Study it in the app“Otherwise, 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?”
Otherwise,ἐπεὶifἐὰνyou blessεὐλογῇςin the spirit,πνεύματιhowπῶςwill the one whoὁfillsἀναπληρῶνthe placeτὸν τόπονof the uninstructedτοῦ ἰδιώτουsayἐρεῖthe Amenτὸ Ἀμήνtoἐπὶyourτῇ σῇthanksgiving,εὐχαριστίᾳsinceἐπειδὴhe does notοὐκknowοἶδενwhatτίyou are saying?λέγεις
praise
To speak well of God, give him thanks.
Where else “eulogēis” appearsspirit
A person's spirit, their inner self.
Where else “pneumati” appearsfill up, fulfill
Fill up, complete; fulfill; also fill a place or supply what is lacking.
Where else “anaplērōn” appearsroom
Space for someone, or a chance.
Where else “topon” appearsordinary person, layman
An ordinary person, without special training or office; unskilled, untrained.
Where else “idiōtou” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “erei” appearsamen
"So it is, so be it", at the end of a prayer.
Where else “Amēn” appearsyour, yours
Your, yours (of one person).
Where else “sēi” appearsthanksgiving, gratitude
Thanksgiving, giving thanks; gratitude.
Where else “eucharistiai” appearsknow
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “oiden” appears“Uninstructed”: in Greek, one without special knowledge; it can be understood as one who does not know that gift, or as a visitor who is not part of the assembly (compare 14:23).
15What 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.
16 · This verse (above)
17For you give thanks well, but the other person is not built up.
