uncovered. unveiled. Greek. akatakaluptos. Only here and 1 Corinthians 11:13.
even all, &c. = one and the same with. shaven (one). If she discards the covering which is the symbol of her position, she may as well discard that which nature has given.
shaven. Greek. xurao. See Acts 21:24.
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The woman's veil:...
BUT EVERY WOMAN THAT PRAYETH OR PROPHESIES WITH HER HEAD UNCOVERED DISHONORS HER HEAD; FOR THAT IS EVEN ALL ONE AS IF SHE WERE SHAVEN....
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WITH HER HEAD UNVEILED (ακατακαλυπτω τη κεφαλη). Associative instrumental case of manner and the predicative adjective (compound adjective and feminine form same as masculine), "with the head unveil...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_ [1 Corinthians 11:1 belongs to chap. 10, where see. Evans (in _Speaker_), Stanley, and others divide this chapter at 1 Corinthians 11:16, not 1 Corinthians 11:17, maki
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Shall we turn in our Bibles now to I Corinthians 11. Paul here in the first verse said, Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ (1 Corinthians 11:1). In the previous verse he spoke about h...
Acts 2:17; Acts 21:9; Deuteronomy 21:12; Luke 2:36...
Her head uncovered. Rev., unveiled. The Greek women rarely appeared in public, but lived in strict seclusion. Unmarried women never quitted their apartments, except on occasions of festal processions,...
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