1 Corinthians 14:14

Greek	ἐὰν γὰρ προσεύχωμαι γλώσσῃ, τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό greek Meaning: * The The definite article. Forms Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ πνεῦμά μου προσεύχεται, ὁplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό greek Meaning: * The The definite article. Forms Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. νοῦς μου ἄκαρπός ἐστιν.plugin-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.
ESV	For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unfruitful.
NIV	For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.
NLT	For if I pray in tongues, my spirit is praying, but I don't understand what I am saying.
KJV	For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.

^{1 Corinthians 14:13 ← 1 Corinthians 14:14 → 1 Corinthians 14:15}

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