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Lexicon :: Strong's G1062 - gamos

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γάμος
Transliteration
gamos (Key)
Pronunciation
gam'-os
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain affinity
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:648,111

Strong’s Definitions

γάμος gámos, gam'-os; of uncertain affinity; nuptials:—marriage, wedding.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's G1062 in the following manner: marriage (9x), wedding (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's G1062 in the following manner: marriage (9x), wedding (7x).

  1. a wedding or marriage festival, a wedding banquet, a wedding feast

  2. marriage, matrimony

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
γάμος gámos, gam'-os; of uncertain affinity; nuptials:—marriage, wedding.
STRONGS G1062:
γάμος, -ου, ὁ, [probably from the root, gam, to bind, unite; Curtius, p. 546f], as in Greek writings from Homer down;
1. a wedding or marriage-festival: John 2:1; Revelation 19:7 (under the figure of a marriage here is represented the intimate and everlasting union of Christ, at his return from heaven, with his church); τὸ δεῖπνον τοῦ γάμου, Revelation 19:9 (a symbol of the future blessings of the Messiah's kingdom); especially a wedding-banquet, a marriage-feast: Matthew 22:8, 10 [here T WH Tr marginal reading νυμφών], Matthew 22:11, 12; plural (referring apparently to the several acts of feasting), Matthew 22:2ff, Matthew 22:9; Matthew 25:10; Luke 12:36; Luke 14:8 (cf. Winers Grammar, § 27, 3; Buttmann, 23 (21)).
2. marriage, matrimony: Hebrews 13:4.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
22:2; 22:8; 22:9; 22:10; 22:11; 22:12; 25:10
Luke
12:36; 14:8
John
2:1
Hebrews
13:4
Revelation
19:7; 19:9

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1062 matches the Greek γάμος (gamos),
which occurs 16 times in 16 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:2 - simile factum est regnum caelorum homini regi qui fecit nuptias filio suo

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:3 - et misit servos suos vocare invitatos ad nuptias et nolebant venire

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:4 - iterum misit alios servos dicens dicite invitatis ecce prandium meum paravi tauri mei et altilia occisa et omnia parata venite ad nuptias

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:8 - tunc ait servis suis nuptiae quidem paratae sunt sed qui invitati erant non fuerunt digni

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:9 - ite ergo ad exitus viarum et quoscumque inveneritis vocate ad nuptias

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:10 - et egressi servi eius in vias congregaverunt omnes quos invenerunt malos et bonos et impletae sunt nuptiae discumbentium

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:11 - intravit autem rex ut videret discumbentes et vidit ibi hominem non vestitum veste nuptiali

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:12 - et ait illi amice quomodo huc intrasti non habens vestem nuptialem at ille obmutuit

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:10 - dum autem irent emere venit sponsus et quae paratae erant intraverunt cum eo ad nuptias et clausa est ianua

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:36 - et vos similes hominibus expectantibus dominum suum quando revertatur a nuptiis ut cum venerit et pulsaverit confestim aperiant ei

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:8 - cum invitatus fueris ad nuptias non discumbas in primo loco ne forte honoratior te sit invitatus ab eo

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:1 - et die tertio nuptiae factae sunt in Cana Galilaeae et erat mater Iesu ibi

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:2 - vocatus est autem ibi et Iesus et discipuli eius ad nuptias

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:4 - honorabile conubium in omnibus et torus inmaculatus fornicatores enim et adulteros iudicabit Deus

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:7 - gaudeamus et exultemus et demus gloriam ei quia venerunt nuptiae agni et uxor eius praeparavit se

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:9 - et dicit mihi scribe beati qui ad cenam nuptiarum agni vocati sunt et dicit mihi haec verba vera Dei sunt
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