Greek Interlinear
1 Corinthians 14:2 Interlinear
“ For he speaketh in an unknown tongue not unto men he speaketh but unto God no man For understandeth in the spirit him howbeit he speaketh mysteries”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὁ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 2 | γὰρ | G1063 | For | properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles) |
| 3 | λαλεῖ | G2980 | he speaketh | to talk, i.e., utter words |
| 4 | γλώσσῃ | G1100 | in an unknown tongue | the tongue; by implication, a language (specially, one naturally unacquired) |
| 5 | οὐκ | G3756 | not | the absolute negative (compare g3361) adverb; no or not |
| 6 | ἀνθρώποις | G444 | unto men | man-faced, i.e., a human being |
| 7 | λαλεῖ | G2980 | he speaketh | to talk, i.e., utter words |
| 8 | ἀλλὰ | G235 | but | properly, other things, i.e., (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) |
| 9 | τῶ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 10 | θεῷ· | G2316 | unto God | a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism) |
| 11 | οὐδεὶς | G3762 | no man | not even one (man, woman or thing), i.e., none, nobody, nothing |
| 12 | γὰρ | G1063 | For | properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles) |
| 13 | ἀκούει | G191 | understandeth | to hear (in various senses) |
| 14 | πνεύματι | G4151 | in the spirit | a current of air, i.e., breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e., (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital prin |
| 15 | δὲ | G1161 | him howbeit | but, and, etc |
| 16 | λαλεῖ | G2980 | he speaketh | to talk, i.e., utter words |
| 17 | μυστήρια· | G3466 | mysteries | a secret or "mystery" (through the idea of silence imposed by initiation into religious rites) |
Verse Context
1 Corinthians 14:1Follow after charity desire and ...
1 Corinthians 14:2 (current) For he speaketh in an unknown tongue not unto men he speaketh but unto God no man For understandeth in the spirit him howbeit he speaketh mysteries
1 Corinthians 14:3 But he that prophesieth unto men speaketh to edification...