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1 Corinthians 11:8

For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.

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οὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notγάρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἀνὴρanērmanἀνήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “man”, the subject formG435a male human being; a man, husband.the manἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.γυναικόςgunaikoswomanγυνή (gunē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “woman”, the of-formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.ἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.γυνὴgunēwomanγυνήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “woman”, the subject formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.ἐξexout fromἐκ (ek)preposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.ἀνδρόςandrosmanἀνήρ (anēr)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “man”, the of-formG435a male human being; a man, husband.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for a man is not of a woman, but a woman [is] of a man,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man:

Young’s Literal Translation

for a man is not of a woman, but a woman [is] of a man,

World English Bible

For man is not from woman, but woman from man;

Darby Translation

For man is not of woman, but woman of man.

Douay-Rheims

For the man is not of the woman, but the woman of the man.

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