1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 11:4
4Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Every | Πᾶς | Pas | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| man | ἀνὴρ | anēr | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G435 a male human being, a man |
| prays | προσευχόμενος | proseuchomenos | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4336 I pray, pray for |
| or | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| prophesies | προφητεύων | prophēteuōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4395 I foretell, prophesy |
| with | ἔχων | echōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| head | κεφαλῆς | kephalēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2776 the head |
| covered | κατὰ | kata | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| dishonors | καταισχύνει | kataischynei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2617 I shame, disgrace, put to utter confusion |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| head | κεφαλὴν | kephalēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2776 the head |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.