1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 14:17–19

¹⁷You may be giving thanks well enough, but the other one is not edified.

¹⁸I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you. ¹⁹But in the church, I would rather speak five coherent words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.

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1 Corinthians 14:17

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You	σὺ	sy	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
be giving thanks	εὐχαριστεῖς	eucharisteis	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G2168 I thank, give thanks
well enough	καλῶς	kalōs	Adverb	G2573 well, nobly, rightly
but	ἀλλ’	all’	Conjunction	G235 but, except
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
other one	ἕτερος	heteros	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2087 another, different
is not edified	οἰκοδομεῖται	oikodomeitai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G3618 I build, build up, edify

1 Corinthians 14:18

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I thank	Εὐχαριστῶ	Eucharistō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2168 I thank, give thanks
God	Θεῷ	Theō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
that I speak	λαλῶ	lalō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2980 I speak, say
in tongues	γλώσσαις	glōssais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G1100 the tongue, a language, nation
more	μᾶλλον	mallon	Adverb	G3123 more, rather
than all	πάντων	pantōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
of you	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you

1 Corinthians 14:19

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
church	ἐκκλησίᾳ	ekklēsia	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G1577 an assembly, congregation, church
I would rather	θέλω	thelō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2309 I will, wish, desire
speak	λαλῆσαι	lalēsai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G2980 I speak, say
five	πέντε	pente	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G4002 five
coherent	νοΐ	noi	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3563 the mind, reasoning faculty
words	λόγους	logous	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy
to	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
instruct	κατηχήσω	katēchēsō	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular	G2727 I instruct orally
others	ἄλλους	allous	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G243 other, another, different
than	ἢ	ē	Conjunction	G2228 or, than
ten thousand	μυρίους	myrious	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3463 ten thousand, innumerable
words	λόγους	logous	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
a tongue	γλώσσῃ	glōssē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G1100 the tongue, a language, nation

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1 Corinthians 14:17 1 Corinthians 14:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.