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λύσις
lusis
G3080
G:N-F Greek

divorce

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lusis denotes release from a wife in the marital contrast of 1 Corinthians 7:27.

The attested use concerns release from a wife: in 1 Corinthians 7:27, the accusative singular form occurs in the contrast between being bound to a wife and being free from one.

Senses in use

  1. Release from a wife · dominant

    In 1 Corinthians 7:27, λύσιν is an accusative singular feminine noun in the question addressed to someone bound to a wife and told not to seek release. The APB renders the surrounding contrast, "Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Corinthians 7:27, the APB presents the clause as not seeking "to be free" when bound to a wife. This wording confirms the verse's contrast without isolating a precise English token for the noun.

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