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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].)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 - In fact, let’s arrange other marriages, too. You give us your daughters for our sons, and we will give you our daughters for your sons.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:22 - Then Saul told his men to say to David, “The king really likes you, and so do we. Why don’t you accept the king’s offer and become his son-in-law?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:23 - When Saul’s men said these things to David, he replied, “How can a poor man from a humble family afford the bride price for the daughter of a king?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:26 - David was delighted to accept the offer. Before the time limit expired,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:27 - he and his men went out and killed 200 Philistines. Then David fulfilled the king’s requirement by presenting all their foreskins to him. So Saul gave his daughter Michal to David to be his wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 18:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:1 - Jehoshaphat enjoyed great riches and high esteem, and he made an alliance with Ahab of Israel by having his son marry Ahab’s daughter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:14 - But even so, we are again breaking your commands and intermarrying with people who do these detestable things. Won’t your anger be enough to destroy us, so that even this little remnant no longer survives?
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