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1 Corinthians 11:10

For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.

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διὰdiacauseδιάpreposition — “cause”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.causeτοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ὀφείλειopheileioughtὀφείλω (opheilō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “ought”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3784I owe, ought.This verse uses “ought”.oughtἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γυνὴgunēwomanγυνήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “woman”, the subject formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.the womanἐξουσίανexousianpowerἐξουσία (exousia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “power”, the object formG1849(a) power, authority, weight, especially: moral authority, influence, (b) in a quasi-personal sense, derived from later Judaism, of a spiritual power, and hence of an earthly power.This verse uses “power”.powerἔχεινecheinto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active infinitive — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.ἐπὶepionἐπίpreposition — “on”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.onτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κεφαλῆςkephalēsher headκεφαλή (kephalē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “her head”, the of-formG2776(a) the head, (b) met: a corner stone, uniting two walls; head, ruler, lord.her headδιὰdiabecauseδιάpreposition — “because”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.becauseτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγγέλουςangelousof the angelsἄγγελος (angelos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “of the angels”, the object formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.of the angels

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

because of this the woman ought to have [a token of] authority upon the head, because of the messengers;

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American Standard Version (1901)

for this cause ought the woman to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.

Young’s Literal Translation

because of this the woman ought to have [a token of] authority upon the head, because of the messengers;

World English Bible

For this cause the woman ought to have authority over her own head, because of the angels.

Darby Translation

Therefore ought the woman to have authority on her head, on account of the angels.

Douay-Rheims

Therefore ought the woman to have a power over her head, because of the angels.

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