Whatτίis itἐστινthen?οὖνI will prayπροσεύξομαιwith the spirit,τῷ πνεύματιbutδὲI will alsoκαὶprayπροσεύξομαιwith the mind;τῷ νοΐI will sing praiseψαλῶwith the spirit,τῷ πνεύματιbutδὲI will alsoκαὶsing praiseψαλῶwith the mind.τῷ νοΐ
1 Corinthians 14:15
Study it in the app“What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, but I will also pray with the mind; I will sing praise with the spirit, but I will also sing praise with the mind.”
With the Greek beneath
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1 Corinthians 14:15, word by word
- is itἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- I will prayπροσεύξομαιproseuxomai
pray
Pray: speak with God.
Where else “proseuxomai” appears- with the spiritπνεύματιpneumati
spirit
A person's spirit, their inner self.
Where else “pneumati” appears- with the mindνοΐnoi
mind
The capacity to think, judge and understand in each person.
Where else “noi” appears- I will sing praiseψαλῶpsalō
sing praise
Sing psalms, sing praise, with or without music.
Where else “psalō” appears
The context
14For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.
15 · This verse (above)
16Otherwise, if you bless in the spirit, how will the one who fills the place of the uninstructed say the Amen to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?