Help QuickNav Adv. Options
CSB

CSB

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's G1918 - epigambreuō

Choose a new font size and typeface
ἐπιγαμβρεύω
Transliteration
epigambreuō (Key)
Pronunciation
ep-ee-gam-bryoo'-o
Listen
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἐπί (G1909) and a derivative of γάμος (G1062)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

Strong’s Definitions

ἐπιγαμβρεύω epigambreúō, ep-ee-gam-bryoo'-o; from G1909 and a derivative of G1062; to form affinity with, i.e. (specially) in a levirate way:—marry.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G1918 in the following manner: marry (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G1918 in the following manner: marry (1x).

  1. to be related to by marriage, enter into affinity with

    1. become any one's father-in-law or son-in-law

    2. to marry the widow of a brother who has died childless

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐπιγαμβρεύω epigambreúō, ep-ee-gam-bryoo'-o; from G1909 and a derivative of G1062; to form affinity with, i.e. (specially) in a levirate way:—marry.
STRONGS G1918:
ἐπιγαμβρεύω: future ἐπιγαμβρεύσω; to be related to by marriage, enter into affinity with;
1. Sept. for הִתְחַתֵּן, to become anyone's father-in-law or son-in-law: τινί, Genesis 34:9; 1 Samuel 18:22ff; 2 Chronicles 18:1; 2 Esdr. 9:14; 1 Macc. 10:54, 56.
2. τινά, for יִבֵּם, to marry the widow of a brother who has died childless: Genesis 38:8; Matthew 22:24, where allusion is made to the levirate law recorded in Deuteronomy 25:5-10; cf. Winers RWB. under the word Leviratsehe; [BB. DD., under the word Marriage]. (Not found in native Greek authors [except schol. ad Euripides, Or. 574ff; cf. Winer's Grammar 26].)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
34:9; 38:8
Deuteronomy
25:5; 25:6; 25:7; 25:8; 25:9; 25:10
1 Samuel
18:22
2 Chronicles
2; 18:1
Matthew
22:24

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1918 matches the Greek ἐπιγαμβρεύω (epigambreuō),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the LXX Greek.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:9 -

“Intermarry with us; give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:22 -

Saul then ordered his servants, “Speak to David in private and tell him, ‘Look, the king is pleased with you, and all his servants love you. Therefore, you should become the king’s son-in-law.’ ”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:23 -

Saul’s servants reported these words directly to David, but he replied, “Is it trivial in your sight to become the king’s son-in-law? I am a poor commoner.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:26 -

When the servants reported these terms to David, he was pleased to become the king’s son-in-law. Before the wedding day arrived,

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:27 -

David and his men went out and killed two hundred[fn] Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented them as full payment to the king to become his son-in-law. Then Saul gave his daughter Michal to David as his wife.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 18:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:1 -

Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance, and he made an alliance with Ahab through marriage.[fn]

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:14 -

should we break your commands again and intermarry with the peoples who commit these detestable practices? Wouldn’t you become so angry with us that you would destroy us, leaving neither remnant nor survivor?

BLB Searches
Search the Bible
CSB
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
CSB
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan