vocative · Plural · Feminine 1 Pet 3:1 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.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

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.

John 16 — The Spirit’s Convicting Witness, the Disciples’ Sorrow Turned to Joy, and Christ’s Victory over the World John 19 — The Crucified King: Behold the Man, Behold Your King, It Is Finished, and the Pierced Son John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel Mark 15 — The Crucified King: Condemnation, Mockery, Death, Confession, and Burial Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary Matthew 14 — The Death of John, the Compassion of Jesus, and the Son of God over Bread, Sea, and Fear 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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