King James Version

1 Corinthians 14:8

For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?

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καὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.γὰρgarForγάρconjunction — “For”G1063for.Forἐὰνeanifἐάνconjunction — “if”G1437if.ifἄδηλονadēlonan uncertainἄδηλος (adēlos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “an uncertain”, the object formG82unseen, not obvious, inconspicuous, indistinct.an uncertainφωνὴνphōnēnsoundφωνή (phōnē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “sound”, the object formG5456a sound, noise, voice, language, dialect.soundσάλπιγξsalpinxtrumpetσάλπιγξnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “trumpet”, the subject formG4536a trumpet, the sound of a trumpet.δῷdōto giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to give”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.τίςtiswhoτίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “who”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “who”.whoπαρασκευάσεταιparaskeuasetaishall prepare himselfπαρασκευάζω (paraskeuazō)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall prepare himself”, an action still aheadG3903I prepare; mid: I prepare, make preparations.shall prepare himselfεἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toπόλεμονpolemonbattleπόλεμος (polemos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “battle”, the object formG4171a war, battle, strife.This verse uses “battle”.the battle

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for if also an uncertain sound a trumpet may give, who shall prepare himself for battle?

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American Standard Version (1901)

For if the trumpet give an uncertain voice, who shall prepare himself for war?

Young’s Literal Translation

for if also an uncertain sound a trumpet may give, who shall prepare himself for battle?

World English Bible

For if the trumpet gave an uncertain sound, who would prepare himself for war?

Darby Translation

For also, if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself for war?

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