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Forγὰρa manἀνὴρ μὲνoughtὀφείλειnotοὐκto coverκατακαλύπτεσθαιhis head,τὴν κεφαλήνsince he isὑπάρχωνthe imageεἰκὼνandκαὶgloryδόξαof God;θεοῦbutδὲthe womanἡ γυνὴisἐστινthe gloryδόξαof man.ἀνδρός
1 Corinthians 11:7
Study it in the app“For 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.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 11:7, word by word
- a manἀνὴρanēr
man
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “anēr” appears- oughtὀφείλειopheilei
ought
To be under obligation to do something.
Where else “opheilei” appears- to coverκατακαλύπτεσθαιkatakalyptesthai
cover oneself
Cover oneself, put something over one's head; have the head covered.
Where else “katakalyptesthai” appears- his headκεφαλήνkephalēn
head
The top part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “kephalēn” appears- since he isὑπάρχωνhyparchōn
be
To exist, or to be already in a condition.
Where else “hyparchōn” appears- the imageεἰκὼνeikōn
image
Image, likeness.
Where else “eikōn” appears- gloryδόξαdoxa
glory
The greatness and splendor of God.
Where else “doxa” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- the womanγυνὴgynē
woman
An adult female person; when addressing her, a respectful form.
Where else “gynē” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears
The context
6For 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.
7 · This verse (above)
8For man is not from woman, but woman from man;