1 Corinthians 14:11

Greek	ἐὰν οὖν μὴ εἰδῶ τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article δύναμιν τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article φωνῆς, ἔσομαιplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί greek εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”). It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g. τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article λαλοῦντι βάρβαρος καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” ὁplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article λαλῶν ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. ἐμοὶ βάρβαρος.
ESV	but if I do not know the meaning of the language, I will be a foreigner to the speaker and the speaker a foreigner to me.
NIV	If then I do not grasp the meaning of what someone is saying, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and he is a foreigner to me.
NLT	But if I don't understand a language, I will be a foreigner to someone who speaks it, and the one who speaks it will be a foreigner to me.
KJV	Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.

^{1 Corinthians 14:10 ← 1 Corinthians 14:11 → 1 Corinthians 14:12}

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