Gameō γαμέω

Gameō (Greek γαμέω, Strong's G1060) is a Greek verb meaning “to marry”. It occurs 29 times in 25 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Marriage

Verses

Every verse with Gameō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 5:32
  But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.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
  And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman, commits adultery.”
• Matthew 19:10
  His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.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 with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother: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
  For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.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 as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,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

• Mark 6:17
  For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her.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
  And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.So He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.
• Mark 10:12
  And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.”
• Mark 12:25
  For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.

Luke

• Luke 14:20
  And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, so I cannot come.’
• Luke 16:18
  Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
• Luke 17:27
  They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.
• Luke 20:34
  And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:Jesus answered, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage.
• Luke 20:35
  But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:But those who are considered worthy to share in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 7:9
  But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
• 1 Corinthians 7:10
  And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.
• 1 Corinthians 7:28
  But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.But if you do marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.
• 1 Corinthians 7:33
  But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.But the married man is concerned about the affairs of this world, how he can please his wife,
• 1 Corinthians 7:34
  There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the work of the Lord, how she can be holy in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world, how she can please her husband.
• 1 Corinthians 7:36
  But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry.However, if someone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his betrothed, and if she is beyond her youth and they ought to marry, let him do as he wishes; he is not sinning; they should get married.
• 1 Corinthians 7:39
  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.A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.

1 Timothy

• 1 Timothy 4:3
  Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
• 1 Timothy 5:11
  But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;But refuse to enroll younger widows. For when their passions draw them away from Christ, they will want to marry,
• 1 Timothy 5:14
  I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).