KJV: And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?
YLT: yet the things without life giving sound -- whether pipe or harp -- if a difference in the sounds they may not give, how shall be known that which is piped or that which is harped?
Darby: Even lifeless things giving a sound, whether pipe or harp, if they give not distinction to the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?
ASV: Even things without life, giving a voice, whether pipe or harp, if they give not a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?
| ὅμως | Even |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: ὅμως Sense: nevertheless, yet. |
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| τὰ | - |
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Parse: Article, Nominative Neuter Plural Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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| ἄψυχα | lifeless things |
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Parse: Adjective, Nominative Neuter Plural Root: ἄψυχος Sense: without a soul, lifeless. |
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| φωνὴν | a sound |
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Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Singular Root: φωνή Sense: a sound, a tone. |
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| διδόντα | giving |
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Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Nominative Neuter Plural Root: διδῶ Sense: to give. |
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| εἴτε | whether |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: εἴτε Sense: if … if. |
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| αὐλὸς | flute |
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Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: αὐλός Sense: a pipe. |
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| κιθάρα | harp |
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Parse: Noun, Nominative Feminine Singular Root: κιθάρα Sense: a harp to which praises of God are sung in heaven. |
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| διαστολὴν | distinction |
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Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Singular Root: διαστολή Sense: a distinction, difference. |
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| τοῖς | to the |
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Parse: Article, Dative Masculine Plural Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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| φθόγγοις | sounds |
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Parse: Noun, Dative Masculine Plural Root: φθόγγος Sense: musical sound, whether vocal or instrumental. |
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| δῷ | they give |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Subjunctive Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: διδῶ Sense: to give. |
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| πῶς | how |
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Parse: Adverb Root: πῶς Sense: how, in what way. |
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| γνωσθήσεται | will it be known |
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Parse: Verb, Future Indicative Passive, 3rd Person Singular Root: γινώσκω Sense: to learn to know, come to know, get a knowledge of perceive, feel. |
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| τὸ | what [is] |
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Parse: Article, Nominative Neuter Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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| αὐλούμενον | being piped |
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Parse: Verb, Present Participle Middle or Passive, Nominative Neuter Singular Root: αὐλέω Sense: to play on the flute, to pipe. |
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| τὸ | - |
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Parse: Article, Nominative Neuter Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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| κιθαριζόμενον | being harped |
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Parse: Verb, Present Participle Middle or Passive, Nominative Neuter Singular Root: κιθαρίζω Sense: to play upon the harp. |
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Greek Commentary for 1 Corinthians 14:7
Without a soul (α a privative, πσυχη psuchē) or life. Old word only here in N.T. [source]
Old word (from αω αυω aōκιταρα auō to blow), only here in N.T. Harp (εαν διαστολην τοις πτογγοις μη δωι kithara). Old word. Stringed instrument as pipe, a wind instrument. If they give not a distinction in the sounds Third class condition with second aorist active subjunctive διδωμι dōi from διαστελλω didōmi Common word in late Greek for difference In N.T. only here and Romans 3:22; Romans 10:12. πτεγγομαι Phthoggos old word (from phtheggomai) for musical sounds vocal or instrumental. In N.T. only here and Romans 10:18. [source]
Old word. Stringed instrument as pipe, a wind instrument. [source]
Third class condition with second aorist active subjunctive διδωμι dōi from διαστελλω didōmi Common word in late Greek for difference In N.T. only here and Romans 3:22; Romans 10:12. πτεγγομαι Phthoggos old word (from phtheggomai) for musical sounds vocal or instrumental. In N.T. only here and Romans 10:18. [source]
See on sound, Romans 10:18. The sound generally. Used sometimes of sounds emitted by things without life, as a trumpet or the wind. See Matthew 24:31; John 3:8. [source]
See on Revelation 5:8. [source]
Proper modulation. Compare the use of the word in Romans 3:22; Romans 10:12. [source]
The distinctive sounds as modulated. See on Romans 10:18. [source]
