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Lexicon :: Strong's G1918 - epigambreuō

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ἐπιγαμβρεύω
Transliteration
epigambreuō (Key)
Pronunciation
ep-ee-gam-bryoo'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἐπί (G1909) and a derivative of γάμος (G1062)
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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].)
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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:9 - Make marriages with us. Give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:22 - And Saul commanded his servants, “Speak to David in private and say, ‘Behold, the king has delight in you, and all his servants love you. Now then become the king’s son-in-law.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:23 - And Saul’s servants spoke those words in the ears of David. And David said, “Does it seem to you a little thing to become the king’s son-in-law, since I am a poor man and have no reputation?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:26 - And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son-in-law. Before the time had expired,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:27 - David arose and went, along with his men, and killed two hundred of the Philistines. And David brought their foreskins, which were given in full number to the king, that he might become the king’s son-in-law. And Saul gave him his daughter Michal for a wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 18:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:1 - Now Jehoshaphat had great riches and honor, and he made a marriage alliance with Ahab.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:14 - shall we break your commandments again and intermarry with the peoples who practice these abominations? Would you not be angry with us until you consumed us, so that there should be no remnant, nor any to escape?
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