Quick Definition
γαμέω v. I marry
Strong's Definition
from 1062; to wed (of either sex)
KJV Usage: marry (a wife)
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | aor.1sg. ἔγημα · subj. γήμω · ptc. γήμας | ἄγαμος · γαμίζω · γαμίσκω · γάμος · ἐπιγαμβρεύω
34.66 · Association · Marriage, Divorce
to marry, marriage to enter into a marriage relation, applicable either to a man or to a woman
MAT 5:32 · MAT 19:9 · MAT 19:10 · MAT 22:25 · MAT 22:30 · MAT 24:38 · MRK 6:17 · MRK 10:11 · MRK 10:12 · MRK 12:25 · LUK 14:20 · LUK 16:18 · LUK 16:18 · LUK 17:27 · LUK 20:34 · LUK 20:35 · 1CO 7:9 · 1CO 7:9 · 1CO 7:10 · 1CO 7:28 · 1CO 7:28 · 1CO 7:33 · 1CO 7:34 · 1CO 7:36 · 1CO 7:39 · 1TI 4:3 · 1TI 5:11 · 1TI 5:14
1 γάμος[a] differs in meaning from γαμέω and γαμίζω[a] (34.66) in denoting the state of being married and not simply the act of entering into a marriage relation.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
γαμέω, -@; impf. ἐγάμουν (Lk. xvii. 27); 1 aor. ἔγημα (the classic form, [Mt. xxii. 25 L T Tr WII]; Lk. xiv. 20; 1 Co. vii. 28" RG, 385) and ἐγάμησα (the later form, Mt. v. 32; [xxii 25 RG]; Mk. vi.17; x. 11; 1 Co. vii. 9, [28
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
γαμέω gameō 28x
to marry, Mt. 5:32, et al.; absol. to marry, enter the marriage state, Mt. 19:10, et al.; mid. to marry, be married, Mk. 10:12; 1 Cor. 7:39
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
* γαμέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX: Es 10:3, II Mac 14:25, IV Mac 16:9 * ;]
to marry; of the man, to marry, take to wife (ducere): absol., Mt 19:10 22:25, 30 24:38, Mk 12:25, Lk 17:27, 20:34, 35, I Co 7:28, 33; c. acc.: Mt 5:32 19:9, Mk 6:17 10:11, Lk 14:20 16:18.
Of the woman, mid. (and in late writers, pass.), to give oneself in marriage, marry (nubere): I Co 7:39;
in Hellenistic (M, Pr., 159), act. (as of the man), to marry: absol., I Co 7:28, 34, I Ti 5:11, 14. c acc., Mk 10:12.
Of both sexes: absol., I Ti 4:3, I Co 7:9, 10, 36.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
γαμέω (gameō) — to marry. γᾰμέω, future γαμέω [Refs 8th c.BC+], contraction γαμῶ [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist 1 ἔγημα [NT+8th c.BC+]perfect γεγάμηκα [Refs 5th c.BC+]: pluperfect ἐγεγαμήκει [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, future Epic dialect γαμέσσεται [Refs 8th c.BC+] codices, Attic dialect γαμοῦμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἐγημάμην [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, future γαμηθήσομαι [Refs 1st c.AD+]: aorist ἐγαμήθην [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: perfect γεγάμημαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: pluperfect ἐγεγάμητο [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: (γάμος):—marry, i.e. take to wife, of the man, Ἀδρήστοιο δ᾽ ἔγημε θυγατρῶν one of his daughters, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; γ. γυναῖκα ἐς οἰκία, like{ἄγεσθαι}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; γῆμαι γέκτρα βασιλέως the king's daughter, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also γάμῳ γ. marry in lawful wedlock, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐκ κακοῦ, ἐξ ἀγαθοῦ γῆμαι, marry a wife of mean or noble stock, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; παρά τινος[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ θυγατρὶ γ. ἄλλην γυναῖκα set a stepmother over one's daughter, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ δέκα ταλάντοις τινὰ γαμεῖν marry a wife with a dowry of ten talents, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. of mere sexual intercourse, take for a paramour, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
3. later of the woman, ἐὰν γαμήσῃ ἄλλον [NT]
II. middle, give oneself or one's child in marriage:
II.1. of the woman, give herself in marriage, i.e. wed, with dative, γαμέεσθαι τῷ ὅτεῴ τε πατὴρ κέλεται [Refs 8th c.BC+]; εἰς τύρανν᾽ ἐγημάμην I married into a royal house, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; γήματο δ᾽ εἰς Μαραθῶνα, i. e. she married Herodes of Marathon, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: ironically of a henpecked husband, κεῖνος οὐκ ἔγημεν ἀλλ᾽ ἐγήματο [Refs 6th c.BC+]; so Medea to Jason, μῶν γαμοῦσα.. σ; did I marry you? [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐγημάμην, of a man marrying a rich wife, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; γαμεῖται ἕκαστος (obscene meaning) [Refs 1st c.BC+]; incorrectly, in later writers, γημάμενος [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II.2. of parents, get their children married, betroth them, get a wife for the son, Πηλεύς θήν μοι ἔπειτα γυναῖκα γαμέσσεται αὐτός (where [Refs 3rd c.BC+] will seek or make suit for) [Refs 8th c.BC+] —active aorist 1 ἐγάμησα[Refs 4th c.BC+]
III. passive, to be taken to wife: hence, marry a husband, [prev. cited] ad [near the start], [Refs 4th c.AD+], etc.; rarely in correct authors, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]