KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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“For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Greek | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Greek word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Greek word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “For” | γάρ | Properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles) | For |
| “the man” | ἀνὴρ | A man (properly as an individual male) | man |
| “is” | ἐστιν | He (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are | is |
| “not” | οὐ | The absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not | not |
| “of” | ἐκ | A primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct or remote) | of |
| “the woman;” | γυναικός | A woman; specially, a wife | woman |
| “but” | ἀλλὰ | Properly, other things, i.e., (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) | but |
| “the woman” | γυνὴ | A woman; specially, a wife | woman |
| “of” | ἐξ | A primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct or remote) | of |
| “the man.” | ἀνδρός· | A man (properly as an individual male) | man |
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6 For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.
7 For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
8 For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.
9 Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.
10 For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.
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