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1 Corinthians 11:2-16

2NowδὲdeG1161IpraiseG1867you,thatinallthingsπάνταpantaG3956yearemindfulofme;andthatasIhavedirectedyou, yekeepG2722thedirections.

3ButIwishG2309youtoknowthattheChristG5547isG1510theheadκεφαλὴkephalēG2776ofeverymanἀνδρὸςandrosG435,butwoman'sheadκεφαλὴkephalēG2776[isG1510]themanἀνήρ·anērG435,andtheChrist'sheadκεφαλὴkephalēG2776Godθεός.¶theosG2316.

4EverymanἀνὴρanērG435prayingπροσευχόμενοςproseuchomenosG4336orprophesyingπροφητεύωνprophēteuōnG4395,having[anything]onhisheadκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776, putshisheadκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776toshameG2617.

5ButeverywomanγυνὴgunēG1135prayingπροσευχομένηproseuchomenēG4336orprophesyingπροφητεύουσαprophēteuousaG4395withherheadκεφαλῇkephalēaG2776uncoveredputsherownheadκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776toshameG2617;foritisG1510oneἓνhenG1520andthesameG846asashaved[womanG1135].

6Forifawomanγυνή,gunēG1135benotcoveredG2619,letherhairalsoκαὶkaiG2532becutoff.Butif[itbe]shamefulG150toawomanγυναικὶgunaikiG1135tohaveherhaircutoffortobeshaved,letherbecoveredG2619.

7FormanG435indeedoughtὀφείλειopheileiG3784nottohavehisheadκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776coveredκατακαλύπτεσθαιkatakaluptesthaiG2619,beingG1510God'simageεἰκὼνeikōnG1504andgloryδόξαdoxaG1391;butwomanγυνὴgunēG1135isG1510man'sgloryδόξαdoxaG1391.

8FormanἀνὴρanērG435isG1510notofwomanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,butwomanγυνὴgunēG1135ofmanἀνδρός·androsG435.

9ForalsoG2532manἀνὴρanērG435wasnotcreatedforthesakeG1223ofthewomanγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,butwomanγυνὴgunēG1135forthesakeG1223ofthemanἄνδρα·andraG435.

10ThereforeoughtὀφείλειopheileiG3784thewomanγυνὴgunēG1135tohaveauthorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849onherheadκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776,onaccountG1223oftheangelsἀγγέλους.angelousG32.

11HoweverπλὴνplēnG4133,neither[is]womanγυνὴgunēG1135withoutmanἀνδρὸςandrosG435,normanἀνὴρanērG435withoutwomanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,in[the]Lordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962.

12ForasthewomanγυνὴgunēG1135[is]ofthemanἀνδρὸςandrosG435,soalsoκαὶkaiG2532[is]themanἀνὴρanērG435bythewomanγυναικός,gunaikosG1135,butallthingsπάνταpantaG3956ofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316.

13Judgeκρίνατε·krinateG2919inyourselves:isG1510itcomelythatawomanγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135shouldprayπροσεύχεσθαι;proseuchesthaiG4336toGodθεῷtheōG2316uncovered?

14DoesnotevenοὐδὲoudeG3761natureφύσιςphusisG5449itselfteachδιδάσκειdidaskeiG1321you,thatmanἀνὴρanērG435,ifhehavelongκομᾷ,komaG2863hairG2863,itisG1510adishonourtohim?

15ButwomanγυνὴgunēG1135,ifshehavelongκομᾷ,komaG2863hairG2863, [itisG1510]gloryδόξαdoxaG1391toher;forthelongG2863hairG2863isG1510givenG1325[toher]inlieuofaveil.

16ButifanyoneG5100thinkG1380tobeG1510contentious,wehavenosuchτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108customσυνήθειανsunētheianG4914,northeassembliesofGodθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

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