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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γαμέωG1060to wed (of either sex)
Pronunciationgaméō
To marry as a man takes a wife; for women, to give oneself in marriage or marry.
Open lexicon entry →ἕτεροςG2087(an-, the) other or different
Pronunciationhéteros
Denotes the second of a pair, or another of different kind; encroaches on ἄλλος in later Greek.
Open lexicon entry →What does γαμῶν ἑτέραν (gamōn heteran) mean in the Bible?
γαμέω · ἕτερος is a Greek phrase meaning "marrying another woman".
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Questions this entry answers
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 groups5Aligned forms29TensesAorist, Present, Imperfect, PerfectVoicesActive, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose6×
Aorist ActiveMatt 5:32 · Matt 19:9 · Mark 10:11 · Mark 10:12 · 1 Cor 7:286×
Indicativestates a fact or reality7×
Present ActiveMatt 22:30 · Mark 12:25 · Luke 20:34 · Luke 20:354×
Aorist ActiveMark 6:17 · Luke 14:202×
Imperfect ActiveLuke 17:271×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality8×
Aorist ActiveMatt 19:9 · Matt 22:25 · 1 Cor 7:33 · 1 Cor 7:344×
Present ActiveLuke 16:18 · Matt 24:383×
Perfect Active1 Cor 7:101×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract6×
Present Active1 Tim 4:3 · 1 Tim 5:11 · 1 Tim 5:143×
Aorist ActiveMatt 19:10 · 1 Cor 7:92×
Aorist Passive1 Cor 7:391×
Imperativecommand or strong request2×
Aorist Active1 Cor 7:91×
Present Active1 Cor 7:361×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 25 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist16present7perfect1imperfect1
Voice
active24passive1
Mood
participle7infinitive6subjunctive6indicative4imperative2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 5:32γαμήσῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 19:10γαμῆσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 19:9γαμήσῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 19:9γαμήσαςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 22:25γήμαςaorist active participleparticipleMark 6:17ἐγάμησενaorist active indicativecompletedMark 10:11γαμήσῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 10:12γαμήσῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 12:25γαμοῦσινpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 14:20ἔγημαaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 16:18γαμῶνpresent active participleparticipleLuke 16:18γαμῶνpresent active participleparticipleLuke 17:27ἐγάμουνimperfect active indicativebackground1 Corinthians 7:10γεγαμηκόσινperfect active participleparticiple1 Corinthians 7:28γαμήσῃςaorist active subjunctivesubjunctive1 Corinthians 7:28γήμῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctive1 Corinthians 7:33γαμήσαςaorist active participleparticiple1 Corinthians 7:34γαμήσασαaorist active participleparticiple1 Corinthians 7:36γαμείτωσανpresent active imperativeimperative1 Corinthians 7:39γαμηθῆναιaorist passive infinitiveinfinitive1 Corinthians 7:9γαμησάτωσανaorist active imperativeimperative1 Corinthians 7:9γαμῆσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitive1 Timothy 4:3γαμεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitive1 Timothy 5:11γαμεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitive1 Timothy 5:14γαμεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitive
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: