King James Version

1 Corinthians 11:3

But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (τοῦ) before Christ here.

θέλωthelōI would haveθέλωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I would have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.I would haveδὲdeandδέconjunction — “and”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.andὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.εἰδέναιeidenaito perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, perfect active infinitive — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.παντὸςpantosallπᾶς (pas)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “all”, the of-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.ἀνδρὸςandrosis the manἀνήρ (anēr)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “is the man”, the of-formG435a male human being; a man, husband.is the manἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κεφαλὴkephalēheadκεφαλήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “head”, the subject formG2776(a) the head, (b) met: a corner stone, uniting two walls; head, ruler, lord.the headὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.Χριστόςchristosof ChristΧριστόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “of Christ”, the subject formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.of Christἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.κεφαλὴkephalēheadκεφαλήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “head”, the subject formG2776(a) the head, (b) met: a corner stone, uniting two walls; head, ruler, lord.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.γυναικὸςgunaikoswomanγυνή (gunē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “woman”, the of-formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνήρanērmanἀνήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “man”, the subject formG435a male human being; a man, husband.κεφαλὴkephalēheadκεφαλήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “head”, the subject formG2776(a) the head, (b) met: a corner stone, uniting two walls; head, ruler, lord.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ΧριστοῦchristouChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεόςtheosis Godθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “is God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.is God

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and I wish you to know that of every man the head is the Christ, and the head of a woman is the husband, and the head of Christ is God.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

Young’s Literal Translation

and I wish you to know that of every man the head is the Christ, and the head of a woman is the husband, and the head of Christ is God.

World English Bible

But I would have you know that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.

Darby Translation

But I wish you to know that the Christ is the head of every man, but woman's head [is] the man, and the Christ's head God.

Douay-Rheims

But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

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