King James Version

1 Corinthians 14:4

He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λαλῶνlalōnHe that speakethλαλέω (laleō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “He that speaketh”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.He that speakethγλώσσῃglōssēin an unknown tongueγλῶσσα (glōssa)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “in an unknown tongue”, the to- or for-formG1100the tongue, a language, a nation (usually distinguished by their speech).in an unknown tongueἑαυτὸνheautonhimselfἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “himself”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.This verse uses “himself”.himselfοἰκοδομεῖoikodomeiedifiethοἰκοδομέω (oikodomeō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “edifieth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3618I erect a building, build; fig. of the building up of character: I build up, edify, encourage.edifiethὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.προφητεύωνprophēteuōnto prophesyπροφητεύω (prophēteuō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to prophesy”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4395I foretell, prophesy; I set forth matter of divine teaching by special faculty.This verse uses “prophesy”.ἐκκλησίανekklēsianchurchἐκκλησία (ekklēsia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “church”, the object formG1577an assembly, congregation, church; the Church, the whole body of Christian believers.This verse uses “church”.the churchοἰκοδομεῖoikodomeito buildοἰκοδομέω (oikodomeō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to build”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3618I erect a building, build; fig. of the building up of character: I build up, edify, encourage.This verse uses “build”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

he who is speaking in an [unknown] tongue, himself doth edify, and he who is prophesying, an assembly doth edify;

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American Standard Version (1901)

He that speaketh in a tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.

Young’s Literal Translation

he who is speaking in an [unknown] tongue, himself doth edify, and he who is prophesying, an assembly doth edify;

World English Bible

He who speaks in another language edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the assembly.

Darby Translation

He that speaks with a tongue edifies himself; but he that prophesies edifies [the] assembly.

Douay-Rheims

He that speaketh in a tongue, edifieth himself: but he that prophesieth, edifieth the church.

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