1 Corinthians 14
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1 Corinthians 14:4-11

4He thatspeakethλαλῶνlalōnG2980in an unknowntongueγλώσσῃglōssēG1100edifiethοἰκοδομεῖ,oikodomeiG3618himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438;butδὲdeG1161he thatprophesiethπροφητεύωνprophēteuōnG4395edifiethοἰκοδομεῖ.¶oikodomeiG3618thechurchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577.
5G1161IwouldΘέλωThelōG2309thatyeG5209allπάνταςpantasG3956spokeλαλεῖνlaleinG2980withtonguesγλώσσαις,glōssaisG1100,butG1161ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123thatἵναinaG2443yeprophesiedπροφητεύητε·prophēteuēteG4395:forG1063greaterG3187is he thatprophesiethπροφητεύωνprophēteuōnG4395thanἢēG2228he thatspeakethλαλῶνlalōnG2980withtonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100,exceptἐκτὸςektosG1622G1508heinterpretδιερμηνεύῃ,diermēneuēG1329,thatἵναinaG2443thechurchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577mayreceiveλάβῃ.¶labēG2983edifyingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619.
6δέ,deG1161NowG3570,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,ifG1437IcomeἔλθωelthōG2064toπρὸςprosG4314youG5209speakingλαλῶν,lalōnG2980withtonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100,whatτίtiG5101shall Iprofitὠφελήσω,ōphelēsōG5623youG5209,exceptG3362I shallspeakλαλήσωlalēsōG2980toyouG5213eitherἢēG2228byἐνenG1722revelationἀποκαλύψειapokalupseiG602,orἢēG2228byἐνenG1722knowledgeγνώσειgnōseiG1108,orἢēG2228byἐνenG1722prophesyingπροφητείᾳprophēteiaG4394,orἢēG2228byἐνenG1722doctrineδιδαχῇ;didachēaG1322?
7AndevenὅμωςhomōsG3676things withoutlifeἄψυχαapsuchaG895givingδιδόντα,didontaG1325soundφωνὴνphōnēnG5456,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535pipeαὐλὸςaulosG836orεἴτεeiteG1535harpκιθάρα,kitharaG2788,exceptG3362theygiveδῷ,dōG1325adistinctionδιαστολὴνdiastolēnG1293in thesoundsφθόγγοιςphthongoisG5353,howπῶςpōsG4459shall it beknownγνωσθήσεταιgnōsthēsetaiG1097what ispipedαὐλούμενονauloumenonG832orἢēG2228harpedκιθαριζόμενον;kitharizomenonG2789?
8Forκαὶ γὰρkai garG1063G2532ifἐὰνeanG1437thetrumpetσάλπιγξsalpigxG4536shallgiveδῷ,dōG1325anuncertainἄδηλονadēlonG82soundφωνὴνphōnēnG5456,whoτίςtisG5101shall preparehimselfπαρασκευάσεταιparaskeuasetaiG3903forεἰςeisG1519battleπόλεμον;polemonG4171?
9SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779likewiseκαὶkaiG2532yeG5210,exceptG3362yeutterδῶτε,dōteG1325byδιὰdiaG1223thetongueγλώσσηςglōssēsG1100wordsλόγονlogonG3056easy to beunderstoodεὔσημονeusēmonG2154,howπῶςpōsG4459shall it beknownγνωσθήσεταιgnōsthēsetaiG1097what isspokenλαλούμενον;laloumenonG2980?forγὰρgarG1063yeshallG2071speakλαλοῦντες.lalountesG2980intoεἰςeisG1519theairἀέραaeraG109.
10εἰeiG1487ThereareG2076, it maybeτύχοι,tuchoiG5177, somanyτοσαῦτα,tosautaG5118kindsγένηgenēG1085ofvoicesφωνῶνphōnōnG5456inἐνenG1722theworldκόσμῳ,kosmōG2889,andκαὶkaiG2532none ofthemοὐδὲνoudenG3762is withoutsignificationἄφωνον·aphōnonG880G846.
11ThereforeοὖνounG3767ifG3362IknowG1492notG3362themeaningδύναμινdunaminG1411of thevoiceφωνῆς,phōnēsG5456, I shallbeG2071to him thatspeakethλαλοῦντιlalountiG2980abarbarianβάρβαροςbarbarosG915,andκαὶkaiG2532he thatspeakethλαλῶνlalōnG2980shall be abarbarianβάρβαρος·barbarosG915toἐνenG1722meG1698.
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