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The Greek word “brochos”

Found just once in the New Testament (1 Cor. 7:35), the Greek noun “brochos” means “restraint” or “noose.” A proper definition for this term in 1 Cor. 7, where this term is used metaphorically, is: “‘throw a noose over,’ i.e., ‘lay a restraint upon.’”