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1: συγγνώμη

(Strong's #4774 — Noun Feminine — sungnome — soong-gno'-may )

lit., "a joint opinion, mind or understanding" (sun, "with," gnome, "an opinion"), "a fellow feeling," hence, "a concession, allowance," is translated "permission," in contrast to "commandment," in 1 Corinthians 7:6 .

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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Permission'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​p/permission.html. 1940.
 
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