King James Version

1 Corinthians 11:15

But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to her” (αὐτῇ·) after has been here.

γυνὴgunēa womanγυνήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “a woman”, the subject formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.This verse uses “a woman”.a womanδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.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 hairδόξαdoxaa gloryδόξαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “a glory”, the subject formG1391honor, renown; glory, an especially divine quality, the unspoken manifestation of God, splendor.a gloryαὐτῇautēto herαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “to her”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.to herἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ὅτιhotiforὅτιconjunction — “for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.forἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κόμηkomēher hairκόμηnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “her hair”, the subject formG2864hair, long hair.This verse uses “hair”.her hairἀντὶantiforἀντίpreposition — “for”G473(a) instead of, in return for, over against, opposite, in exchange for, as a substitute for, (b) on my behalf, (c) wherefore, because.This verse uses “for”.forπεριβολαίουperibolaioua coveringπεριβόλαιον (peribolaion)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “a covering”, the of-formG4018a wrapper, mantle, veil, cloak, covering.a coveringδέδοταιdedotaito giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to give”, a completed action with a present resultG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

αὐτῇautēto herαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “to her”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and a woman, if she have long hair, a glory it is to her, because the hair instead of a covering hath been given to her;

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American Standard Version (1901)

But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.

Young’s Literal Translation

and a woman, if she have long hair, a glory it is to her, because the hair instead of a covering hath been given to her;

World English Bible

But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her, for her hair is given to her for a covering.

Darby Translation

But woman, if she have long hair, [it is] glory to her; for the long hair is given [to her] in lieu of a veil.

Douay-Rheims

But if a woman nourish her hair, it is a glory to her; for her hair is given to her for a covering.

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