New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 11:8-12

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.

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