Strong's Lexicon
G718 — ἁρμόζω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G718 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἁρμόζω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G719 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | harmozo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | har-mod'-zo |
| Meaning: | 1. to joint 2. (figuratively) to woo 3. (reflexively) to betroth |
| KJV Renderings: | espouse |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἁρμόζω, Attic ἁρμόττω: 1 aorist middle ἡρμοσάμην; (ἁρμός, which see);
1. to join, to fit together; so in Homer of carpenters, fastening together beams and planks to build houses, ships, etc.
2. of marriage: ἁρμόζειν τίνι τήν θυγατέρα (Herodotus 9, 108) to betroth a daughter to anyone; passive ἁρμόζεται γυνή ἀνδρί, the Sept. Pro 19:14; middle ἁρμόσασθαι τήν θυγατέρα τίνος (Herodotus 5, 32; 47; 6, 65) to join to oneself, i. e. to marry, the daughter of anyone; ἁρμόσασθαι τίνι τινα to betroth, to give one in marriage to anyone: 2Co 11:2, and often in Philo, cf. Loesner ad loc.; the middle cannot be said to be used actively, but refers to him to whom the care of betrothing has been committed; (cf. Buttmann, 193 (167); per contra Meyer at the passage; Winer’s Grammar, 258 (242)).
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἁρμόζω (espouse)
2 Corinthians 11:2
- KJV: For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy for I have espoused you to one husband that I may present a chaste virgin to Christ
- GK: ζηλώ γαρ υμάς ζήλω θεού ηρμοσάμην γαρ υμάς ενί ανδρί παρθένον αγνήν παραστήσαι τω χριστώ