1 Corinthians 14
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1 Corinthians 14:4-11

4The one whospeaksλαλῶνlalōnG2980in a tongueγλώσσῃglōssēG1100edifiesοἰκοδομεῖ,oikodomeiG3618himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438; but the one whoprophesiesπροφητεύωνprophēteuōnG4395edifiesοἰκοδομεῖ.¶oikodomeiG3618the churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577.
5NowG1161I wishΘέλωThelōG2309that you allπάνταςpantasG3956spokeλαλεῖνlaleinG2980in tonguesγλώσσαις,glōssaisG1100, butratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123that you would prophesyπροφητεύητε·prophēteuēteG4395;and greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173is the one who prophesiesπροφητεύωνprophēteuōnG4395thanἢēG2228the one whospeaksλαλῶνlalōnG2980in tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100,unlessἐκτὸς εἰ μὴektos ei mēG1622G1487G3361he interpretsδιερμηνεύῃ,diermēneuēG1329,soἵναinaG2443thatἵναinaG2443the churchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577may receiveλάβῃ.¶labēG2983edificationοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619.
6But nowΝῦνNunG3568,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters,ifἐὰνeanG1437I comeἔλθωelthōG2064to you speakingλαλῶν,lalōnG2980in tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100,howτίtiG5101will I benefitὠφελήσω,ōphelēsōG5623you unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437G3361I speakλαλήσωlalēsōG2980to you eitherἢēG2228by wayG1722ofrevelationἀποκαλύψειapokalupseiG602,orἢēG2228ofknowledgeγνώσειgnōseiG1108,orἢēG2228ofprophecyπροφητείᾳprophēteiaG4394,orἢēG2228ofteachingδιδαχῇ;didachēaG1322?
7YetὅμωςhomōsG3676evenlifelessἄψυχαapsuchaG895instruments,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535fluteαὐλὸςaulosG836orεἴτεeiteG1535harpκιθάρα,kitharaG2788,in producingδιδόντα,didontaG1325a soundφωνὴνphōnēnG5456,ifἐὰνeanG1437they do not produceδῷ,dōG1325a distinctionδιαστολὴνdiastolēnG1293in the tonesφθόγγοιςphthongoisG5353,howπῶςpōsG4459will it be knownγνωσθήσεταιgnōsthēsetaiG1097what is playedG832onG832theG832fluteG832orἢēG2228on the harpκιθαριζόμενον;kitharizomenonG2789?
8For ifἐὰνeanG1437the trumpetσάλπιγξsalpigxG4536producesδῷ,dōG1325an indistinctἄδηλονadēlonG82soundφωνὴνphōnēnG5456,whoτίςtisG5101will prepareπαρασκευάσεταιparaskeuasetaiG3903himself for battleπόλεμον;polemonG4171?
9SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779you tooκαὶkaiG2532,unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437G3361you produceδῶτε,dōteG1325intelligibleεὔσημονeusēmonG2154speechλόγονlogonG3056by the tongueγλώσσηςglōssēsG1100,howπῶςpōsG4459will it be knownγνωσθήσεταιgnōsthēsetaiG1097what is spokenλαλούμενον;laloumenonG2980? For you will just betalkingλαλοῦντες.lalountesG2980to the airἀέραaeraG109.
10There are, perhapsτύχοι,tuchoiG5177,a greatG5118manyτοσαῦτα,tosautaG5118kindsγένηgenēG1085oflanguagesφωνῶνphōnōnG5456in the worldκόσμῳ,kosmōG2889,and noneοὐδὲνoudenG3762is incapableG880ofG880meaningG880.
11SoοὖνounG3767ifἐὰνeanG1437I do not knowG3609the meaningδύναμινdunaminG1411of the languageφωνῆς,phōnēsG5456, I will beunintelligibleβάρβαροςbarbarosG915to the one who speaksλαλοῦντιlalountiG2980,and the one who speaksλαλῶνlalōnG2980will be unintelligibleβάρβαρος·barbarosG915to me.
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