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1 Corinthians 7:12

But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.

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Τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeButδέconjunction — “But”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.Butλοιποῖςloipoisto the restλοιπός (loipos)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “to the rest”, the to- or for-formG3062left, left behind, the remainder, the rest, the others.to the restλέγωlegōspeakλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.speakἐγώegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iοὐχouchnotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κύριοςkuriosLordκύριοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.the Lordεἴeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.τιςtisoneτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.ἀδελφὸςadelphosbrotherἀδελφόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “brother”, the subject formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brotherγυναῖκαgunaikaa wifeγυνή (gunē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “a wife”, the object formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.This verse uses “wife”.a wifeἔχειecheito haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.ἄπιστονapistonthat believeth notἄπιστος (apistos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “that believeth not”, the object formG571unbelieving, incredulous, unchristian; sometimes subst: unbeliever.that believeth notκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andαὕτηhautēthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.συνευδοκεῖsuneudokeibe pleasedσυνευδοκέω (suneudokeō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “be pleased”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4909I consent, agree, am of one mind with, am willing.be pleasedοἰκεῖνoikeinto dwellοἰκέω (oikeō)verb, present active infinitive — “to dwell”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3611I inhabit, dwell, indwell.This verse uses “dwell”.to dwellμετ’metwithμετά (meta)preposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.withαὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notἀφιέτωaphietōputἀφίημι (aphiēmi)verb, present active imperative, 3rd person singular — “put”, an ongoing or repeated actionG863(a) I send away, (b) I let go, release, permit to depart, (c) I remit, forgive, (d) I permit, suffer.putαὐτήνautēnherαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “her”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.her

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And to the rest I speak — not the Lord — if any brother hath a wife unbelieving, and she is pleased to dwell with him, let him not send her away;

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American Standard Version (1901)

But to the rest say I, not the Lord: If any brother hath an unbelieving wife, and she is content to dwell with him, let him not leave her.

Young’s Literal Translation

And to the rest I speak — not the Lord — if any brother hath a wife unbelieving, and she is pleased to dwell with him, let him not send her away;

World English Bible

But to the rest I—not the Lord—say, if any brother has an unbelieving wife, and she is content to live with him, let him not leave her.

Darby Translation

But as to the rest, I say, not the Lord, If any brother have an unbelieving wife, and she consent to dwell with him, let him not leave her.

Douay-Rheims

For to the rest I speak, not the Lord. If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she consent to dwell with him, let him not put her away.

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