Butδὲifἐὰνthere isᾖnoμὴinterpreter,διερμηνευτήςlet him be silentσιγάτωinἐνthe assembly,ἐκκλησίᾳandδὲlet him speakλαλείτωto himselfἑαυτῷandκαὶto God.τῷ θεῷ
1 Corinthians 14:28
Study it in the app“But if there is no interpreter, let him be silent in the assembly, and let him speak to himself and to God.”
With the Greek beneath
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1 Corinthians 14:28, word by word
- there isᾖēi
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “ēi” appears- interpreterδιερμηνευτήςdiermēneutēs
interpreter
Interpreter: someone who explains what was said in another language.
Where else “diermēneutēs” appears- let him be silentσιγάτωsigatō
be silent
Be silent, keep quiet; also keep secret.
Where else “sigatō” appears- the assemblyἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiai
church
Those who believe in Jesus, gathered as his people.
Where else “ekklēsiai” appears- let him speakλαλείτωlaleitō
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “laleitō” appears- to Godθεῷtheōi
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theōi” appears
The context
27If anyone speaks in a tongue, let it be by two or at the most three, and in turn, and let one interpret.
28 · This verse (above)
29And let two or three prophets speak, and let the others discern.