New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 11:2-16

2NowδὲdeG1161I praiseἘπαινῶEpainōG1867you becauseὅτιhotiG3754yourememberμέμνησθε,memnēstheG3403me in everythingπάνταpantaG3956andholdG2722firmlyG2722to the traditionsπαραδόσειςparadoseisG3862,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as I deliveredπαρέδωκαparedōkaG3860them to you.

3But I wantΘέλωThelōG2309you to understandG3609thatChristΧριστόςChristosG5547is theheadκεφαλὴkephalēG2776of everyπαντὸςpantosG3956manἀνδρὸςandrosG435, andthe manἀνήρ·anērG435is the headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776of a womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,and Godθεός.¶theosG2316is theheadκεφαλὴkephalēG2776ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

4EveryΠᾶςPasG3956manἀνὴρanērG435who hasἔχωνechōnG2192somethingon his headκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776while prayingπροσευχόμενοςproseuchomenosG4336orἢēG2228prophesyingπροφητεύωνprophēteuōnG4395disgracesκαταισχύνειkataischuneiG2617his headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776.

5But everyπᾶσαpasaG3956womanγυνὴgunēG1135who has her headκεφαλῇkephalēaG2776uncoveredἀκατακαλύπτῳakatakaluptōG177while prayingπροσευχομένηproseuchomenēG4336orἢēG2228prophesyingπροφητεύουσαprophēteuousaG4395disgracesκαταισχύνειkataischuneiG2617her headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776,for she is oneἓνhenG1520and the sameG846as the womanG1135whose head isshavedἐξυρημένῃ.exurēmenēG3587.

6For ifεἰeiG1487a womanγυνή,gunēG1135does not coverκατακαλύπτεταιkatakaluptetaiG2619her head, let her alsoκαὶkaiG2532have her hairG2751cutG2751offG2751;but ifεἰeiG1487it is disgracefulαἰσχρὸνaischronG150for a womanγυναικὶgunaikiG1135tohave her hairG2751cutG2751offG2751orἢēG2228her head shavedξυρᾶσθαι,xurasthaiG3587,let her coverκατακαλυπτέσθω.¶katakaluptesthōG2619her head.

7For a manἈνὴρAnērG435oughtὀφείλειopheileiG3784not to have his headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776coveredκατακαλύπτεσθαιkatakaluptesthaiG2619, since he is theimageεἰκὼνeikōnG1504and gloryδόξαdoxaG1391of GodθεοῦtheouG2316;but the womanγυνὴgunēG1135is the gloryδόξαdoxaG1391of manἀνδρόςandrosG435.

8FormanἀνὴρanērG435does not originateἐστινestinG1510from womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,but womanγυνὴgunēG1135from manἀνδρός·androsG435;

9for indeedκαὶkaiG2532manἀνὴρanērG435was not createdἐκτίσθηektisthēG2936for the woman’sγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135sakeδιὰdiaG1223, butwomanγυνὴgunēG1135for the man’sἄνδρα·andraG435sakeδιὰdiaG1223.

10Thereforeδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778the womanγυνὴgunēG1135oughtὀφείλειopheileiG3784to haveἔχεινecheinG2192a symbol ofauthorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849on her headκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776,becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the angelsἀγγέλους.angelousG32.

11HoweverπλὴνplēnG4133,in the Lordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962,neitherοὔτεouteG3777is womanγυνὴgunēG1135independentχωρὶςchōrisG5565of manἀνδρὸςandrosG435,norοὔτεouteG3777is manἀνὴρanērG435independentχωρὶςchōrisG5565of womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135.

12For as the womanγυνὴgunēG1135originates from the manἀνδρὸςandrosG435,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532the manἀνὴρanērG435has his birththroughδιὰdiaG1223the womanγυναικός,gunaikosG1135; andallG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956originatefrom Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

13Judgeκρίνατε·krinateG2919for yourselvesὑμῖν αὐτοῖςhumin autoisG4771 G846:is it properπρέπονpreponG4241for a womanγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135to prayπροσεύχεσθαι;proseuchesthaiG4336to GodθεῷtheōG2316with her headuncoveredἀκατακάλυπτονakatakaluptonG177?

14Does not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761natureφύσιςphusisG5449itselfG846teachδιδάσκειdidaskeiG1321you that ifἐὰνeanG1437a manἀνὴρanērG435hasG2863longκομᾷ,komaG2863hairG2863,it is a dishonorἀτιμίαatimiaG819to him,

15but ifἐὰνeanG1437a womanγυνὴgunēG1135hasG2863longκομᾷ,komaG2863hairG2863,it is a gloryδόξαdoxaG1391to her? For her hairκόμηkomēG2864is givenδέδοταιdedotaiG1325to her for a coveringπεριβολαίουperibolaiouG4018.

16But ifεἰeiG1487oneτιςtisG5100is inclinedδοκεῖdokeiG1380to be contentiousφιλόνεικοςphiloneikosG5380,we haveἔχομενechomenG2192noοὐκoukG3756otherτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108practiceσυνήθειανsunētheianG4914,norοὐδὲoudeG3761havethe churchesἐκκλησίαιekklēsiaiG1577of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

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