"to marry, Mt. 5:32, et al.; absol. to marry, enter the marriage state, Mt. 19:10, et al.; mid. to marry, be married, Mk. 10:12; 1 Cor. 7:39"
Definition and meaning
to marry, Mt. 5:32, et al.; absol. to marry, enter the marriage state, Mt. 19:10, et al.; mid. to marry, be married, Mk. 10:12; 1 Cor. 7:39
In the original Greek the word is written: γαμέω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of gameo (G1060) across the King James Bible.
But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother:
For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.
For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her.
And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.
For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.
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Common questions
Strong's G1060 (gameo) is a Greek word that means: to marry, Mt. 5:32, et al.; absol. to marry, enter the marriage state, Mt. 19:10, et al.; mid. to marry, be married, Mk. 10:12; 1 Cor. 7:39 It appears 25 times in the King James Bible.
The word gameo (G1060) appears 25 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1060 is gameo, a Greek word defined as: to marry, Mt. 5:32, et al.; absol. to marry, enter the marriage state, Mt. 19:10, et al.; mid. to marry, be married, Mk. 10:12; 1 Cor. 7:39. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
gameo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.