G1060 γαμέω (gaméō)

Greek

Verb

Quick Definition

γαμέω v. I marry

Strong's Definition

to wed (of either sex)

Derivation: from G1062 (γάμος);

KJV Usage: marry (a wife)

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

γαμέω (G1060)

verb | aor.1sg. ἔγημα · subj. γήμω · ptc. γήμας | ἄγαμος · γαμίζω · γαμίσκω · γάμος · ἐπιγαμβρεύω

34.66 · Association · Marriage, Divorce

to marry, marriage to enter into a marriage relation, applicable either to a man or to a woman

MAT 5:32 · MAT 19:9 · MAT 19:10 · MAT 22:25 · MAT 22:30 · MAT 24:38 · MRK 6:17 · MRK 10:11 · MRK 10:12 · MRK 12:25 · LUK 14:20 · LUK 16:18 · LUK 16:18 · LUK 17:27 · LUK 20:34 · LUK 20:35 · 1CO 7:9 · 1CO 7:9 · 1CO 7:10 · 1CO 7:28 · 1CO 7:28 · 1CO 7:33 · 1CO 7:34 · 1CO 7:36 · 1CO 7:39 · 1TI 4:3 · 1TI 5:11 · 1TI 5:14

¹ γάμος[a] differs in meaning from γαμέω and γαμίζω[a] (34.66) in denoting the state of being married and not simply the act of entering into a marriage relation.

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

γαμέω, -@; impf. ἐγάμουν (Lk. xvii. 27); 1 aor. ἔγημα (the classic form, [Mt. xxii. 25 L T Tr WII]; Lk. xiv. 20; 1 Co. vii. 28" RG, 385) and ἐγάμησα (the later form, Mt. v. 32; [xxii 25 RG]; Mk. vi.17; x. 11; 1 Co. vii. 9, [28

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

γαμέω gameō 28x

to marry, Mt. 5:32, et al.; absol. to marry, enter the marriage state, Mt. 19:10, et al.; mid. to marry, be married, Mk. 10:12; 1 Cor. 7:39

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

* γαμέω, -ῶ,

[in LXX: Es 10:3, II Mac 14:25, IV Mac 16:9 * ;]

to marry; of the man, to marry, take to wife (ducere): absol., Mt 19:10 22:25, 30 24:38, Mk 12:25, Lk 17:27, 20:34, 35, I Co 7:28, 33; c. acc.: Mt 5:32 19:9, Mk 6:17 10:11, Lk 14:20 16:18.

Of the woman, mid. (and in late writers, pass.), to give oneself in marriage, marry (nubere): I Co 7:39;

in Hellenistic (M, Pr., 159), act. (as of the man), to marry: absol., I Co 7:28, 34, I Ti 5:11, 14. c acc., Mk 10:12.

Of both sexes: absol., I Ti 4:3, I Co 7:9, 10, 36.†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

γαμέω [page 121] The verb is used in its ordinary classical sense of take to wife in a will of B.C. 285 4, P Eleph 2 .8 , where provision is made in the event of certain of the testator s sons marrying and being divorced γημάντων δὲ καὶ καταχωρισθέντων the property will belong jointly to all his sons. Cf. for the same absolute use a question addressed by a man to the Oracle of Zeus-Helios-Sarapis, P Oxy IX. 1213 .4 (ii/A.D.) ἀξιοῖ Μένανδρος [εἰ ] δέδοταί μοι γαμῆσαι , M. asks, is it granted me to marry? (Ed.). So P Flor III. 332 .24 (ii/A.D.) ἐπεὶ δὲ νῦν Νῖλος ὁ υἱὸς αὐτῆς γαμεῖν μέλλει , and with object, Audollent 78 μήποτ᾽ αὐτὸν γῆμαι ἄλλην γυναῖκα . The use of γαμεῖσθαι to denote the bride s part in a wedding has rather fallen out of use in Hellenistic, but it not infrequently survives in the legal language of marriage-contracts, e.g. P Oxy III. 496 .5 (A.D. 127) ἡ [τῆς ] γαμουμένης μάμμη Θαὶς κτλ ., ib. VI. 905 .10 (A.D. 170) (= Selections , p. 86) καὶ ὁ γαμῶν ἐπι ]χορηγείτω τῇ γαμουμένῃ τὰ δέοντα , and even P Lips I. 41 .11 (about the end of iv/A.D.) where, with reference to the bridal gifts, the bridegroom, after the marriage has been completed, is described as οὐ τὰ ἑαυτοῦ ἐπικομιζόμενος μόνον , ἀλ̣λ̣α̣̣ κ̣α̣[ί ] τινα̣ [τ ]ῆς γη̣[μ ]αμέν [η ]̓ : see further Proleg. p. 159. For the passive, cf. P Oxy X. 1266 .16 (A.D. 98) τὴν δὲ τοῦ υἱοῦ μητέρα Θερμούθιον γεγαμῆσθαί μοι τῷ β̄ (ἔτει ) Δομιτιανοῦ , P Grenf II. 76 .11 (deed of separation A.D. 305 6) ἀλλ᾽ ἐξεῖναι αὐτῇ ἀποστῆ [ναι .καὶ ] γαμηθῆναι ὡς ἂν βουληθῇ . Γαμετή , wife, is common P Tebt I. 104 .17 (B.C. 92) ὅσα προσήκει γυναικὶ γαμετῆι , PSI I. 64 .4 (? i/B.C.) συνοικ [ήσουσά σοι ὡ ]ς γνησ̣[ία ] γαμετή , P Oxy IV. 795 .4 (A.D. 81 96) γ ]ᾳμετὴν φερνὴν προσφερομένην δα [κτύλιον ] χρυσοῦν τεταρτῶ [ν , and OGIS 206 .9 Ἀκύλα . . . εὐξάμενος ῥῶσιν καὶ τέκνοις καὶ γαμετῇ . This noun and σύμβιος have considerably trenched on the ground of the less explicit γυνή .

