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συγγνώμη
sungnōmē
G4774
G:N-F Greek

concession

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sungnome marks a statement as a permitted allowance rather than a binding command in 1 Corinthians 7:6.

The attested use marks what is said as an allowance rather than a binding command, as the contrast in 1 Corinthians 7:6 shows.

Senses in use

  1. Allowance set against a command · dominant

    In 1 Corinthians 7:6, the accusative singular feminine form occurs in a statement contrasted with a command; the APB renders the clause, "I say this as a concession, not as a command."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Corinthians 7:6, the APB presents the contrast as "a concession, not as a command." This wording confirms the clause's contrast rather than isolating each term exactly.

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