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1 Corinthians 14:4

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But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men [to] edification, and exhortation, and comfort.	He that speaketh in an [unknown] tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.	I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater [is] he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

He that speaketh^G2980 in an unknown tongue^G1100 edifieth^G3618 himself^G1438; but^G1161 he that prophesieth^G4395 edifieth^G3618 the church^G1577.

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Original Greek

ὁ λαλῶν γλώσσῃ ἑαυτὸν οἰκοδομεῖ, ὁ δὲ προφητεύων ἐκκλησίαν οἰκοδομεῖ.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	*
λαλῶν	lalōn	G2980	V-PAP-NSM	He that speaketh
γλώσσῃ	glōssē	G1100	N-DSF	in an [unknown] tongue
ἑαυτὸν	heauton	G1438	F-3ASM	himself
οἰκοδομεῖ,	oikodomei	G3618	V-PAI-3S	edifieth
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	*
δὲ	de	G1161	CONJ	but
προφητεύων	prophēteuōn	G4395	V-PAP-NSM	he that prophesieth
ἐκκλησίαν	ekklēsian	G1577	N-ASF	the church
οἰκοδομεῖ.	oikodomei	G3618	V-PAI-3S	edifieth

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G1100 — γλῶσσα (glōssa, gloce-sah'): the tongue, a language, nation — of uncertain affinity; the tongue; by implication, a language (specially, one naturally unacquired):--tongue.
• G1161 — δέ (dé, deh): but, on the other hand, and — a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
• G1438 — ἑαυτοῦ (heautoû, heh-ow-too'): himself, herself, itself — from a reflexive pronoun otherwise obsolete and the genitive case (dative case or accusative case) of αὐτός; him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.:--alone, her (own, -self), (he) himself, his (own), itself, one (to) another, our (thine) own(-selves), + that she had, their (own, own selves), (of) them(-selves), they, thyself, you, your (own, own conceits, own selves, -selves).
• G1577 — ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, ek-klay-see'-ah): an assembly, congregation, church — from a compound of ἐκ and a derivative of καλέω; a calling out, i.e. (concretely) a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation (Jewish synagogue, or Christian community of members on earth or saints in heaven or both):--assembly, church.
• G2980 — λαλέω (laléō, lal-eh'-o): I speak, say — a prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. utter words:--preach, say, speak (after), talk, tell, utter. Compare λέγω.
• G3618 — οἰκοδομέω (oikodoméō, oy-kod-om-eh'-o): I build, build up, edify — from the same as οἰκοδομή; to be a house-builder, i.e. construct or (figuratively) confirm:--(be in) build(-er, -ing, up), edify, embolden.
• G4395 — προφητεύω (prophēteúō, prof-ate-yoo'-o): I foretell, prophesy — from προφήτης; to foretell events, divine, speak under inspiration, exercise the prophetic office:--prophesy.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

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