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1 Corinthians 7:4

The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.

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ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γυνὴgunēwifeγυνήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “wife”, the subject formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.This verse uses “wife”.The wifeτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἰδίουidiouof her ownἴδιος (idios)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “of her own”, the of-formG2398one's own, belonging to one, private, personal; one's own people, one's own family, home, property.of her ownσώματοςsōmatosbodyσῶμα (sōma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “body”, the of-formG4983body, flesh; the body of the Church.This verse uses “body”.bodyοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἐξουσιάζειexousiazeipowerἐξουσιάζω (exousiazō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “power”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1850I exercise (wield) power (authority), pass: I am ruled, am held under authority.powerἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνήρanērmanἀνήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “man”, the subject formG435a male human being; a man, husband.ὁμοίωςhomoiōssimilarlyὁμοίωςadverb — “similarly”G3668in like manner, similarly, in the same way, equally.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.καὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνὴρanērmanἀνήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “man”, the subject formG435a male human being; a man, husband.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἰδίουidiouone's ownἴδιος (idios)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “one's own”, the of-formG2398one's own, belonging to one, private, personal; one's own people, one's own family, home, property.This verse uses “one's own”.σώματοςsōmatosbodyσῶμα (sōma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “body”, the of-formG4983body, flesh; the body of the Church.This verse uses “body”.οὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἐξουσιάζειexousiazeito have authorityἐξουσιάζω (exousiazō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to have authority”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1850I exercise (wield) power (authority), pass: I am ruled, am held under authority.ἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γυνήgunēwifeγυνήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “wife”, the subject formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.This verse uses “wife”.the wife

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

the wife over her own body hath not authority, but the husband; and, in like manner also, the husband over his own body hath not authority, but the wife.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The wife hath not power over her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power over his own body, but the wife.

Young’s Literal Translation

the wife over her own body hath not authority, but the husband; and, in like manner also, the husband over his own body hath not authority, but the wife.

World English Bible

The wife doesn’t have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise also the husband doesn’t have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

Darby Translation

The wife has not authority over her own body, but the husband: in like manner also the husband has not authority over his own body, but the wife.

Douay-Rheims

The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband. And in like manner the husband also hath not power of his own body, but the wife.

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