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

γαμέω (gameō) — to marry. γᾰμέω, future γαμέω [Refs 8th c.BC+], contraction γαμῶ [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist 1 ἔγημα [NT+8th c.BC+]perfect γεγάμηκα [Refs 5th c.BC+]: pluperfect ἐγεγαμήκει [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, future Epic dialect γαμέσσεται [Refs 8th c.BC+] codices, Attic dialect γαμοῦμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἐγημάμην [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, future γαμηθήσομαι [Refs 1st c.AD+]: aorist ἐγαμήθην [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: perfect γεγάμημαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: pluperfect ἐγεγάμητο [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: (γάμος):—marry, i.e. take to wife, of the man, Ἀδρήστοιο δ᾽ ἔγημε θυγατρῶν one of his daughters, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; γ. γυναῖκα ἐς οἰκία, like{ἄγεσθαι}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; γῆμαι γέκτρα βασιλέως the king's daughter, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also γάμῳ γ. marry in lawful wedlock, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐκ κακοῦ, ἐξ ἀγαθοῦ γῆμαι, marry a wife of mean or noble stock, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; παρά τινος[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ θυγατρὶ γ. ἄλλην γυναῖκα set a stepmother over one's daughter, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ δέκα ταλάντοις τινὰ γαμεῖν marry a wife with a dowry of ten talents, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

2. of mere sexual intercourse, take for a paramour, [Refs 8th c.BC+]

3. later of the woman, ἐὰν γαμήσῃ ἄλλον [NT]

II. middle, give oneself or one's child in marriage:

II.1. of the woman, give herself in marriage, i.e. wed, with dative, γαμέεσθαι τῷ ὅτεῴ τε πατὴρ κέλεται [Refs 8th c.BC+]; εἰς τύρανν᾽ ἐγημάμην I married into a royal house, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; γήματο δ᾽ εἰς Μαραθῶνα, i. e. she married Herodes of Marathon, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: ironically of a henpecked husband, κεῖνος οὐκ ἔγημεν ἀλλ᾽ ἐγήματο [Refs 6th c.BC+]; so Medea to Jason, μῶν γαμοῦσα.. σ; did I marry you? [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐγημάμην, of a man marrying a rich wife, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; γαμεῖται ἕκαστος (obscene meaning) [Refs 1st c.BC+]; incorrectly, in later writers, γημάμενος [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

II.2. of parents, get their children married, betroth them, get a wife for the son, Πηλεύς θήν μοι ἔπειτα γυναῖκα γαμέσσεται αὐτός (where [Refs 3rd c.BC+] will seek or make suit for) [Refs 8th c.BC+] —active aorist 1 ἐγάμησα[Refs 4th c.BC+]

III. passive, to be taken to wife: hence, marry a husband, [prev. cited] ad [near the start], [Refs 4th c.AD+], etc.; rarely in correct authors, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

γαμέω, -ῶ, [in LXX: Est.10:3, 2Ma.14:25, 4Ma.16:9 * ;] to marry; __1. of the man, to marry, take to wife (ducere): absol., Mat.19:10 22:25, 30 24:38, Mrk.12:25, Luk.17:27, 20:34, 35, 1Co.7:28, 33; with accusative: Mat.5:32 19:9, Mrk.6:17 10:11, Luk.14:20 16:18. __2. Of the woman, __(a) mid. (and in late writers, pass.), to give oneself in marriage, marry (nubere): 1Co.7:39; __(b) in Hellenistic (M, Pr., 159), act. (as of the man), to marry: absol., 1Co.7:28, 34 1Ti.5:11, 14. with accusative, Mrk.10:12. __3. Of both sexes: absol., 1Ti.4:3, 1Co.7:9, 10 36. † (AS)

Bible Occurrences (25)

5:32 19:9 19:10 22:25 22:30 24:38

6:17 10:11 10:12 12:25

14:20 16:18 17:27 20:34 20:35

7:9 7:10 7:28 7:33 7:34 7:36 7:39

4:3 5:11 5:14

Matthew 5:32

But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who... marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Matthew 19:9

Now I tell you that whoever... divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.

Matthew 19:10

His disciples said to Him, If this is the case between a man [and] [his] wife, it is better not to marry.

Matthew 22:25

Now there were seven brothers among us. The first [one] married and died without having children. [So] he left his wife to his brother.

Matthew 22:30

In the resurrection, [people] will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like [the] angels in heaven.

Matthew 24:38

For in the days before the flood, [people] were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered... the ark.

Mark 6:17

For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound... [and] imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, [whom] [Herod] had married.

Mark 10:11

[So] He told them, Whoever... divorces his wife and marries another [woman] commits adultery against her.