Strong's G1060 · Greek
γαμέω
gameo · /gam-eh'-o/
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.
Every occurrence (KJV)
25 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Matthew6 verses
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 19:9And 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 19:10His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
Matthew 22:25Now 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 22:30For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.
Matthew 24:38For 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
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.
Mark 10:11And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
Mark 10:12And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.
Mark 12:25For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.
Luke5 verses
And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
Luke 16:18Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.
Luke 17:27They 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.
Luke 20:34And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:
Luke 20:35But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:
1 Corinthians7 verses
But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
1 Corinthians 7:10And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
1 Corinthians 7:28But 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 7:33But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.
1 Corinthians 7:34There 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 7:36But 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 7:39The 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
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.
1 Timothy 5:11But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;
1 Timothy 5:14I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully. to speak: Gr. for their railing
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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