Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “you shall bless” (εὐλογῇς) before spirit here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “you shall bless in the” (εὐλογήσῃς τῷ) before spirit here.
ἐπεὶepeiElseἐπείconjunction — “Else”G1893of time: when, after; of cause: since, because; otherwise: else.Elseἐὰνeanwhenἐάνconjunction — “when”G1437if.whenεὐλογῇςeulogēsthou shalt blessεὐλογέω (eulogeō)verb, present active subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “thou shalt bless”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2127(lit: I speak well of) I bless; pass: I am blessed.thou shalt blessπνεύματιpneumatiwith the spiritπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “with the spirit”, the to- or for-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.with the spiritὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀναπληρῶνanaplērōnshall he that occupiethἀναπληρόω (anaplēroō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “shall he that occupieth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG378I fill up, make up, complete the measure of, fulfill, carry out the commands (provisions, etc.) of.shall he that occupiethτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τόπονtoponroomτόπος (topos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “room”, the object formG5117a place, region, seat; an opportunity.the roomτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἰδιώτουidiōtouof the unlearnedἰδιώτης (idiōtēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the unlearned”, the of-formG2399(unofficial, hence) an amateur, an unprofessional man, a layman; an ungifted person.of the unlearnedπῶςpōshow?!πῶςadverb — “how?!”G4459how, in what manner, by what means.This verse uses “how”.ἐρεῖereito sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s future.verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, an action still aheadG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G4483 (ῥέω, utter).τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἈμήνamēnAmenἀμήνparticle — “Amen”G281verily, truly, amen; at the end of sentences may be paraphrased by: So let it be.This verse uses “amen”.Amenἐπὶepiatἐπίpreposition — “at”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.atτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.σῇsēyourσός (sós)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “your”, the to- or for-formG4674Strong’s files this form under G4771 (σύ).thyεὐχαριστίᾳeucharistiagiving of thanksεὐχαριστίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “giving of thanks”, the to- or for-formG2169thankfulness, gratitude; giving of thanks, thanksgiving.giving of thanksἐπειδὴepeidēseeingἐπειδήconjunction — “seeing”G1894of time: when, now, after that; of cause: seeing that, forasmuch as.seeingτίtiwhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “what”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.whatλέγειςlegeisthou sayestλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “thou sayest”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.thou sayestοὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.οἶδενoidento perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceive
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
εὐλογήσῃςeulogēsēsthou shalt blessεὐλογέω (eulogeō)verb, present active subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “thou shalt bless”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2127(lit: I speak well of) I bless; pass: I am blessed.τῷtōin theὁ (ho)preposition — “in the”G3588the, the definite article.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
since, if thou mayest bless with the spirit, he who is filling the place of the unlearned, how shall he say the Amen at thy giving of thanks, since what thou dost say he hath not known?
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American Standard Version (1901)
Else if thou bless with the spirit, how shall he that filleth the place of the unlearned say the Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he knoweth not what thou sayest?
Young’s Literal Translation
since, if thou mayest bless with the spirit, he who is filling the place of the unlearned, how shall he say the Amen at thy giving of thanks, since what thou dost say he hath not known?
World English Bible
Otherwise, if you bless with the spirit, how will he who fills the place of the unlearned say the “Amen” at your giving of thanks, seeing he doesn’t know what you say?
Darby Translation
Since otherwise, if thou blessest with [the] spirit, how shall he who fills the place of the simple [Christian] say Amen, at thy giving of thanks, since he does not know what thou sayest?
Douay-Rheims
Else if thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that holdeth the place of the unlearned say, Amen, to thy blessing? because he knoweth not what thou sayest.
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