1 Corinthians 14:11 — King James Version← Study notes
“Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.”
1 Corinthians 14:11 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Corinthians 14:1118 words
ἐὰνeanbefore, but, except
οὖνounand (so, truly), but
μὴmēnot
εἰδῶeidō
τὴνtēnthe
δύναμινdynaminability, abundance, meaning
τῆςtēsthe
φωνῆςphōnēsnoise, sound, voice
ἔσομαιesomaiam, have been, is I
τῷtōthe
λαλοῦντιlalountipreach, say, speak (after)
βάρβαροςbarbarosbarbarian(-rous)
καὶkaiand / also
ὁhothe
λαλῶνlalōnpreach, say, speak (after)
ἐνenabout, after, against
ἐμοὶemoiI
βάρβαροςbarbarosbarbarian(-rous)
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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