King James Version

1 Corinthians 11:14

Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (ἡ) before nature here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

οὐδὲoudenot evenοὐδέadverb — “not even”G3761neither, nor, not even, and not.This verse uses “not even”.not evenἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.φύσιςphusisnatureφύσιςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “nature”, the subject formG5449nature, inherent nature, origin, birth.This verse uses “nature”.natureαὐτὴautēitselfαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “itself”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itselfδιδάσκειdidaskeiteachδιδάσκω (didaskō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “teach”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1321I teach, direct, admonish.teachὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatἀνὴρanēra manἀνήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a man”, the subject formG435a male human being; a man, husband.This verse uses “a man”.a manμὲνmenon one handμένconjunction — “on one hand”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.ἐὰνeanifἐάνconjunction — “if”G1437if.κομᾷkomahave long hairκομάω (komaō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “have long hair”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2863I wear the hair long, allow the hair to grow out.have long hairἀτιμίαatimiaa shameἀτιμίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “a shame”, the subject formG819disgrace, dishonor; a dishonorable use.a shameαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

doth not even nature itself teach you, that if a man indeed have long hair, a dishonour it is to him?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a dishonor to him?

Young’s Literal Translation

doth not even nature itself teach you, that if a man indeed have long hair, a dishonour it is to him?

World English Bible

Doesn’t even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him?

Darby Translation

Does not even nature itself teach you, that man, if he have long hair, it is a dishonour to him?

Douay-Rheims

Doth not even nature itself teach you, that a man indeed, if he nourish his hair, it is a shame unto him?

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