Strong's Concordance/Greek/G1060

Strong's G1060 · Greek

γαμέω

gameo · /gam-eh'-o/

Number
G1060
Language
Greek
Original word
γαμέω
Transliteration
gameo
Pronunciation
gam-eh'-o
KJV occurrences
25 verses

Definition

from 1062; to wed (of either sex):--marry (a wife).

KJV: marry (a wife)

Root / derivation: from 1062

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered γαμέω across 25 verses.

marry16×
married7×
marrieth3×
marrying1×
wife1×
wives1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

25 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Matthew6 verses
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.

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.

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.

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:

Matthew 22:30

For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God 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,

Mark4 verses
Luke5 verses
1 Corinthians7 verses
1 Corinthians 7:9

But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

1 Corinthians 7:10

And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart 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.

1 Corinthians 7:33

But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may 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.

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.

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.

1 Timothy3 verses

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's G1060 (gameo) mean?

from 1062; to wed (of either sex):--marry (a wife).

How many times does G1060 appear in the Bible?

Strong's G1060 (γαμέω) appears in 25 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “marry.”

How is gameo translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's G1060 is rendered as “marry” (16×), “married” (7×), “marrieth” (3×), “marrying” (1×), among other words.

Where does the Greek word γαμέω come from?

from 1062