1 Corinthians 11
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1 Corinthians 11:3-10

3But I wantΘέλωThelōG2309you to understandG3609that ChristΧριστόςChristosG5547is theheadκεφαλὴkephalēG2776of everyπαντὸςpantosG3956manἀνδρὸςandrosG435, andthe manἀνήρ·anērG435is the headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776of a womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,and Godθεός.¶theosG2316is theheadκεφαλὴkephalēG2776of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.
4EveryΠᾶςPasG3956manἀνὴρanērG435who hasἔχωνechōnG2192somethingon his headκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776while prayingπροσευχόμενοςproseuchomenosG4336orἢēG2228prophesyingπροφητεύωνprophēteuōnG4395disgracesκαταισχύνειkataischuneiG2617his headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776.
5But everyπᾶσαpasaG3956womanγυνὴgunēG1135who has her headκεφαλῇkephalēaG2776uncoveredἀκατακαλύπτῳakatakaluptōG177while prayingπροσευχομένηproseuchomenēG4336orἢēG2228prophesyingπροφητεύουσαprophēteuousaG4395disgracesκαταισχύνειkataischuneiG2617her headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776,for it is oneἓνhenG1520and the sameG846as the womanG1135whose head isshavedἐξυρημένῃ.exurēmenēG3587.
6For ifεἰeiG1487a womanγυνή,gunēG1135does not coverκατακαλύπτεταιkatakaluptetaiG2619her head, have her alsoκαὶkaiG2532cutG2751her hairG2751offG2751;howeverδὲdeG1161,ifεἰeiG1487it is disgracefulαἰσχρὸνaischronG150for a womanγυναικὶgunaikiG1135tohave her hairG2751cutG2751offG2751orἢēG2228her head shavedξυρᾶσθαι,xurasthaiG3587,have her coverκατακαλυπτέσθω.¶katakaluptesthōG2619her head.
7For a manἈνὴρAnērG435shouldὀφείλειopheileiG3784not 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 toutoG1223G3778the womanγυνὴgunēG1135shouldὀφείλειopheileiG3784haveἔχεινecheinG2192a symbol ofauthorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849on her headκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776,becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the angelsἀγγέλους.angelousG32.
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