Unmarried
ἄγαμοςStrong’s G0022agamos
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Agamos is the Greek word usually translated “unmarried” and “unmarried man”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.”
Meaning
Usually translated “unmarried” and “unmarried man”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- unmarried 3
- unmarried man 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 4
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Corinthians 7:11But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.
- 1 Corinthians 7:32But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:
- 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.
Greek dictionary
ἄγαμος agamos · unmarried
ἄ-γαμος, -ον [in LXX: 4Ma.16:9 * ;] unmarried: 1Co.7:8, 32; fem. (= cl. ἄνανδρος), ib. 11, 34.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “unmarried” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
UNMAR'RIED, adjective
Not married; having no husband or no wife.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.