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Soοὕτωςalsoκαὶyou,ὑμεῖςifἐὰνthroughδιὰthe tongueτῆς γλώσσηςyou do notμὴgiveδῶτεan intelligibleεὔσημονword,λόγονhowπῶςwill it be knownγνωσθήσεταιwhat isτὸbeing said?λαλούμενονForγὰρyou will beἔσεσθεspeakingλαλοῦντεςintoεἰςthe air.ἀέρα
1 Corinthians 14:9
Study it in the app“So also you, if through the tongue you do not give an intelligible word, how will it be known what is being said? For you will be speaking into the air.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 14:9, word by word
- the tongueγλώσσηςglōssēs
tongue
The organ of the mouth used to speak and to taste.
Where else “glōssēs” appears- giveδῶτεdōte
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dōte” appears- an intelligibleεὔσημονeusēmon
clear, intelligible
Clear, intelligible, easy to understand.
Where else “eusēmon” appears- wordλόγονlogon
word
What someone says or teaches.
Where else “logon” appears- will it be knownγνωσθήσεταιgnōsthēsetai
find out
To find out something, to realize.
Where else “gnōsthēsetai” appears- being saidλαλούμενονlaloumenon
tell
To tell someone something, announce it.
Where else “laloumenon” appears- you will beἔσεσθεesesthe
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “esesthe” appears- the airἀέραaera
air
Air, the air around the earth.
Where else “aera” appears
The context
8And indeed, if a trumpet gives an unclear sound, who will prepare himself for battle?
9 · This verse (above)
10There are perhaps so many kinds of languages in the world, and none is without meaning.