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Everyπᾶςmanἀνὴρwho praysπροσευχόμενοςorἢprophesiesπροφητεύωνhaving somethingἔχωνdown overκατὰhis headκεφαλῆςdishonorsκαταισχύνειhis head.τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ
1 Corinthians 11:4
Study it in the app“Every man who prays or prophesies having something down over his head dishonors his head.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 11:4, word by word
- manἀνὴρanēr
man
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “anēr” appears- who praysπροσευχόμενοςproseuchomenos
pray
Pray: speak with God.
Where else “proseuchomenos” appears- prophesiesπροφητεύωνprophēteuōn
prophesy
Prophesy: speak on God's behalf.
Where else “prophēteuōn” appears- having somethingἔχωνechōn
hold
To carry something in the hand or wear it.
Where else “echōn” appears- his headκεφαλῆςkephalēs
head
The top part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “kephalēs” appears- dishonorsκαταισχύνειkataischynei
put to shame
To make someone look bad, disgrace them.
Where else “kataischynei” appears
The context
3But I want you to know that the head of every man is the Messiah, and the head of the woman is the man, and the head of the Messiah is God.
4 · This verse (above)
5But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head; for it is one and the same thing as the woman who has been shaved.