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for it is one and the same with having been shaven. <a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/11.htm">King James Bible</a> But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven. <a href="/nkjv/1_corinthians/11.htm">New King James Version</a> But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for that is one and the same as if her head were shaved. <a href="/nasb_/1_corinthians/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But every woman who has her head uncovered while praying or prophesying disgraces her head, for it is one and the same as the woman whose head is shaved. <a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> But every woman who has her head uncovered while praying or prophesying disgraces her head, for she is one and the same as the woman whose head is shaved. <a href="/nasb77/1_corinthians/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> But every woman who has her head uncovered while praying or prophesying, disgraces her head; for she is one and the same with her whose head is shaved. <a href="/lsb/1_corinthians/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But every woman who has her head uncovered while praying or prophesying, shames her head, for she is one and the same as the woman whose head is shaved. <a href="/amp/1_corinthians/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And every woman who prays or prophesies when she has her head uncovered disgraces her head; for she is one and the same as the woman whose head is shaved [in disgrace]. <a href="/csb/1_corinthians/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, since that is one and the same as having her head shaved. <a href="/hcsb/1_corinthians/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, since that is one and the same as having her head shaved. <a href="/asv/1_corinthians/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> But every woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled dishonoreth her head; for it is one and the same thing as if she were shaven. <a href="/cev/1_corinthians/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But any woman who prays or prophesies without something on her head brings shame to her head. In fact, she may as well shave her head. <a href="/erv/1_corinthians/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> But every woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled dishonoureth her head: for it is one and the same thing as if she were shaven. <a href="/gwt/1_corinthians/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Every woman who prays or speaks what God has revealed and has her head uncovered while she speaks dishonors the one who has authority over her. She is like the woman who has her head shaved. <a href="/gnt/1_corinthians/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> And any woman who prays or proclaims God's message in public worship with nothing on her head disgraces her husband; there is no difference between her and a woman whose head has been shaved. <a href="/isv/1_corinthians/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> and every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, which is the same as having her head shaved. <a href="/msb/1_corinthians/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is just as if her head were shaved. <a href="/net/1_corinthians/11.htm">NET Bible</a> But any woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered disgraces her head, for it is one and the same thing as having a shaved head. <a href="/nheb/1_corinthians/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> But every woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled dishonors her head. For it is one and the same thing as if she were shaved. <a href="/wbt/1_corinthians/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered, dishonoreth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaved. <a href="/wey/1_corinthians/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> but a woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her Head, for it is exactly the same as if she had her hair cut short. <a href="/web/1_corinthians/11.htm">World English Bible</a> But every woman praying or prophesying with her head uncovered dishonors her head. For it is one and the same thing as if she were shaved. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_corinthians/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and every woman praying or prophesying with the head uncovered, dishonors her own head, for it is one and the same thing with her being shaven, <a href="/blb/1_corinthians/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And every woman praying or prophesying with the head uncovered dishonors her head; for it is one and the same with having been shaven. <a href="/ylt/1_corinthians/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and every woman praying or prophesying with the head uncovered, doth dishonour her own head, for it is one and the same thing with her being shaven, <a href="/slt/1_corinthians/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And every woman praying or prophesying with head uncovered shames her head: for it is one and the same to her having been shaved.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_corinthians/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But every woman praying or prophesying with her head not covered, disgraceth her head: for it is all one as if she were shaven. <a href="/cpdv/1_corinthians/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But every woman praying or prophesying with her head not covered disgraces her head. For it is the same as if her head were shaven. <a href="/nabre/1_corinthians/11.htm">New American Bible</a> But any woman who prays or prophesies with her head unveiled brings shame upon her head, for it is one and the same thing as if she had had her head shaved. <a href="/nrsvce/1_corinthians/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> but any woman who prays or prophesies with her head unveiled disgraces her head—it is one and the same thing as having her head shaved.