1 CORINTHIANS 7:27

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT

To get what 1 Corinthians 7:27 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.

“Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.”

Very low popularity: < 10 searches a month
Popularity relative to other verses in 1 Corinthians chapter 7 using average monthly Google searches.

1 Corinthians 7:27 Translation & Meaning

What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Greek Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].

KJV Verse Original Greek Meaning/ Definition
This is a simplified translation of the original Greek word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail.
More 
Use the buttons below to get details on the Greek word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word.
Art thou bound δέδεσαι To bind (in various applications, literally or figuratively) Art bound
unto a wife? γυναικί A woman; specially, a wife wife
seek ζήτει To seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life) seek
not μὴ (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether not
to be loosed. λύσιν· A loosening, i.e., (specially), divorce loosed
Art thou loosed λέλυσαι To "loosen" (literally or figuratively) Art loosed
from ἀπὸ "off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative) from
a wife? γυναικός A woman; specially, a wife wife
seek ζήτει To seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life) seek
not μὴ (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether not
a wife. γυναῖκα A woman; specially, a wife wife

Verse Context

See 1 Corinthians 7:27 with its adjacent verses in bold below. Follow either of the two large buttons below to see these verses in their broader context of the King James Bible or a Bible concordance.

Very High
Verse Search Popularity Levels What do people search for?

Use the scale on the left to tell how often the verses below are googled compared to each other.

High
Medium
Low
Very Low
  • 25  Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.

  • 26  I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.

  • 27  Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.

  • 28  But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.

  • 29  But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;




Sources:

The King James Bible (1611) and Strong's Concordance (1890) with Hebrew and Greek dictionaries are sourced from the BibleForgeDB database (https://github.com/bibleforge) within the BibleForge project (http://bibleforge.com). Popularity rankings are based on search volume data from the Google AdWords Keyword Planner tool.


Share This Page:


Popular Bible Topics What does the Bible say about...?

Most Searched Bible Verses
Translations, Meanings, Complete Red Letter Bible
Words of God in dark red
Words of Jesus in light red