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1 Corinthians 14:19 — King James Version← Study notes

“Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.”

1 Corinthians 14:19 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 14:1919 words
ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
ἐνenabout, after, against
ἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaassembly, church
θέλωthelōdesire, be disposed (forward), intend
πέντεpentefive
λόγουςlogousword / message
τῷtōthe
νοΐnoimind, understanding
μουmouI
λαλῆσαιlalēsaipreach, say, speak (after)
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
καὶkaiand / also
ἄλλουςallousother
κατηχήσωkatēchēsōinform, instruct, teach
ἢēor
μυρίουςmyriousten thousand
λόγουςlogousword / message
ἐνenabout, after, against
γλώσσῃglōssētongue
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
ἐνenabout, after, against
ἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaassembly, church
θέλωthelōdesire, be disposed (forward), intend
πέντεpentefive
λόγουςlogousword / message
τῷtōthe
νοΐnoimind, understanding
μουmouI
λαλῆσαιlalēsaipreach, say, speak (after)
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
καὶkaiand / also
ἄλλουςallousother
κατηχήσωkatēchēsōinform, instruct, teach
ἢēor
μυρίουςmyriousten thousand
λόγουςlogousword / message
ἐνenabout, after, against
γλώσσῃglōssētongue

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