1 Corinthians 14:19 Greek Word Analysis
| 0 | Yet | ἀλλ' | g235 |
| 18 | in | ἐν | g1722 |
| 2 | the church | ἐκκλησίᾳ | g1577 |
| 3 | I had rather | θέλω | g2309 |
| 4 | five | πέντε | g4002 |
| 17 | words | λόγους | g3056 |
| 6 | with | διὰ | g1223 |
| 7 | | τοῦ | g3588 |
| 8 | understanding | νοός | g3563 |
| 9 | my | μου | g3450 |
| 10 | speak | λαλῆσαι | g2980 |
| 11 | that | ἵνα | g2443 |
| 12 | also | καὶ | g2532 |
| 13 | others | ἄλλους | g243 |
| 14 | by my voice I might teach | κατηχήσω | g2727 |
| 15 | than | ἢ | g2228 |
| 16 | ten thousand | μυρίους | g3463 |
| 17 | words | λόγους | g3056 |
| 18 | in | ἐν | g1722 |
| 19 | an unknown tongue | γλώσσῃ | g1100 |
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.
American Standard Version (ASV)
howbeit in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
But in the church it would be better for me to make use of five words of which the sense was clear, so that others might have profit, than ten thousand words in a strange tongue.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
but in [the] assembly I desire to speak five words with my understanding, that I may instruct others also, [rather] than ten thousand words in a tongue.
World English Bible (WEB)
However in the assembly I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in another language.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
but in an assembly I wish to speak five words through my understanding, that others also I may instruct, rather than myriads of words in an `unknown' tongue.