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_corinthians/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered, dishonors her head: for she is equal to her whose head is shaven. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_corinthians/11.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And every woman praying or prophesying, while revealing her head, disgraces her head, for she is equal with her whose head is shaven.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/1_corinthians/11.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> But every woman that prays or prophesies with her head uncovered, dishonors her head: for it is one and the same as if she was shaved. <a href="/godbey/1_corinthians/11.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> But every woman praying or prophesying with her head uncovered dishonors her head: for that is one and the same to her being shaven. <a href="/haweis/1_corinthians/11.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> but every woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled, dishonoureth her head; for it is one and the same thing, as if she were shaven. <a href="/mace/1_corinthians/11.htm">Mace New Testament</a> or prophesies with her head uncovered, dishonoureth the man who is her head: for it is the same thing as if her head was shav'd. <a href="/wey/1_corinthians/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> but a woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her Head, for it is exactly the same as if she had her hair cut short. <a href="/worrell/1_corinthians/11.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> But every woman, praying or prophesying with her head unveiled, dishonors her head; for it is one and the same, as if she were shaven. <a href="/worsley/1_corinthians/11.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> But every woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled dishonoureth man her head; for it is even all one as if she were shaved. <a href="/parallel/1_corinthians/11-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g-wZWoK_LZU?start=2235" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/11.htm">Roles in Worship</a> …4Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head. 5<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">And</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pasa (Adj-NFS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">every</a> <a href="/greek/1135.htm" title="1135: gynē (N-NFS) -- A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.">woman</a> <a href="/greek/4336.htm" title="4336: proseuchomenē (V-PPM/P-NFS) -- To pray, pray for, offer prayer. From pros and euchomai; to pray to God, i.e. Supplicate, worship.">who prays</a> <a href="/greek/2228.htm" title="2228: ē (Conj) -- Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.">or</a> <a href="/greek/4395.htm" title="4395: prophēteuousa (V-PPA-NFS) -- From prophetes; to foretell events, divine, speak under inspiration, exercise the prophetic office.">prophesies</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">with her</a> <a href="/greek/2776.htm" title="2776: kephalē (N-DFS) -- From the primary kapto; the head, literally or figuratively.">head</a> <a href="/greek/177.htm" title="177: akatakalyptō (Adj-DFS) -- Unveiled, uncovered. Unveiled.">uncovered</a> <a href="/greek/2617.htm" title="2617: kataischynei (V-PIA-3S) -- From kata and aischunomai; to shame down, i.e. Disgrace or put to the blush.">dishonors</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autēs (PPro-GF3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">her</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2776.htm" title="2776: kephalēn (N-AFS) -- From the primary kapto; the head, literally or figuratively.">head,</a> <a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">for</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">it is</a> <a href="/greek/1520.htm" title="1520: hen (Adj-NNS) -- One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one."></a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auto (PPro-NN3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">just as if</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3587.htm" title="3587: exyrēmenē (V-RPM/P-DFS) -- To shave, shear, cut off the hair. From a derivative of the same as xulon; to shave or shear the hair.">her head were shaved.</a> 6If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off. And if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/24-65.htm">Genesis 24:65</a> and asked the servant, “Who is that man in the field coming to meet us?” “It is my master,” the servant answered. So she took her veil and covered herself. <a href="/numbers/5-18.htm">Numbers 5:18</a> After the priest has the woman stand before the LORD, he is to let down her hair and place in her hands the grain offering of memorial, which is the grain offering for jealousy. The priest is to hold the bitter water that brings a curse. <a href="/deuteronomy/21-12.htm">Deuteronomy 21:12</a> then you shall bring her into your house. She must shave her head, trim her nails, <a href="/isaiah/47-2.htm">Isaiah 47:2</a> Take millstones and grind flour; remove your veil; strip off your skirt, bare your thigh, and wade through the streams. <a href="/ezekiel/13-18.htm">Ezekiel 13:18</a> and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the women who sew magic charms on their wrists and make veils for the heads of people