Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the with mind” (τῷ νοΐ) before mine here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “through the of mind” (διὰ τοῦ νοός) before mine here.
ἀλλὰallaYetἀλλάconjunction — “Yet”G235but, except, however.Yetἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiachurchἐκκλησίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “church”, the to- or for-formG1577an assembly, congregation, church; the Church, the whole body of Christian believers.This verse uses “church”.the churchθέλωthelōI had ratherθέλωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I had rather”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.I had ratherπέντεpentefiveπέντεadjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “five”, the object formG4002five.fiveλόγουςlogouswordsλόγος (logos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “words”, the object formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.wordsτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.νοΐnoiunderstandingνοῦς (nous)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “understanding”, the to- or for-formG3563the mind, the reason, the reasoning faculty, intellect.understandingμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).λαλῆσαιlalēsaito speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to speak”, a single actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.ἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatκαὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoἄλλουςallousanotherἄλλος (allos)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “another”, the object formG243other, another (of more than two), different.This verse uses “another”.κατηχήσωkatēchēsōto instructκατηχέω (katēcheō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular — “to instruct”, a single actionG2727I instruct orally, teach, inform.ἢēthanἤconjunction — “than”G2228or, than.thanμυρίουςmuriousten thousandμύριοι (murioi)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “ten thousand”, the object formG3463ten thousand; also used for a very large number, innumerable.This verse uses “ten thousand”.ten thousandλόγουςlogouswordsλόγος (logos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “words”, the object formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.wordsἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inγλώσσῃglōssēan unknown tongueγλῶσσα (glōssa)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “an unknown tongue”, the to- or for-formG1100the tongue, a language, a nation (usually distinguished by their speech).an unknown tongue
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
διὰdiawithδιάpreposition — “with”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.νοόςnoosunderstandingνοῦς (nous)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “understanding”, the to- or for-formG3563the mind, the reason, the reasoning faculty, intellect.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
but in an assembly I wish to speak five words through my understanding, that others also I may instruct, rather than myriads of words in an [unknown] tongue.
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American Standard Version (1901)
howbeit in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
Young’s Literal Translation
but in an assembly I wish to speak five words through my understanding, that others also I may instruct, rather than myriads of words in an [unknown] tongue.
World English Bible
However, in the assembly I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in another language.
Darby Translation
but in [the] assembly I desire to speak five words with my understanding, that I may instruct others also, [rather] than ten thousand words in a tongue.
Douay-Rheims
But in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that I may instruct others also; than ten thousand words in a tongue.
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