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1 Corinthians 11:7 — King James Version← Study notes

For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.


1 Corinthians 11:7Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 11:719 words
ἀνὴρanērfellow, husband, man
μὲνmeneven, indeed, so
γὰρgarfor
οὐκouknot
ὀφείλειopheileibehove, be bound, (be) debt(-or)
κατακαλύπτεσθαιkatakalyptesthai
τὴνtēnthe
κεφαλήνkephalēnhead
εἰκὼνeikōnimage
καὶkaiand / also
δόξαdoxadignity, glory(-ious), honour
θεοῦtheouGod
ὑπάρχωνhyparchōnafter, behave, live
the
γυνὴgynēwife, woman
δὲdeand / but
δόξαdoxadignity, glory(-ious), honour
ἀνδρόςandrosfellow, husband, man
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

ἀνὴρanērfellow, husband, man
μὲνmeneven, indeed, so
γὰρgarfor
οὐκouknot
ὀφείλειopheileibehove, be bound, (be) debt(-or)
κατακαλύπτεσθαιkatakalyptesthai
τὴνtēnthe
κεφαλήνkephalēnhead
εἰκὼνeikōnimage
καὶkaiand / also
δόξαdoxadignity, glory(-ious), honour
θεοῦtheouGod
ὑπάρχωνhyparchōnafter, behave, live
the
γυνὴgynēwife, woman
δὲdeand / but
δόξαdoxadignity, glory(-ious), honour
ἀνδρόςandrosfellow, husband, man
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I

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