of every height, in order to ensnare their souls. Will you ensnare the souls of My people but preserve your own? <a href="/ezekiel/13-21.htm">Ezekiel 13:21</a> I will also tear off your veils and deliver My people from your hands, so that they will no longer be prey in your hands. Then you will know that I am the LORD. <a href="/songs/4-1.htm">Song of Solomon 4:1</a> How beautiful you are, my darling—how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down Mount Gilead. <a href="/songs/6-7.htm">Song of Solomon 6:7</a> Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate. <a href="/genesis/38-14.htm">Genesis 38:14-15</a> she removed her widow’s garments, covered her face with a veil to disguise herself, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that although Shelah had grown up, she had not been given to him as a wife. / When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute because she had covered her face. <a href="/leviticus/13-45.htm">Leviticus 13:45</a> A diseased person must wear torn clothes and let his hair hang loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’ <a href="/2_samuel/15-30.htm">2 Samuel 15:30</a> But David continued up the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went up. His head was covered, and he was walking barefoot. And all the people with him covered their heads and went up, weeping as they went. <a href="/matthew/26-7.htm">Matthew 26:7</a> a woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, which she poured on His head as He reclined at the table. <a href="/luke/7-37.htm">Luke 7:37-38</a> When a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume. / As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume. <a href="/john/4-27.htm">John 4:27</a> Just then His disciples returned and were surprised that He was speaking with a woman. But no one asked Him, “What do You want from her?” or “Why are You talking with her?” <a href="/acts/18-18.htm">Acts 18:18</a> Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But every woman that prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.or.<a href="/luke/2-36.htm">Luke 2:36</a> And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;<a href="/acts/2-17.htm">Acts 2:17</a> And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:<a href="/acts/21-9.htm">Acts 21:9</a> And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy.shaven.<a href="/deuteronomy/21-12.htm">Deuteronomy 21:12</a> Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/romans/11-28.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-4.htm">Disgraces</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-4.htm">Dishonoreth</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-4.htm">Dishonors</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-4.htm">Dishonoureth</a> <a href="/acts/27-25.htm">Exactly</a> <a href="/acts/27-34.htm">Hair</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-4.htm">Head</a> <a href="/acts/9-11.htm">Prayeth</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-4.htm">Praying</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-4.htm">Prays</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-4.htm">Prophesies</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-4.htm">Prophesieth</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-4.htm">Prophesying</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-4.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-5.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/acts/18-18.htm">Shaved</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-5.htm">Shaven</a> <a href="/luke/12-2.htm">Uncovered</a> <a href="/john/12-38.htm">Unveiled</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_corinthians/11-6.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-9.htm">Disgraces</a> <a href="/micah/7-6.htm">Dishonoreth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-16.htm">Dishonors</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-16.htm">Dishonoureth</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-15.htm">Exactly</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-6.htm">Hair</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-6.htm">Head</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-14.htm">Prayeth</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-4.htm">Praying</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-14.htm">Prays</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-3.htm">Prophesies</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-3.htm">Prophesieth</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/13-9.htm">Prophesying</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-29.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-6.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-6.htm">Shaved</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-6.htm">Shaven</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-13.htm">Uncovered</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-13.htm">Unveiled</a><div class="vheading2">1 Corinthians 11</div>1. <a href="/1_corinthians/11-1.htm">He reproves them, because in holy assemblies,</a> 4. <a href="/1_corinthians/11-4.htm">their men prayed with their heads covered,</a> 6. <a href="/1_corinthians/11-6.htm">and women with their heads uncovered;</a> 17. <a href="/1_corinthians/11-17.htm">and because generally their meetings were not for the better, but for the worse;</a> 21. <a href="/1_corinthians/11-21.htm">as, namely, in profaning with their own feast the Lord's supper.</a> 25. <a href="/1_corinthians/11-25.htm">Lastly, he calls them to the first institution thereof.