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For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle? (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
καὶkaiAlso
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 14:8 word 1
γὰρgarfor
Lemma: γάρ (gar) · Strong's: G1063
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: for — γάρ, ; co-ordinating particle, contr. of γε ἄρα, ; verily then, hence, in truth, indeed, yea, then, why, and when giving a reason or explanation, for, the usage in NT being in general accord with that of cl.; 1.…
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Used 1080 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1063; TFLSJ G1063; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 14:8 word 2
ἐὰνeanif
Lemma: ἐάν (ean) · Strong's: G1437
Parsing: Conjunction (COND)
Meaning: if — ἐάν, contr. fr. εἰ ἄν, ; conditional particle, ; representing something as "under certain circumstances actual or liable to happen," but not so definitely expected as in the case of εἰ with ind. (Bl., §65, 4; cf.…
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Used 345 times. Also: Matthew 4:9, Matthew 5:13, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:20, Matthew 5:23, Matthew 5:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1437; TFLSJ G1437; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 14:8 word 3
ἄδηλονadēlonindistinct
Lemma: ἄδηλος (adēlos) · Strong's: G0082
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (A-ASF)
Meaning: unclear — ἄ-δηλος, -ον ; (δῆλος), [in LXX: Ps 50 (51):6 (בַּטֻחוֹת) ; ] ; 1. unseen, unobserved, not manifest (Ps, l.with): Luk.11:44. ; 2. uncertain, indistinct: 1Co.14:8.; † (AS)
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Used 2 times. Also: Luke 11:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0082; TFLSJ G0082; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 14:8 word 4
σάλπιγξsalpigx[the] trumpet
Lemma: σάλπιγξ (salpigx) · Strong's: G4536
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (N-NSF)
Meaning: trumpet — σάλπιγξ, -ιγγος, ἡ ; [in LXX chiefly for שׁוֹפָר, חֲצֹצְרָה ; ] ; a trumpet, used in war and in religious ceremonies: 1Co.14:8, Heb.12:19, Rev.1:10 4:1 8:2, 6 8:11 9:14 By meton., a trumpet blast: μετὰ σ. μεγάλης,…
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Used 11 times. Also: Matthew 24:31, 1 Corinthians 15:52, 1 Thessalonians 4:16, Hebrews 12:19, Revelation 1:10, Revelation 4:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4536; TFLSJ G4536; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 14:8 word 5
φωνὴνphōnēnsound
Lemma: φωνή (phōnē) · Strong's: G5456H
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: voice/sound: noise — φωνή, -ῆς, ἡ, ; [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for קוֹל ; ] ; a voice; (a) prop., of persons, Mat.2:18 (LXX), al.; φ. αἴρειν (ἐπαίρειν), Luk.17:13, Act.2:14, al.; φ. μεγάλῃ εἰπεῖν (λέγειν, φωνεῖν, etc.), Luk.8:28,…
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Used 18 times. Also: Matthew 24:31, Luke 1:44, John 3:8, Acts 2:6, 1 Corinthians 14:7, Revelation 1:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5456H; TFLSJ G5456H; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 14:8 word 6
δῷ,dōshall give,
Lemma: δίδωμι (didōmi) · Strong's: G1325
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Subjunctive · 3rd · Singular (V-2AAS-3S)
Meaning: to give — δίδωμι, ; [in LXX chiefly for נָתַן (53 words in all) ; ] ; to give—in various senses, accusative to context—bestow, grant, supply, deliver, commit, yield: absol., Act.20:35; with accusative of thing(s) and dative of…
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Used 413 times. Also: Matthew 4:9, Matthew 5:31, Matthew 5:42, Matthew 6:11, Matthew 7:6, Matthew 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1325; TFLSJ G1325; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 14:8 word 7
τίςtiswho
Lemma: τίς (tis) · Strong's: G5101
Parsing: Interrogative pronoun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (I-NSM)
Meaning: which? — τίς, neut., τί, genitive, τίνος, interrog. pron., [in LXX for מָה ,מִי ; ] in masc. and fem., ; who, which, what?; in neut., which, what?, used both in direct and in indirect questions. ; I. I. As subst., ; 1. 1. masc.,…
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Used 568 times. Also: Matthew 3:7, Matthew 5:13, Matthew 5:46, Matthew 5:47, Matthew 6:3, Matthew 6:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5101; TFLSJ G5101; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 14:8 word 8
παρασκευάσεταιparaskeuasetaiwill prepare himself
Lemma: παρασκευάζω (paraskeuazō) · Strong's: G3903
Parsing: Verb · Future · Middle Deponent · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-FDI-3S)
Meaning: to prepare — παρα-σκευάζω ; [in LXX: Jer.50:42 (עָרַךְ), etc. ; ] ; to prepare, make ready: absol. (sc. τ. δεῖπνον, etc.; of. Hdt., ix, 82, 2Ma.2:27), Act.10:10; mid., to prepare, make preparations: 1Co.14:8 (cf. Je, l.with); pass.,…
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Used 4 times. Also: Acts 10:10, 2 Corinthians 9:2, 2 Corinthians 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3903; TFLSJ G3903; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 14:8 word 9
εἰςeisfor
Lemma: εἰς (eis) · Strong's: G1519
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: toward — εἰς, ; prep. with accusative, ; expressing entrance, direction, limit, into, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among (Lat. in, with accusative). ; I. Of place. ; 1. After verbs of motion; (a) of entrance into: Mat.8:23,…
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Used 1796 times. Also: Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1519; TFLSJ G1519; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 14:8 word 10
πόλεμον;polemonbattle?
Lemma: πόλεμος (polemos) · Strong's: G4171
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)
Meaning: war — πόλεμος, -ον, ό ; [in LXX chiefly for מִלְחָמָה ; ] ; 1. war: Mat.24:6, Mrk.13:7, Luk.14:31 21:9, Heb.11:34; π. ποιεῖν, before μετά, with genitive (cf. πολεμέω), Rev.11:7 12:17 13:7 19:19. ; 2. = μάχη, a fight, battle:…
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Used 19 times. Also: Matthew 24:6, Mark 13:7, Luke 14:31, Luke 21:9, Hebrews 11:34, James 4:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4171; TFLSJ G4171; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 14:8 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Again | → | καί G2532 and |
| . . . | → | γάρ G1063 for |
| if | → | ἐάν G1437 if |
| [the] trumpet | → | σάλπιγξ G4536 trumpet |
| sounds | → | δίδωμι G1325 to give |
| a muffled | → | ἄδηλος G0082 unclear |
| call | → | φωνή G5456H voice/sound: noise |
| who | → | τίς G5101 which? |
| will prepare | → | παρασκευάζω G3903 to prepare |
| for | → | εἰς G1519 toward |
| battle | → | πόλεμος G4171 war |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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