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1 Corinthians 7:2

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

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διὰdiaNeverthelessδιάpreposition — “Nevertheless”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.Neverthelessδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πορνείαςporneiasto avoid fornicationπορνεία (porneia)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “to avoid fornication”, the object formG4202fornication, whoredom; met: idolatry.This verse uses “fornication”.to avoid fornicationἕκαστοςhekastosevery manἕκαστοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “every man”, the subject formG1538each (of more than two), every one.every manτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἑαυτοῦheautouhis ownἑαυτοῦpersonal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his own”, the of-formG1438himself, herself, itself.his ownγυναῖκαgunaikawifeγυνή (gunē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “wife”, the object formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.This verse uses “wife”.wifeἐχέτωechetōletἔχω (echō)verb, present active imperative, 3rd person singular — “let”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.letκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἑκάστηhekastēevery womanἕκαστος (hekastos)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “every woman”, the subject formG1538each (of more than two), every one.every womanτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἴδιονidionher ownἴδιος (idios)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “her own”, the object formG2398one's own, belonging to one, private, personal; one's own people, one's own family, home, property.her ownἄνδραandrahusbandἀνήρ (anēr)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “husband”, the object formG435a male human being; a man, husband.husbandἐχέτωechetōto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active imperative, 3rd person singular — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and because of the whoredom let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her proper husband;

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American Standard Version (1901)

But, because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

Young’s Literal Translation

and because of the whoredom let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her proper husband;

World English Bible

But, because of sexual immoralities, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

Darby Translation

but on account of fornications, let each have his own wife, and each [woman] have her own husband.

Douay-Rheims

But for fear of fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

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