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This indicates that women had active roles in the spiritual life of the community. The mention of prophesying suggests a context where the gifts of the Spirit were in operation, as seen in <a href="/acts/2-17.htm">Acts 2:17-18</a>, where both sons and daughters are said to prophesy. This participation aligns with the broader biblical narrative of women like Deborah (Judges 4-5) and Anna (<a href="/luke/2-36.htm">Luke 2:36-38</a>) who were recognized for their spiritual contributions.with her head uncovered In the cultural context of Corinth, a head covering was a sign of modesty and respectability for women. It symbolized a woman's marital status and her respect for her husband. The absence of a head covering could be interpreted as a sign of rebellion against social norms or a rejection of authority. This practice is rooted in the customs of the time, where head coverings were common in both Jewish and Greco-Roman societies.dishonors her head The term "head" here can be understood both literally and metaphorically. Literally, it refers to the physical head of the woman. Metaphorically, it refers to her husband or the male authority in her life, as suggested by the broader context of <a href="/1_corinthians/11-3.htm">1 Corinthians 11:3</a>, which discusses the headship order of God, Christ, man, and woman. The dishonor comes from acting in a way that disrupts the established order and brings shame upon her head, both physically and relationally.for it is just as if her head were shaved In the ancient world, a shaved head was often a sign of disgrace or mourning. For a woman, it could signify punishment or shame, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/21-12.htm">Deuteronomy 21:12</a>, where a captive woman shaves her head as part of a purification process. In Corinthian society, a shaved head might also associate a woman with prostitution, as temple prostitutes in some pagan religions were known to shave their heads. Thus, praying or prophesying without a head covering was equated with bringing shame upon oneself, akin to the disgrace of having a shaved head.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a> The author of 1 Corinthians, addressing issues within the Corinthian church. 2. <a href="/topical/c/corinthian_church.htm">Corinthian Church</a> The recipients of the letter, a diverse and often troubled early Christian community. 3. <a href="/topical/w/women_in_the_early_church.htm">Women in the Early Church</a> The focus of this verse, particularly regarding their conduct in worship. 4. <a href="/topical/c/cultural_practices_in_corinth.htm">Cultural Practices in Corinth</a> The societal norms and expectations regarding head coverings for women. 5. <a href="/topical/p/prayer_and_prophecy.htm">Prayer and Prophecy</a> Spiritual activities mentioned in the verse, indicating active participation in worship.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_cultural_context.htm">Understanding Cultural Context</a> Recognize the cultural significance of head coverings in Corinth and how it relates to honor and shame. <a href="/topical/r/role_of_women_in_worship.htm">Role of Women in Worship</a> Acknowledge that women were active participants in prayer and prophecy, indicating their valued role in the church. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_head_coverings.htm">Symbolism of Head Coverings</a> Explore the symbolic meaning of head coverings as a sign of authority and respect within the church setting. <a href="/topical/r/respect_for_established_order.htm">Respect for Established Order</a> Emphasize the importance of respecting established church practices and traditions as a form of honoring God. <a href="/topical/a/application_in_modern_context.htm">Application in Modern Context</a> Consider how cultural expressions of respect and honor can be applied today, while maintaining the principle of honoring God and others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_corinthians_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Corinthians 11</a> <a href="/q/do_trees_appear_to_be_walking.htm">What does 'women should remain silent in churches' mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'silent_in_churches'_mean.htm">What does "women should remain silent in churches" mean?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_muslim_women_wear_hijabs.htm">Why do Muslim women wear hijabs?</a> <a href="/q/should_women_be_silent_in_church.htm">Should women be silent in church?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_corinthians/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) But every woman that prayeth . . . From the hypothetical case of the man praying or preaching with covered head (which was mentioned first for the sake of introducing the antithesis), the Apostle comes now to the actual case of which he has to treat, viz., the woman uncovering her head. At first sight the permission here implied for a woman to pray and teach in public may seem at variance with the teaching in <a href="/1_corinthians/14-34.htm" title="Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted to them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience as also said the law.">1Corinthians 14:34</a>, where she is commanded to observe silence, and the injunction in <a href="/1_timothy/2-12.htm" title="But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.">1Timothy 2:12</a>, that women should not "teach." In these passages, however, it is the public meeting of the whole Church that is spoken of, and in such the women were to be silent--but the meetings spoken of here, though public as distinguished from the private devotions of individuals, were probably only smaller gatherings such as are indicated in <a href="/romans/14-5.htm" title="One man esteems one day above another: another esteems every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.">Romans 14:5</a>; <a href="/colossians/4-5.htm" title=" Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.">Colossians 4:5</a>; <a href="/philemon/1-2.htm" title="And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house:">Philemon 1:2</a>. It has been suggested by some writers that the command in <a href="/1_corinthians/14-34.htm" title="Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted to them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience as also said the law.">1Corinthians 14:34</a>, does forbid the practice which is here assumed to be allowable only for the sake of argument; but surely St. Paul would not have occupied himself and his readers here with the elaborate, and merely forensic discussion of the conditions under which certain functions were to be performed which he was about subsequently to condemn, as not allowable under any restriction whatever? . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_corinthians/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 5. - Or prophesieth. Although St. Paul "thinks of one thing at a time," and is not here touching on the question whether women ought to teach in public, it appears from this expression that the rule which he lays down in <a href="/1_corinthians/14-34.htm">1 Corinthians 14:34, 35</a>, and <a href="/1_timothy/2-12.htm">1 Timothy 2:12</a> was not meant to be absolute. See the case of Philip's daughters (<a href="/acts/21-9.htm">Acts 21:9</a> and Acts 2:17). With her head uncovered. For a woman to do this in a public assembly was against the national custom of all ancient communities, and might lead to the gravest misconceptions. As a rule, modest women covered their heads with the peplum or with a veil when they worshipped or were in public. Christian women at Corinth must have caught something of the "inflation" which was characteristic of their Church before they could have acted with such reprehensible boldness as to adopt a custom identified with the character of immodest women. Dishonoureth her head. Calvin, with terse good sense, observes, "As the man honours his head by proclaiming his liberty, so the woman by acknowledging her subjection." <a href="/commentaries/1_corinthians/11-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>And δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. every πᾶσα (pasa) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. woman γυνὴ (gynē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1135.htm">Strong's 1135: </a> A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife. [who] prays προσευχομένη (proseuchomenē) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4336.htm">Strong's 4336: </a> To pray, pray for, offer prayer. From pros and euchomai; to pray to God, i.e. Supplicate, worship. or ἢ (ē) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2228.htm">Strong's 2228: </a> Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. prophesies προφητεύουσα (prophēteuousa) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4395.htm">Strong's 4395: </a> From prophetes; to foretell events, divine, speak under inspiration, exercise the prophetic office. with [her] τῇ (tē) Article - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. head κεφαλῇ (kephalē) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2776.htm">Strong's 2776: </a> From the primary kapto; the head, literally or figuratively. uncovered ἀκατακαλύπτῳ (akatakalyptō) Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_177.htm">Strong's 177: </a> Unveiled, uncovered. Unveiled. dishonors καταισχύνει (kataischynei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2617.htm">Strong's 2617: </a> From kata and aischunomai; to shame down, i.e. Disgrace or put to the blush. her αὐτῆς (autēs) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. head, κεφαλὴν (kephalēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2776.htm">Strong's 2776: </a> From the primary kapto; the head, literally or figuratively. for γάρ (gar) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. it is ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. just [as if] αὐτὸ (auto) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Neuter 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. her head were shaved. ἐξυρημένῃ (exyrēmenē) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3587.htm">Strong's 3587: </a> To shave, shear, cut off the hair. From a derivative of the same as xulon; to shave or 'shear' the hair. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_corinthians/11-5.htm">1 Corinthians 11:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_corinthians/11-5.htm">1 Corinthians 11:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_corinthians/11-5.htm">1 Corinthians 11:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/11-5.htm">1 Corinthians 11:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/11-5.htm">1 Corinthians 11:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_corinthians/11-5.htm">1 Corinthians 11:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_corinthians/11-5.htm">1 Corinthians 11:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_corinthians/11-5.htm">1 Corinthians 11:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_corinthians/11-5.htm">1 Corinthians 11:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_corinthians/11-5.htm">1 Corinthians 11:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-5.htm">NT Letters: 1 Corinthians 11:5 But every woman praying or prophesying (1 Cor. 1C iC 1Cor i cor icor) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_corinthians/11-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Corinthians 11:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 11:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_corinthians/11-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Corinthians 11:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 11:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>