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1 Corinthians 14:9

So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.

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οὕτωςhoutōsSoοὕτω(ς)adverb — “So”G3779thus, so, in this manner.Soκαὶkailikewiseκαίadverb — “likewise”G2532and, even, also, namely.likewiseὑμεῖςhumeisyeσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “ye”, the subject formG4771you.yeδιὰdiabyδιάpreposition — “by”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.byτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γλώσσηςglōssēstongueγλῶσσα (glōssa)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “tongue”, the of-formG1100the tongue, a language, a nation (usually distinguished by their speech).the tongueἐὰνeanifἐάνconjunction — “if”G1437if.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.εὔσημονeusēmoneasy to be understoodεὔσημος (eusēmos)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “easy to be understood”, the object formG2154with clear meaning, intelligible, clear to the understanding.easy to be understoodλόγονlogonwordλόγος (logos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “word”, the object formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.δῶτεdōteto giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “to give”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.πῶςpōshowπῶςadverb — “how”G4459how, in what manner, by what means.This verse uses “how”.howγνωσθήσεταιgnōsthēsetaishall it be knownγινώσκω (ginōskō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall it be known”, an action still aheadG1097I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.shall it be knownτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λαλούμενονlaloumenonwhat is spokenλαλέω (laleō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “what is spoken”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.what is spokenἔσεσθεesestheye shallεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye shall”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.ye shallγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.εἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoἀέραaeraairἀήρ (aēr)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “air”, the object formG109air, the lower air we breathe.the airλαλοῦντεςlalountesto speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

so also ye, if through the tongue, speech easily understood ye may not give — how shall that which is spoken be known? for ye shall be speaking to air.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So also ye, unless ye utter by the tongue speech easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye will be speaking into the air.

Young’s Literal Translation

so also ye, if through the tongue, speech easily understood ye may not give — how shall that which is spoken be known? for ye shall be speaking to air.

World English Bible

So also you, unless you uttered by the tongue words easy to understand, how would it be known what is spoken? For you would be speaking into the air.

Darby Translation

Thus also ye with the tongue, unless ye give a distinct speech, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye will be speaking to the air.

Douay-Rheims

So likewise you, except you utter by the tongue plain speech, how shall it be known what is said? For you shall be speaking into the air.

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