What does γαμέω · ἕτερος mean in the Bible?
γαμέω · ἕτερος is a Greek phrase meaning "marrying another woman".
Greek · G1060, G2087
γαμῶν ἑτέραν
To wed (of either sex) · (an-, the) other or different
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γαμέω G1060 to wed (of either sex)
Pronunciation gaméō
To marry as a man takes a wife; for women, to give oneself in marriage or marry.
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ἕτερος G2087 (an-, the) other or different
Pronunciation héteros
Denotes the second of a pair, or another of different kind; encroaches on ἄλλος in later Greek.
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What does γαμῶν ἑτέραν (gamōn heteran) mean in the Bible?
γαμέω · ἕτερος is a Greek phrase meaning "marrying another woman".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1060, G2087?
G1060, G2087 is connected to 29 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. marrying another woman
Source Gloss
marrying another woman
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 5 Aligned forms 29 Tenses Aorist, Present, Imperfect, Perfect Voices Active, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 6×
Aorist Active Matt 5:32 · Matt 19:9 · Mark 10:11 · Mark 10:12 · 1 Cor 7:28 6×
Indicative states a fact or reality 7×
Present Active Matt 22:30 · Mark 12:25 · Luke 20:34 · Luke 20:35 4×
Aorist Active Mark 6:17 · Luke 14:20 2×
Imperfect Active Luke 17:27 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 8×
Aorist Active Matt 19:9 · Matt 22:25 · 1 Cor 7:33 · 1 Cor 7:34 4×
Present Active Luke 16:18 · Matt 24:38 3×
Perfect Active 1 Cor 7:10 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 6×
Present Active 1 Tim 4:3 · 1 Tim 5:11 · 1 Tim 5:14 3×
Aorist Active Matt 19:10 · 1 Cor 7:9 2×
Aorist Passive 1 Cor 7:39 1×
Imperative command or strong request 2×
Aorist Active 1 Cor 7:9 1×
Present Active 1 Cor 7:36 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 25 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 16 present 7 perfect 1 imperfect 1
Voice
active 24 passive 1
Mood
participle 7 infinitive 6 subjunctive 6 indicative 4 imperative 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 5:32 γαμήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 19:10 γαμῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 19:9 γαμήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 19:9 γαμήσας aorist active participle participle Matthew 22:25 γήμας aorist active participle participle Mark 6:17 ἐγάμησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 10:11 γαμήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 10:12 γαμήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 12:25 γαμοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Luke 14:20 ἔγημα aorist active indicative completed Luke 16:18 γαμῶν present active participle participle Luke 16:18 γαμῶν present active participle participle Luke 17:27 ἐγάμουν imperfect active indicative background 1 Corinthians 7:10 γεγαμηκόσιν perfect active participle participle 1 Corinthians 7:28 γαμήσῃς aorist active subjunctive subjunctive 1 Corinthians 7:28 γήμῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive 1 Corinthians 7:33 γαμήσας aorist active participle participle 1 Corinthians 7:34 γαμήσασα aorist active participle participle 1 Corinthians 7:36 γαμείτωσαν present active imperative imperative 1 Corinthians 7:39 γαμηθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive 1 Corinthians 7:9 γαμησάτωσαν aorist active imperative imperative 1 Corinthians 7:9 γαμῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive 1 Timothy 4:3 γαμεῖν present active infinitive infinitive 1 Timothy 5:11 γαμεῖν present active infinitive infinitive 1 Timothy 5:14 γαμεῖν present active infinitive infinitive
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
γαμῶν ἑτέραν is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain