Lexicon
γαμέω
gameō
G1060
G:V Greek

to marry

29
Occurrences
5
Books
Greek
Language

gameo denotes entering marriage, in contexts of marriage, remarriage, and the absence of marriage.

The occurrences consistently concern entering marriage: the act may be contemplated or commanded, described as completed, addressed in remarriage settings, or negated in descriptions of a future age.

Senses in use

  1. Entering into marriage · dominant

    The active forms mark entering marriage in varied clauses: in 1 Corinthians 7:9 the APB renders the instruction "they should marry," while in Matthew 19:9 and Mark 10:11 the aorist active subjunctive occurs in statements about divorcing a spouse and marrying another. Completed marriage is also in view in Luke 14:20, where the first-person aorist is followed by the APB rendering "I have married a woman," and in Matthew 24:38 the present active participle occurs among the activities before the flood.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly uses "marry" for clauses containing the term and "married" where the clause describes an existing or completed marriage. In passages that pair it with a passive expression, the APB also says "given in marriage" or "be married".

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture