noun

agamos

Greekἄγαμος (agamos)

Strong’sG22

unmarried

stem agam-4 times in the New Testament3 of 20 forms occur

Translated as

unmarried4×

What it means

** ἄ-γαμος, -ον

[in LXX: IV Mac 16:9 *;]

unmarried: I Co 7:8, 32; fem. (= cl. ἄνανδρος), I Co 7:11, 34.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G22 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidag'-am-os

unmarried

Fromfrom G1 (as a negative particle) and G1062;

King Jamesunmarried.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	feminine singular	masculine singular	feminine plural	masculine plural
subject nominative	agamas2×ἄγαμος	agamos1×ἄγαμος	agamais	agamois
object accusative	agaman	agamon	agamain	agamoin
direct address vocative	agamar	agamor	agamair	agamoir
of, belonging to genitive	agamau	agamou	agamaiu	agamoiu
to, for dative	agama	agamo	agamai	agamoi1×ἀγάμοις

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

agamstem+aogender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

agam is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

4 occurrences, every one of them listed

agamas“unmarried”subjectnominative singular2×

1 Corinthians 7:11“unmarried”ean de kai chōriziteia, menatōr agamas ē to anēro katallassitar kai anēron gunaikan mē afiēkarō.But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

1 Corinthians 7:34“unmarried”kai merizitē. kai tas gunaikas tas agamas kai tas parthenas merimnatō teim tou kuriou, hina ateiō hagias kai te sōme kai te pneume; tas de gamaratas merimnatō teim tou kosmou, pōs areskateia to anēro.and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the work of the Lord, how she can be holy in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world, how she can please her husband.

agamos“unmarried”subjectnominative singular1×

1 Corinthians 7:32“unmarried”Thelamō de vin amerimnoin arō. tos agamos merimnatō teim tou kuriou, pōs areskateia to kurio;I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the work of the Lord, how he can please the Lord.

agamoi“unmarried”to, fordative plural1×

1 Corinthians 7:8“unmarried”Legamō de toi agamoi kai tai chērai, kalem autoi ean menaleia hōs kamis;Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.