1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 7:39
39A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.f
Footnotes
- f 7:39 Literally she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A wife | Γυνὴ | Gynē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1135 a woman, wife, my lady |
| is bound | δέδεται | dedetai | Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1210 I bind |
| to her | αὐτῆς | autēs | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| husband | ἀνὴρ | anēr | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G435 a male human being, a man |
| as long as | ὅσον | hoson | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3745 how much, how great, how many |
| he lives | ζῇ | zē | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2198 I live |
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| if | ἐὰν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| husband | ἀνήρ | anēr | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G435 a male human being, a man |
| dies | κοιμηθῇ | koimēthē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G2837 I fall asleep, am asleep |
| she is | ἐστὶν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| free | ἐλευθέρα | eleuthera | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1658 free, delivered from obligation |
| to marry | γαμηθῆναι | gamēthēnai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive | G1060 I marry |
| anyone | ᾧ | hō | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| she wishes | θέλει | thelei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2309 I will, wish, desire |
| as long as | μόνον | monon | Adverb | G3440 alone, but, only |
| belongs to | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| Lord | Κυρίῳ | Kyriō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
Cross-references
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Romans 7:2–3 · 2 Corinthians 6:14–16 · 1 Corinthians 7:10 · 1 Corinthians 7:15 · Malachi 2:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.