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For the old ομως homōs see 1 Corinthians 14:7; Galatians 3:15 (only other examples in N.T.), here only with μεντοι mentoi “but yet,” and και kai “even.” In spite of what has just been said “many These actually “believed on him” Like the whispered talk in John 7:13 “because of the fear of the Jews.” Once the Pharisees sneeringly asked the officers (John 7:48): “Hath any one of the rulers believed on him?” And now “many of the rulers have believed on him.” They did not confess Negative imperfect in contrast to the punctiliar aorist επιστευσαν episteusan “They kept on not confessing.” How like the cowardly excuses made today by those under conviction who refuse to step out for Christ. Lest they should be put out of the synagogue Cf. John 9:22 where this very word occurs in a purpose clause like this. Only once more in the N.T. (John 16:2), a Jewish word not in profane authors. This ostracism from the synagogue was dreaded by the Jews and made cowards of these “believing elders.” More than They preferred the glory and praise of men more than the glory and praise of God. How apropos these words are to some suave cowards today. [source]
Genitive absolute with aorist middle participle. Note πωνη phōnē this time, not ηχο ēcho as in Acts 2:1. Πωνη Phōnē originally meant sound as of the wind (John 3:8) or an instrument (1 Corinthians 14:7, 1 Corinthians 14:8, 1 Corinthians 14:10), then voice of men. The meaning seems to be that the excited “other tongues” of Acts 2:4 were so loud that the noise drew the crowd together. The house where the 120 were may have been (Hackett) on one of the avenues leading to the temple. [source]
Only by Paul here, Romans 10:12; 1 Corinthians 14:7. Better, as Rev., distinction. [source]
Only here and 1 Corinthians 14:7, on which see note. Paul uses the Septuagint translation of Psalm 19:4, where the Hebrew line or plummet-line (others musical chord ) is rendered sound. The voice of the gospel message is like that of the starry sky proclaiming God's glory to all the earth. The Septuagint sound seems to be a free rendering in order to secure parallelism with words. [source]
Triple particle Vibration of a musical string. See note on 1 Corinthians 14:7. Only two N.T. examples. The world The inhabited earth as in Luke 2:1. [source]
Vibration of a musical string. See note on 1 Corinthians 14:7. Only two N.T. examples. [source]
Intermediate agency See note on 1 Corinthians 14:7 for the difference of sounds in musical instruments. Also in Romans 10:12. The Jew was first in privilege as in penalty (Romans 2:9.), but justification or setting right with God is offered to both on the same terms. [source]
See note on 1 Corinthians 14:7 for the difference of sounds in musical instruments. Also in Romans 10:12. The Jew was first in privilege as in penalty (Romans 2:9.), but justification or setting right with God is offered to both on the same terms. [source]
The verb rendered tinkling, alalazo originally meant to repeat the cry alala, as in battle. It is used by Mark (Mark 6:38) of the wailings of hired mourners. Hence, generally, to ring or clang. Rev., clanging. Κύμβαλον cymbalis derived from κύμβος ahollow or a cup. The cymbal consisted of two half-globes of metal, which were struck together. In middle-age Latin, cymbalum was the term for a church or convent-bell. Ducange defines: “a bell by which the monks are called to meals, and which is hung in the cloister.” The comparison is between the unmeaning clash of metal, and music; between ecstatic utterances which are jargon, and utterances inspired by love, which, though unintelligible to the hearers, may carry a meaning to the speaker himself and to God, 1 Corinthians 14:4, 1 Corinthians 14:7. [source]
The A.V. and Rev. give the correct sense, but the order of the Greek is peculiar. Ὅμως yetproperly belongs to οὐδεὶς noman: “Though a man's covenant yet no man disannulleth it.” But ὅμως is taken out of its natural place, and put at the beginning of the clause, before ἀνθρώπου , so that the Greek literally reads: “Yet a man's covenant confirmed no one disannulleth, etc.” A similar displacement occurs 1 Corinthians 14:7. [source]
For which see Revelation 6:1; Revelation 19:6. For this voice out of heaven see Revelation 10:4; Revelation 14:15; Revelation 18:4 and note accusative with ηκουσα ēkousa the voice of harpers harping with their harps Triple use of κιταρα kithara (Revelation 5:8), κιταρωιδων kitharōidōn (Revelation 18:22), κιταριζοντων kitharizontōn (old verb κιταριζω kitharizō in N.T. only here and 1 Corinthians 14:7). Wonderful melody in this chorus by the angels, not by the 144,000. [source]
Old word (from κιταρα kithara harp, and ωιδος ōidos singer) as in Revelation 14:2.Of minstrels (μουσικων mousikōn). Old word (from μουσα mousa music), here only in N.T., one playing on musical instruments.Of flute-players Old word (from αυλεω auleō to play on a flute, Matthew 11:17, αυλος aulos flute, 1 Corinthians 14:7), in N.T. only here and Matthew 9:23.Of trumpeters (σαλπιστων salpistōn). Late form for the earlier σαλπιγκτης salpigktēs (from σαλπιζω salpizō), here only in N.T.Shall be heard no more at all First aorist passive subjunctive of ακουω akouō with the double negative as below, with πωνη μυλου phōnē mulou (sound of the millstone), and as in Revelation 18:21 with ου με ευρετηι ou me heurethēi and again with πας τεχνιτης pās technitēs (craftsman). This old word is from τεχνη technē art, as here in some MSS. (“of whatsoever craft,” πασης τεχνης pasēs technēs). Τεχνιτης Technitēs occurs also in this sense in Acts 19:24, Acts 19:38; and in Hebrews 11:10 of God as the Architect. There is power in this four-fold sonorous repetition of ου μη ou mē and the subjunctive with two more examples in Revelation 18:23. [source]
Old word (from αυλεω auleō to play on a flute, Matthew 11:17, αυλος aulos flute, 1 Corinthians 14:7), in N.T. only here and Matthew 9:23.Of trumpeters (σαλπιστων salpistōn). Late form for the earlier σαλπιγκτης salpigktēs (from σαλπιζω salpizō), here only in N.T.Shall be heard no more at all First aorist passive subjunctive of ακουω akouō with the double negative as below, with πωνη μυλου phōnē mulou (sound of the millstone), and as in Revelation 18:21 with ου με ευρετηι ou me heurethēi and again with πας τεχνιτης pās technitēs (craftsman). This old word is from τεχνη technē art, as here in some MSS. (“of whatsoever craft,” πασης τεχνης pasēs technēs). Τεχνιτης Technitēs occurs also in this sense in Acts 19:24, Acts 19:38; and in Hebrews 11:10 of God as the Architect. There is power in this four-fold sonorous repetition of ου μη ou mē and the subjunctive with two more examples in Revelation 18:23. [source]