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1 Corinthians 14:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.”

1 Corinthians 14:4 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 14:410 words
ὁhothe
λαλῶνlalōnpreach, say, speak (after)
γλώσσῃglōssētongue
ἑαυτὸνheautonalone, her (own, -self)
οἰκοδομεῖoikodomei(be in) build(-er, -ing, up)
ὁhothe
δὲdeand / but
προφητεύωνprophēteuōnprophesy
ἐκκλησίανekklēsianassembly, church
οἰκοδομεῖoikodomei(be in) build(-er, -ing, up)
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

ὁhothe
λαλῶνlalōnpreach, say, speak (after)
γλώσσῃglōssētongue
ἑαυτὸνheautonalone, her (own, -self)
οἰκοδομεῖoikodomei(be in) build(-er, -ing, up)
ὁhothe
δὲdeand / but
προφητεύωνprophēteuōnprophesy
ἐκκλησίανekklēsianassembly, church
οἰκοδομεῖoikodomei(be in) build(-er, -ing, up)

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