1 Corinthians 7:39
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.”
χρόνος
a space of time (in general, and thus properly distinguished from G2540 (καιρός), which designates a fixed or special occasion; and from G165 (αἰών), which denotes a particular period) or interval; by extension, an individual opportunity; by implication, delay
ζάω
may live
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ζάω
To live, to be alive. Zao. I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live. Life in Scripture is always relational. To live is to be connected to the source of life.
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νόμος
to the law
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νόμος
Law, rule, principle. Nomos. The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free. The highest law is not written on stone. It is written by the Spirit on the heart.
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κύριος
the] Lord.
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κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
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μόνος
only
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μόνος
Only, alone, solitary. Monos. Man shall not live by bread alone. The deepest hungers of life cannot be satisfied by material things. Only God can fill what God shaped.
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ἐλεύθερος
free
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ἐλεύθερος
unrestrained (to go at pleasure), i.e. (as a citizen) not a slave (whether freeborn or manumitted), or (genitive case) exempt (from obligation or liability)
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ὅσος
as long as
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ὅσος
As many as, as much as, whoever. All who received Him to all who believed in His name He gave the right to become children of God. The offer is unlimited.
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ὅς
to whom
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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κοιμάω
shall have died
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κοιμάω
To put to sleep, to fall asleep, to die. We do not grieve like those who have no hope for God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.
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θέλω
she wills
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θέλω
To will, to wish, to desire. Thelo. I am willing be made clean. Jesus was always willing to heal, forgive and restore. His willingness has not changed.
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ἐάν
if
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ἐάν
a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
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δέω
has been bound
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δέω
to bind (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
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εἰμί
she is
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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γυνή
A wife
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γυνή
a woman; specially, a wife
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γαμέω
to be married,
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γαμέω
to wed (of either sex)
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