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 11:7 — Greek 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
ἡhēthe
γυνὴgynēwife, woman
δὲdeand / but
δόξαdoxadignity, glory(-ious), honour
ἀνδρόςandrosfellow, husband, man
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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