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Forγὰρifεἰa womanγυνήis notοὐcovered,κατακαλύπτεταιlet her alsoκαὶhave her hair cut short;κειράσθωbutδὲifεἰit isshamefulαἰσχρὸνfor a womanγυναικὶto have her hair cut shortτὸ κείρασθαιorἢto be shaved,ξυρᾶσθαιlet her be covered.κατακαλυπτέσθω
1 Corinthians 11:6
Study it in the app“For if a woman is not covered, let her also have her hair cut short; but if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut short or to be shaved, let her be covered.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 11:6, word by word
- a womanγυνήgynē
woman
An adult female person; when addressing her, a respectful form.
Where else “gynē” appears- coveredκατακαλύπτεταιkatakalyptetai
cover oneself
Cover oneself, put something over one's head; have the head covered.
Where else “katakalyptetai” appears- have her hair cut shortκειράσθωkeirasthō
cut hair
To have one's locks removed or trimmed.
Where else “keirasthō” appears- shamefulαἰσχρὸνaischron
shameful
Shameful, causing shame.
Where else “aischron” appears- to be shavedξυρᾶσθαιxyrasthai
shave
Shave the head.
Where else “xyrasthai” appears
The context
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.
6 · This verse (above)
7For a man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.