1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 14:34

³⁴Women are to be silent in the churches. They are not permitted to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Women	γυναῖκες	gynaikes	Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady
are to be silent	σιγάτωσαν	sigatōsan	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G4601 I keep silent
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	ταῖς	tais	Article - Dative Feminine Plural	G3588 the
churches	ἐκκλησίαις	ekklēsiais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G1577 an assembly, congregation, church
They	αὐταῖς	autais	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
are not permitted	ἐπιτρέπεται	epitrepetai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G2010 I allow, permit
to speak	λαλεῖν	lalein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G2980 I speak, say
but	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
must be in submission	ὑποτασσέσθωσαν	hypotassesthōsan	Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G5293 I place under, subject to
as	καθὼς	kathōs	Adverb	G2531 just as, as
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
law	νόμος	nomos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law
says	λέγει	legei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak

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