1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 14:19

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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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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