1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 14:11
11If, then, I do not know the meaning of someone’s language, I am a foreignera to the speaker, and he is a foreigner to me.
Footnotes
- a 14:11 Literally a barbarian; twice in this verse
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | ἐὰν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| then | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| I do not know | εἰδῶ | eidō | Verb - Perfect Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular | G1492 I know, remember |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| meaning | δύναμιν | dynamin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1411 might, power, marvelous works |
| of someone’s | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| language | φωνῆς | phōnēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G5456 a sound, noise, voice |
| I am | ἔσομαι | esomai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| a foreigner | βάρβαρος | barbaros | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G915 a foreigner who speaks neither Greek nor Latin |
| to the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| speaker | λαλοῦντι | lalounti | Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular | G2980 I speak, say |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| a foreigner | βάρβαρος | barbaros | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G915 a foreigner who speaks neither Greek nor Latin |
| to | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| me | ἐμοὶ | emoi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.