Focused Passage

1 Corinthians 11:2-6

Honor, Worship Order, and the Lord’s Supper Under the Lordship of Christ

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2Now I commend you for remembering me in everything and for maintaining the traditions, just as I passed them on to you.

3But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.

4Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.

5And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is just as if her head were shaved.

6If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off. And if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.

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Verse 2

Original words

NowδὲG1161ConjunctionI commendἘπαινῶG1867Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluralforὅτιG3754ConjunctionrememberingμέμνησθεG3403Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person PluralmeμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singularin everythingπάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunction[for] maintainingκατέχετεG2722Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluraltheτὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluraltraditionsπαραδόσειςG3862Noun - Accusative Feminine Pluraljust asκαθὼςG2531AdverbI passed [them] onπαρέδωκαG3860Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularto youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Verse 3

Original words

ButδὲG1161ConjunctionI wantΘέλωG2309Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Pluralto understandεἰδέναιG1492Verb - Perfect Infinitive ActivethatὅτιG3754ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularheadκεφαλὴG2776Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularof everyπαντὸςG3956Adjective - Genitive Masculine SingularmanἀνδρὸςG435Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularChristΧριστόςG5547Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandδὲG1161Conjunction[the] headκεφαλὴG2776Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularof [the] womanγυναικὸςG1135Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular[is] manἀνήρG435Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandδὲG1161Conjunction[the] headκεφαλὴG2776Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof ChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular[is] GodΘεόςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 4

Original words

EveryΠᾶςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularmanἀνὴρG435Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular[who] praysπροσευχόμενοςG4336Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularorG2228ConjunctionprophesiesπροφητεύωνG4395Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularwithἔχωνG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[his] headκεφαλῆςG2776Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularcoveredκατὰG2596PrepositiondishonorsκαταισχύνειG2617Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularheadκεφαλὴνG2776Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 5

Original words

AndδὲG1161ConjunctioneveryπᾶσαG3956Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularwomanγυνὴG1135Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular[who] praysπροσευχομένηG4336Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine SingularorG2228ConjunctionprophesiesπροφητεύουσαG4395Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singularwith [her]τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularheadκεφαλῇG2776Noun - Dative Feminine SingularuncoveredἀκατακαλύπτῳG177Adjective - Dative Feminine SingulardishonorsκαταισχύνειG2617Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularherαὐτῆςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularheadκεφαλὴνG2776Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularforγάρG1063Conjunctionit isἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularvvvἓνG1520Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularvvvκαὶG2532ConjunctionvvvτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter Singularjust [as if]αὐτὸG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Neuter 3rd Person Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine Singularher head were shavedἐξυρημένῃG3587Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 6

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-γὰρG1063ConjunctionIfεἰG1487Conjunctiona womanγυνήG1135Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular{does} notοὐG3756Adverbcover her headκατακαλύπτεταιG2619Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular-καὶG2532Conjunctionshe should have her hair cut offκειράσθωG2751Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 3rd Person SingularAndδὲG1161Conjunctionif [it is]εἰG1487ConjunctionshamefulαἰσχρὸνG150Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singularfor a womanγυναικὶG1135Noun - Dative Feminine Singular-τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter Singularto have her hair cutκείρασθαιG2751Verb - Aorist Infinitive MiddleorG2228Conjunctionshaved offξυρᾶσθαιG3587Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle or Passiveshe should cover her headκατακαλυπτέσθωG2619Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular

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