First letter to the Corinthians 14:9


So it is with you.
If you do not speak intelligible words with your tongues,
how can anyone understand what you are saying?
You are speaking into the air.

The greek text BETA

Nestle-Aland and Textus Receptus

οὕτως   καὶ   ὑμεῖς   διὰ   τῆς   γλώσσης   ἐὰν   μὴ   εὔσημον   λόγον   δῶτε,   πῶς   γνωσθήσεται   τὸ   λαλούμενον;   ἔσεσθε   γὰρ   εἰς   ἀέρα   λαλοῦντες.  

Manuscript comments

The greek text has 20 words. There is no difference between NA and TR in this verse.



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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G3779
οὕτως (oytos)
So
Adverb Adverb
ADV
G2532
καὶ (kai)
also
Conj. Conjunktion
CONJ
G4771
ὑμεῖς (ymeis)
you,
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
nom. pl. second person Nominative plural
P-2NP
G1223
διὰ (dia)
with
Preposition Preposition
PREP
G3588
τῆς (tes)
the
Definite article Definite article
gen. sing. genitive singular feminine
T-GSF
G1100
γλώσσης (glosses)
tongue
Noun Noun
gen. sing. genitive singular feminine
N-GSF
G1437
ἐὰν (ean)
if
Cond. part./conj. Conditional Particle or Conjunction
COND
G3361
μὴ (me)
not
Particle Particle
Nominative Nominative
PRT-N
G2154
εὔσημον (eysemon)
intelligible
Adjective Adjective
acc. sing. accusative singular masculine
A-ASM
G3056
λόγον (logon)
speech
Noun Noun
acc. sing. accusative singular masculine
N-ASM
G1325
δῶτε, (dote,)
you shall give,
VERB Verb
2nd aorist active subj. second aorist active subjunctive
pl. second person plural
V-2AAS-2P
G4459
πῶς (pos)
how
Particle Particle
Interrogative Interrogative
PRT-I
G1097
γνωσθήσεται (gnosthesetai)
will it be known
VERB Verb
fut. pass. ind. future passive indicative
sing. third person singular
V-FPI-3S
G3588
τὸ (to)
what [is]
Definite article Definite article
nom. sing. neut. Nominative singular Neutral
T-NSN
G2980
λαλούμενον; (laloymenon;)
being spoken?
VERB Verb
pres. pass. part. present passive Participle
nom. sing. Neutral Nominative singular Neutral
V-PPP-NSN
G1510
ἔσεσθε (esesthe)
You will be
VERB Verb
fut. deponent ind. future middle-deponent indicative
pl. second person plural
V-FDI-2P
G1063
γὰρ (gar)
for
Conj. Conjunktion
CONJ
G1519
εἰς (eis)
into
Preposition Preposition
PREP
G0109
ἀέρα (aera)
[the] air
Noun Noun
acc. sing. accusative singular masculine
N-ASM
G2980
λαλοῦντες. (laloyntes.)
speaking.
VERB Verb
pres. active part. present active Participle
nom. pl. Nominative plural masculine
V-PAP-NPM

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