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gaméō

marry

Say it: gam-EH-o (approximate)

γαμέω

What it means

To marry. In 4:3, "forbidding marriage"; in 5:11 and 5:14, younger widows who "desire to marry" and who Paul wants to "marry." Also 1 Corinthians 7:9, "it is better to marry than to burn."

Range of meaning

  • MarryEnter marriage.
  • WedTake a spouse.

In 1 Timothy

  • Chapter 4

    "Forbidding marriage" (4:3; 5:11, 5:14).

  • Chapter 5

    "They desire to marry" (5:11, 5:14).

Every verse (3)

Verses where G1060 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources