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1 Corinthians 14:27 — King James Version← Study notes

If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret.


1 Corinthians 14:27Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 14:2716 words
εἴτεeiteif, or, whether
γλώσσῃglōssētongue
τιςtisa (kind of), any (man, thing
λαλεῖlaleipreach, say, speak (after)
κατὰkataabout, according as (to), after
δύοdyoboth, twain, two
ēor
τὸtothe
πλεῖστονpleistonmany / much
τρεῖςtreisthree
καὶkaiand / also
ἀνὰanaeach / through
μέροςmerosbehalf, course, coast
καὶkaiand / also
εἷςheisinto / to
διερμηνευέτωdiermēneuetōexpound, interpret(-ation)
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

εἴτεeiteif, or, whether
γλώσσῃglōssētongue
τιςtisa (kind of), any (man, thing
λαλεῖlaleipreach, say, speak (after)
κατὰkataabout, according as (to), after
δύοdyoboth, twain, two
ēor
τὸtothe
πλεῖστονpleistonmany / much
τρεῖςtreisthree
καὶkaiand / also
ἀνὰanaeach / through
μέροςmerosbehalf, course, coast
καὶkaiand / also
εἷςheisinto / to
διερμηνευέτωdiermēneuetōexpound, interpret(-ation)

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