Berean Standard Bible

1 Corinthians 11:2-16

2NowδὲdeG1161I commendἘπαινῶEpainōG1867youὑμᾶςhumasG4771forὅτιhotiG3754rememberingμέμνησθε,memnēstheG3403meG1473in everythingπάνταpantaG3956andκαὶkaiG2532formaintainingκατέχετε.¶katecheteG2722theτὰςtasG3588traditionsπαραδόσειςparadoseisG3862,just asκαθὼςkathōsG2531I passed them onπαρέδωκαparedōkaG3860to youὑμῖνhuminG4771.

3ButδὲdeG1161I wantΘέλωThelōG2309youὑμᾶςhumasG4771to understandG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754theἡhēG3588headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776of everyπαντὸςpantosG3956manἀνδρὸςandrosG435isἐστιν,estinG1510ὁhoG3588ChristΧριστόςChristosG5547,andδὲdeG1161theheadκεφαλὴkephalēG2776of the womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135ὁhoG3588ismanἀνήρ·anērG435,andδὲdeG1161theheadκεφαλὴkephalēG2776τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547ὁhoG3588isGodθεός.¶theosG2316.

4EveryΠᾶςPasG3956manἀνὴρanērG435whopraysπροσευχόμενοςproseuchomenosG4336orἢēG2228prophesiesπροφητεύωνprophēteuōnG4395withἔχωνechōnG2192hisheadκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776coveredκατὰkataG2596dishonorsκαταισχύνειkataischuneiG2617hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τὴνtēnG3588headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776.

5AndδὲdeG1161everyπᾶσαpasaG3956womanγυνὴgunēG1135whopraysπροσευχομένηproseuchomenēG4336orἢēG2228prophesiesπροφητεύουσαprophēteuousaG4395withτῇtēaG3588herheadκεφαλῇkephalēaG2776uncoveredἀκατακαλύπτῳakatakaluptōG177dishonorsκαταισχύνειkataischuneiG2617herαὐτῆς·autēsG846τὴνtēnG3588headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776,forγάρgarG1063it isἐστινestinG1510justἓν καὶ τὸ αὐτὸhen kai to autoG1520 G2532 G3588 G846as ifτῇtēaG3588her head were shavedἐξυρημένῃ.exurēmenēG3587.

6γὰρgarG1063IfεἰeiG1487a womanγυνή,gunēG1135does notοὐouG3756cover her headκατακαλύπτεταιkatakaluptetaiG2619καὶkaiG2532,she should have her hair cut offκειράσθω·keirasthōG2751.AndδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487it isshamefulαἰσχρὸνaischronG150for a womanγυναικὶgunaikiG1135τὸtoG3588to have her hair cutκείρασθαιkeirasthaiG2751orἢēG2228shaved offξυρᾶσθαι,xurasthaiG3587,she should cover her headκατακαλυπτέσθω.¶katakaluptesthōG2619.

7γὰρgarG1063μὲνmenG3303A manἈνὴρAnērG435oughtὀφείλειopheileiG3784notοὐκoukG3756to coverκατακαλύπτεσθαιkatakaluptesthaiG2619hisτὴνtēnG3588headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776, sincehe isὑπάρχων·huparchōnG5225theimageεἰκὼνeikōnG1504andκαὶkaiG2532gloryδόξαdoxaG1391of GodθεοῦtheouG2316;butδὲdeG1161theἡhēG3588womanγυνὴgunēG1135isἐστιν·estinG1510thegloryδόξαdoxaG1391of manἀνδρόςandrosG435.

8ForγάρgarG1063manἀνὴρanērG435did not comeοὐ ἐστινou estinG1510 G3756fromἐκekG1537womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,butἀλλὰallaG235womanγυνὴgunēG1135fromἐξexG1537manἀνδρός·androsG435.

9Neitherκαὶ γὰρ οὐκkai gar oukG2532 G1063 G3756was manἀνὴρanērG435createdἐκτίσθηektisthēG2936forδιὰdiaG1223τὴνtēnG3588womanγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,butἀλλὰallaG235womanγυνὴgunēG1135forδιὰdiaG1223τὸνtonG3588manἄνδρα·andraG435.

10For this reasonδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778ἡhēG3588a womanγυνὴgunēG1135oughtὀφείλειopheileiG3784to haveἔχεινecheinG2192a sign of authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849onἐπὶepiG1909herτῆςtēsG3588headκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776,because ofδιὰdiaG1223theτοὺςtousG3588angelsἀγγέλους.angelousG32.

11InἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962,howeverπλὴνplēnG4133,womanγυνὴgunēG1135isnotοὔτεouteG3777independentχωρὶςchōrisG5565ofmanἀνδρὸςandrosG435,norοὔτεouteG3777ismanἀνὴρanērG435independentχωρὶςchōrisG5565of womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135.

12ForγὰρgarG1063just asὥσπερhōsperG5618ἡhēG3588womanγυνὴgunēG1135camefromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588manἀνδρὸςandrosG435,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588manἀνὴρanērG435isborn ofδιὰdiaG1223τῆςtēsG3588womanγυναικός,gunaikosG1135.ButδὲdeG1161τὰtaG3588everythingπάνταpantaG3956comesfromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

13Judgeκρίνατε·krinateG2919forἐνenG1722yourselvesὑμῖν αὐτοῖςhumin autoisG4771 G846:Is itἐστὶνestinG1510properπρέπονpreponG4241for a womanγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135to prayπροσεύχεσθαι;proseuchesthaiG4336τῷtōG3588to GodθεῷtheōG2316with her head uncoveredἀκατακάλυπτονakatakaluptonG177?

14Doesn’tοὐδὲoudeG3761natureφύσιςphusisG5449itselfαὐτὴautēG846ἡhēG3588teachδιδάσκειdidaskeiG1321youὑμᾶςhumasG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754ifμὲν ἐὰνmen eanG3303 G1437a manἀνὴρanērG435has long hairκομᾷ,komaG2863,it isἐστιν,estinG1510a disgraceἀτιμίαatimiaG819to himαὐτῷautōG846,

15butδὲdeG1161thatifἐὰνeanG1437a womanγυνὴgunēG1135has long hairκομᾷ,komaG2863,it isἐστιν;estinG1510herαὐτῇautēaG846gloryδόξαdoxaG1391?ForὅτιhotiG3754ἡhēG3588long hairκόμηkomēG2864is givenδέδοταιdedotaiG1325to herαὐτῇ·autēaG846asἀντὶantiG473a coveringπεριβολαίουperibolaiouG4018.

16δέdeG1161IfεἰeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100is inclined to disputeδοκεῖ φιλόνεικοςdokei philoneikosG1380 G1510 G5380this,weG1473haveἔχομενechomenG2192noοὐκoukG3756otherτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108practiceσυνήθειανsunētheianG4914,norοὐδὲoudeG3761dotheαἱhaiG3588churchesἐκκλησίαιekklēsiaiG1577τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

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