ὑπέρακμος
huperakmos
G5230
G:A
Greek
past one’s prime
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Huperakmos describes a woman in the marriage discussion of 1 Corinthians 7:36 as beyond her prime.
The attested use describes the virgin in a marriage decision as beyond her prime in 1 Corinthians 7:36.
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Beyond her prime in a marriage decision · dominant
In 1 Corinthians 7:36, the nominative singular feminine form describes the virgin within the clause about whether she should marry; the APB renders the clause “if she is past her prime and it ought to be.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Corinthians 7:36, the APB presents the relevant clause as “if she is past her prime”; This identifies the verse-level presentation rather than a precise lexical equivalence.