1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 7:36
36However, if someone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his betrothed, and if she is beyond her youth and they ought to marry,d let him do as he wishes; he is not sinning; they should get married.
Footnotes
- d 7:36 Literally and it ought to be so
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| However | δέ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| if | Εἰ | Ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| someone | τις | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| thinks | νομίζει | nomizei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3543 I think, suppose |
| he is acting inappropriately | ἀσχημονεῖν | aschēmonein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G807 I act improperly, unseemly |
| toward | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| betrothed | παρθένον | parthenon | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3933 a virgin |
| if | ἐὰν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| she is | ᾖ | ē | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| beyond | ὑπέρακμος | hyperakmos | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G5230 past the bloom of youth |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| ought | ὀφείλει | opheilei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3784 I owe, ought |
| let him do | ποιείτω | poieitō | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4160 I do, make |
| as | ὃ | ho | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| he wishes | θέλει | thelei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2309 I will, wish, desire |
| he is not sinning | ἁμαρτάνει | hamartanei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G264 I sin |
| they should get married | γαμείτωσαν | gameitōsan | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1060 I marry |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.