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← 1 Corinthians 14 · ← verse 28 · verse 30 →

Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge. (KJV)

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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.

προφῆταιprophētaiProphets

Lemma: προφήτης (prophētēs) · Strong's: G4396

Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (N-NPM)

Meaning: prophet — προφήτης, -ου, ὁ [πρόφημι, to speak forth), ; [in LXX chiefly for נָבִיא ; ] ; one who acts as an interpreter or forth-teller of the Divine will (see Lft., Notes, 83f.; Tr., Syn., §vi), a prophet; 1. in cl. (Æsch.,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 149 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17, Matthew 2:23, Matthew 3:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4396; TFLSJ G4396; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 14:29 word 1

δὲdethen

Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 14:29 word 2

δύοduotwo

Lemma: δύο (duo) · Strong's: G1417

Parsing: Adjective · Indeclinable Numeral (A-NUI)

Meaning: two — δύο, numeral, indecl. exc. in dative, δυσί, δυσίν (Attic δυοῖν), ; two: Mat.19:6, Mrk.10:8, Jhn.2:6, al.; with pl. noun, Mat.9:27 10:10, al.; οἱ, τῶν, τοὺς δ., Mat.19:5 20:24, Mrk.10:8, Eph.2:15, al.; δ. ἐξ, Luk.24:13;…

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Used 135 times. Also: Matthew 4:18, Matthew 4:21, Matthew 5:41, Matthew 6:24, Matthew 8:28, Matthew 9:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1417; TFLSJ G1417; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 14:29 word 3

ἢēor

Lemma: ἤ (ē) · Strong's: G2228

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: or — ἤ, ; disjunctive and comparative particle (Bl., §36, 12; 77, 11); 1. disjunctive, or; (a) between single words: Mat.5:17 Mrk.6:56, Luk.2:24, Jhn.6:19, Rom.1:21, al.; (b) before a sentence expressing a variation, denial…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 365 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 5:17, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:36, Matthew 6:24, Matthew 6:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2228; TFLSJ G2228; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 14:29 word 4

τρεῖςtreisthree

Lemma: τρεῖς (treis) · Strong's: G5140

Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (A-NPM)

Meaning: Three — τρεῖς, οἱ, αἱ, τρία, τά; three: Mat.12:40, al.; μετὰ τ. ἡμέρας = τῇ τρίτῃ ἡ., Mrk.10:34, al. (cf. Field, Notes, 11 ff.) ; Τρεῖς Ταβέρναι ; (see: ταβέρνη), ; Three Taverns (Lit. Tres Tabernae) a halting place on the…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 71 times. Also: Matthew 12:40, Matthew 13:33, Matthew 15:32, Matthew 17:4, Matthew 18:16, Matthew 18:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5140; TFLSJ G5140; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 14:29 word 5

λαλείτωσαν,laleitōsanshould speak,

Lemma: λαλέω (laleō) · Strong's: G2980

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Imperative · 3rd · Plural (V-PAM-3P)

Meaning: to speak — λαλέω, -ῶ, ; [in LXX chiefly for דּבר pi., also for אמר, etc. ; ] ; 1. to utter: of inanimate things, Rev.4:1 10:4; metaphorically, Heb.11:4 12:24. ; 2. to talk, speak, say: absol., Mat.9:33 12:46, Mrk.5:35, Luk.8:49;…

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Used 298 times. Also: Matthew 9:18, Matthew 9:33, Matthew 10:19, Matthew 10:20, Matthew 12:22, Matthew 12:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2980; TFLSJ G2980; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 14:29 word 6

καὶkaiand

Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…

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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 14:29 word 7

οἱhoithe

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (T-NPM)

Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…

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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 14:29 word 8

ἄλλοιalloiothers

Lemma: ἄλλος (allos) · Strong's: G0243

Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (A-NPM)

Meaning: another — ἄλλος, -η, -ο, (cf. Lat. alius, Eng. else), ; [in LXX for אַחֵר ,אֶחָד, etc. ; ] ; other, another: absol., Mat.20:3, al.; ἄ. δέ, 1Co.3:10 12:8; pl., Mrk.6:15; attached to a noun, Mat.2:12 4:21, al.; with art., ὁ ἄ., the…

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Used 160 times. Also: Matthew 2:12, Matthew 4:21, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 8:9, Matthew 12:13, Matthew 13:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0243; TFLSJ G0243; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 14:29 word 9

διακρινέτωσαν·diakrinetōsanshould discern;

Lemma: διακρίνω (diakrinō) · Strong's: G1252

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Imperative · 3rd · Plural (V-PAM-3P)

Meaning: to judge/doubt — δια-κρίνω ; [in LXX for שׁפט, דִּין, etc. ; ] ; 1. to separate, hence, to distinguish, discriminate, discern: μηδὲν δ., Act.11:12; οὐδὲν δ. μεταξύ, Act.15:9; σε, 1Co.4:7; τὸ σῶμα, 1Co.11:29. ; 2. to settle, decide,…

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Used 19 times. Also: Matthew 16:3, Matthew 21:21, Mark 11:23, Acts 10:20, Acts 11:2, Acts 11:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1252; TFLSJ G1252; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 14:29 word 10

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Two→δύο G1417 two
or→ἤ G2228 or
three→τρεῖς G5140 Three
prophets→προφήτης G4396 prophet
should speak→λαλέω G2980 to speak
and→καί G2532 and
the→ὁ G3588 the/this/who
others→ἄλλος G0243 another
should weigh carefully [what is said]→διακρίνω G1252 to judge/doubt

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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