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 14:27 — Greek 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
ἢēor
τὸtothe
πλεῖστονpleistonmany / much
τρεῖςtreisthree
καὶkaiand / also
ἀνὰanaeach / through
μέροςmerosbehalf, course, coast
καὶkaiand / also
εἷςheisinto / to
διερμηνευέτωdiermēneuetōexpound, interpret(-ation)
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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