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1 Corinthians 14:5 — King James Version← Study notes

I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.


1 Corinthians 14:5Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 14:527 words
GreekMeaning
θέλωthelō
I desireverbG2309
δὲde
nowwordG1161
πάνταςpantas
alladjectiveG3956
ὑμᾶςhymas
youpronounG4771
λαλεῖνlalein
to speakverbG2980
γλώσσαιςglōssais
in tonguesnounG1100
μᾶλλονmallon
ratheradverbG3123
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
ἵναhina
thatwordG2443
προφητεύητεprophēteuēte
you may prophesyverbG4395
μείζωνmeizōn
greater isadjectiveG3173
δὲde
and / butwordG1161
ho
the onearticleG3588
προφητεύωνprophēteuōn
prophesyingverbG4395
ē
thanwordG2228
ho
the onearticleG3588
λαλῶνlalōn
speakingverbG2980
γλώσσαιςglōssais
in tonguesnounG1100
ἐκτὸςektos
exceptadverbG1622
εἰei
onlywordG1487
μὴ
unlessadverbG3361
διερμηνεύῃdiermēneuē
expound, interpret(-ation)verbG1329
ἵναhina
so thatwordG2443
thearticleG3588
ἐκκλησίαekklēsia
churchnounG1577
οἰκοδομὴνoikodomēn
edificationnounG3619
λάβῃlabē
may receiveverbG2983
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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