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Koine Greek wordlink #115892

SR GNT 1 Cor 7:36 ὑπέρακμος (huperakmos) ‘is thinking if she may_be beyond_marriable_age and thus it ought’ Strongs=52300 Lemma=huperakmos^*
Word role=substantive adjective case=nominative gender=feminine number=singular
Year=59 AD

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Only use of identical word form ὑπέρακμος (S-NFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ὑπέρακμος’ (S-NFS) is always and only glossed as ‘beyond_marriable_age’.

1 Cor 7:36 ‘is thinking if she may_be beyond_marriable_age and thus it ought’ SR GNT 1 Cor 7:36 word 13

OET-LV: 36 But if anyone to _be _dishonouring to the virgin of _him is _thinking, if she _may _be beyond _marriable _age and thus it _ought to _be _becoming, what he _is _willing him _let _be _doing, not is _sinning, them _let _be _marrying. (CO1_7:36)

OET-RV: 36 However, if a man thinks he’s made the wrong decisions about his unmarried woman, if she’s reached the age of marriage and it should proceed, then he should do what he planned—he’s not sinning—they should get married. (CO1 7:36)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘huperakmos’ in the Greek originals.

Key: S=substantive adjective NFS=nominative,feminine,singular