The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to [the] law” (νόμῳ) before for here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of her” (αὐτῆς,) before free here.
Γυνὴgunēwifeγυνήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “wife”, the subject formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.This verse uses “wife”.The wifeδέδεταιdedetaiis boundδέω (deō)verb, perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “is bound”, a completed action with a present resultG1210I bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful.is boundἐφ’ephuponἐπί (epi)preposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.ὅσονhosonasὅσος (hosos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “as”, the object formG3745how much, how great, how many, as great as, as much.asχρόνονchronontimeχρόνος (chronos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “time”, the object formG5550time, a particular time, season.This verse uses “time”.ζῇzēlivethζάω (zaō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “liveth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2198I live, am alive.livethὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνὴρanērhusbandἀνήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “husband”, the subject formG435a male human being; a man, husband.husbandαὐτῆςautēsheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἐὰνeanifἐάνconjunction — “if”G1437if.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.κοιμηθῇkoimēthēbe deadκοιμάομαι (koimaomai)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “be dead”, a single actionG2837I fall asleep, am asleep, sometimes of the sleep of death.be deadὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνήρanērmanἀνήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “man”, the subject formG435a male human being; a man, husband.ἐλευθέραeleutheraat libertyἐλεύθερος (eleutheros)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “at liberty”, the subject formG1658free, delivered from obligation.at libertyἐστὶνestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ᾧhōto whomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “to whom”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.to whomθέλειtheleishe willθέλω (thelō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “she will”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.This verse uses “will”.she willγαμηθῆναιgamēthēnaito marryγαμέω (gameō)verb, aorist passive infinitive — “to marry”, a single actionG1060I marry, used of either sex.μόνονmononaloneμόνος (monos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “alone”, the object formG3441only, solitary, desolate.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inκυρίῳkuriōLordκύριος (kurios)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the to- or for-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.the Lord
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
νόμῳnomōby the lawνόμος (nomos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “by the law”, the to- or for-formG3551usage, custom, law; in NT: of law in general, plur: of divine laws; of a force or influence impelling to action; of the Mosaic law; meton: of the books which contain the law, the Pentateuch, the Old Testament scriptures in general.αὐτῆςautēsherαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “her”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
A wife hath been bound by law as long time as her husband may live, and if her husband may sleep, she is free to be married to whom she will — only in the Lord;
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American Standard Version (1901)
A wife is bound for so long time as her husband liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is free to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
Young’s Literal Translation
A wife hath been bound by law as long time as her husband may live, and if her husband may sleep, she is free to be married to whom she will — only in the Lord;
World English Bible
A wife is bound by law for as long as her husband lives; but if the husband is dead, she is free to be married to whomever she desires, only in the Lord.
Darby Translation
A wife is bound for whatever time her husband lives; but if the husband be fallen asleep, she is free to be married to whom she will, only in [the] Lord.
Douay-Rheims
A woman is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband die, she is at liberty: let her marry to whom she will; only in the Lord.
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