1 Corinthians 7
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1 Corinthians 7:36-40

36HoweverδέdeG1161,ifΕἰEiG1487someoneτιςtisG5100thinksνομίζει,nomizeiG3543he is acting inappropriatelyἀσχημονεῖνaschēmoneinG807towardἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588betrothedπαρθένονparthenonG3933, andifἐὰνeanG1437she isᾖēG1510beyond her youthὑπέρακμος,huperakmosG5230andκαὶkaiG2532theyoughtὀφείλειopheileiG3784to marryοὕτως γίνεσθαι,houtōs ginesthaiG1096G3779,let him doποιείτω·poieitōG4160asὃhoG3739he wishesθέλειtheleiG2309;he is not sinningοὐχ ἁμαρτάνει,ouch hamartaneiG3756G264;they should get marriedγαμείτωσαν.gameitōsanG1060.
37ButδὲdeG1161theὃςhosG3739man who isfirmlyἑδραῖοςhedraiosG1476establishedἕστηκενhestēkenG2476inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦautouG846τῇtēaG3588heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588andunderἔχωνechōnG2192noμὴmēG3361constraintἀνάγκην,anagkēnG318δὲdeG1161,withἔχειecheiG2192controlἐξουσίανexousianG1849overπερὶperiG4012τοῦtouG3588hisἰδίουidiouG2398willθελήματος,thelēmatosG2307andκαὶkaiG2532resolveκέκρικενkekrikenG2919τοῦτοtoutoG3778inἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588hisἰδίᾳidiaG2398heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588not to marryτηρεῖνtēreinG5083theἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438τὴνtēnG3588virginπαρθένον,parthenonG3933,he will doποιήσει.poiēseiG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573.
38So thenὥστε καὶhōste kaiG5620G2532,he whoὁhoG3588marriesγαμίζωνgamizōnG1061theτὴνtēnG3588ἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438virginπαρθένονparthenonG3933doesποιεῖ,poieiG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573,butκαὶkaiG2532he whoὁhoG3588does notμὴmēG3361marryγαμίζωνgamizōnG1061herdoesποιήσει.¶poiēseiG4160even betterκρεῖσσονkreissonG2908.
39A wifeΓυνὴGunēG1135is boundδέδεταιdedetaiG1210to herαὐτῆς·autēsG846ὁhoG3588husbandἀνὴρanērG435ἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909as long asὅσον χρόνονhoson chrononG3745G5550he livesζῇzēaG2198.ButδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437herὁhoG3588husbandἀνήρanērG435diesκοιμηθῇkoimēthēaG2837,she isἐστὶνestinG1510freeἐλευθέραeleutheraG1658to marryγαμηθῆναι,gamēthēnaiG1060anyoneᾧhōG3739she wishesθέλειtheleiG2309,as long asG3440hebelongs toἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳ.kuriōG2962.
40InκατὰkataG2596myG1699τὴνtēnG3588judgmentγνώμην·gnōmēnG1106,howeverδέdeG1161,she isἐστινestinG1510happierμακαριωτέραmakariōteraG3107ifἐὰνeanG1437she remainsμείνῃ,meinēG3306as she isοὕτωςhoutōsG3779.AndδὲdeG1161I think thatδοκῶdokōG1380I tooG2504haveἔχειν.¶echeinG2192theSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.
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