Lexicon
ἄγαμος
agamos
G0022
G:N-M/F Greek

unmarried

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agamos identifies people addressed or described as not married, including men and women in 1 Corinthians 7.

The attested uses identify men and women not married, whether addressed alongside widows, told to remain so after separation, or contrasted with married persons in counsel about concerns and devotion.

Senses in use

  1. Persons who are not married · dominant

    The nominative singular forms describe a woman who separates and is to remain so in 1 Corinthians 7:11, an unmarried man in 1 Corinthians 7:32, and an unmarried woman in 1 Corinthians 7:34; in each case the APB renders the clause with “unmarried.” The dative plural masculine form addresses a group in 1 Corinthians 7:8, where the APB renders “To the unmarried and the widows.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across all four verses, the APB presents the relevant persons as “unmarried,” including women, a man, and a plural group. This rendering confirms the verse-level presentation rather than supplying a separate lexical distinction.

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