1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 7:12

¹²To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
To the	Τοῖς	Tois	Article - Dative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
rest	λοιποῖς	loipois	Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural	G3062 left, left behind, the remainder
I	ἐγώ	egō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
say this	λέγω	legō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Lord	Κύριος	Kyrios	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
If	εἴ	ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
a	τις	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5100 any one, some one
brother	ἀδελφὸς	adelphos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G80 a brother
has	ἔχει	echei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2192 I have, hold, possess
an unbelieving	ἄπιστον	apiston	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G571 unbelieving, incredulous, unchristian, unbeliever
wife	γυναῖκα	gynaika	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
she	αὕτη	hautē	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
is willing	συνευδοκεῖ	syneudokei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4909 I consent, agree, am of one mind with
to live	οἰκεῖν	oikein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G3611 I inhabit, dwell
with	μετ’	met’	Preposition	G3326 with, after
him	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
he must not divorce	ἀφιέτω	aphietō	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G863 I send away, release, remit, forgive, permit
her	αὐτήν	autēn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

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2 Corinthians 11:17 · 1 Corinthians 7:6 · 1 Corinthians 7:25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.