What Does 1 Corinthians 7:36 Mean?

if, whether, that, etc

“But”

but, and, etc

some or any person or object

“that he behaveth himself uncomely”

to be (i.e., act) unbecoming

“toward”

properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“virgin”

a maiden; by implication, an unmarried daughter

the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons

“think”

properly, to do by law (usage), i.e., to accustom (passively, be usual); by extension, to deem or regard

“if”

a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty

(may, might, can, could, would, should, must, etc.; also with g1487 and its comparative, as well as with other particles) be

“she pass the flower of her age”

beyond the "acme", i.e., figuratively (of a daughter) past the bloom (prime) of youth

“and”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“so”

in this way (referring to what precedes or follows)

“need”

to owe (pecuniarily); figuratively, to be under obligation (ought, must, should); morally, to fail in duty

“require”

to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)

“what”

the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that

“he will”

to determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas g1014 properly denotes rather a passive acquiescence in objective considerations),

“let him do”

to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)

“not”

the absolute negative (compare g3361) adverb; no or not

“he sinneth”

properly, to miss the mark (and so not share in the prize), i.e., (figuratively) to err, especially (morally) to sin

“let them marry”

to wed (of either sex)