1 Corinthians 14
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1 Corinthians 14:4-11

4One whospeaksλαλῶνlalōnG2980in a tongueγλώσσῃglōssēG1100edifiesοἰκοδομεῖ,oikodomeiG3618himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438; but one whoprophesiesπροφητεύωνprophēteuōnG4395edifiesοἰκοδομεῖ.¶oikodomeiG3618the churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577.
5NowG1161I wishΘέλωThelōG2309that you allπάνταςpantasG3956spokeλαλεῖνlaleinG2980in tonguesγλώσσαις,glōssaisG1100, but evenmoreμᾶλλονmallonG3123that you would prophesyπροφητεύητε·prophēteuēteG4395;and greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173is one who prophesiesπροφητεύωνprophēteuōnG4395thanἢēG2228one whospeaksλαλῶνlalōnG2980in tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100,unlessεἰ μὴei mēG1487G3361he interpretsδιερμηνεύῃ,diermēneuēG1329,soG2443that the churchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577may receiveλάβῃ.¶labēG2983edifyingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619.
6But nowΝῦνNunG3568,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,ifἐὰνeanG1437I comeἔλθωelthōG2064to you speakingλαλῶν,lalōnG2980in tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100,whatτίtiG5101will I profitὠφελήσω,ōphelēsōG5623you unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437G3361I speakλαλήσωlalēsōG2980to you eitherἢēG2228by wayG1722ofrevelationἀποκαλύψειapokalupseiG602orἢēG2228ofknowledgeγνώσειgnōseiG1108orἢēG2228ofprophecyπροφητείᾳprophēteiaG4394orἢēG2228ofteachingδιδαχῇ;didachēaG1322?
7YetὅμωςhomōsG3676evenlifelessG895thingsG895,eitherεἴτεeiteG1535fluteαὐλὸςaulosG836orεἴτεeiteG1535harpκιθάρα,kitharaG2788,in producingδιδόντα,didontaG1325a soundφωνὴνphōnēnG5456,ifἐὰνeanG1437they do not produceδῷ,dōG1325a distinctionδιαστολὴνdiastolēnG1293in the tonesφθόγγοιςphthongoisG5353,howπῶςpōsG4459will it be knownγνωσθήσεταιgnōsthēsetaiG1097what is playedG832on the fluteG832orἢēG2228on the harpκιθαριζόμενον;kitharizomenonG2789?
8For ifἐὰνeanG1437thebugleσάλπιγξsalpigxG4536producesδῷ,dōG1325an indistinctἄδηλονadēlonG82soundφωνὴνphōnēnG5456,whoτίςtisG5101will prepareπαρασκευάσεταιparaskeuasetaiG3903himself for battleπόλεμον;polemonG4171?
9SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532you, unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437G3361you utterδῶτε,dōteG1325by the tongueγλώσσηςglōssēsG1100speechλόγονlogonG3056that is clearεὔσημονeusēmonG2154,howπῶςpōsG4459will it be knownγνωσθήσεταιgnōsthēsetaiG1097what is spokenλαλούμενον;laloumenonG2980? For you will bespeakingλαλοῦντες.lalountesG2980into the airἀέραaeraG109.
10There are, perhapsτύχοι,tuchoiG5177,a greatG5118manyτοσαῦτα,tosautaG5118kindsγένηgenēG1085oflanguagesφωνῶνphōnōnG5456in the worldκόσμῳ,kosmōG2889,and noοὐδὲνoudenG3762kindis withoutG880meaningG880.
11IfἐὰνeanG1437thenοὖνounG3767I do not knowG3609the meaningδύναμινdunaminG1411of the languageφωνῆς,phōnēsG5456,I will be to the one who speaksλαλοῦντιlalountiG2980abarbarianβάρβαροςbarbarosG915,and the one who speaksλαλῶνlalōnG2980will be abarbarianβάρβαρος·barbarosG915to me.
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