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1 Corinthians 11

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1 corinthians.11.cor11Head

κεφαλή

TRANSLATIONmoderate confidence

What relationship does head describe?

Kephalē can evoke headship, source, or relational preeminence. The repeated image should be translated consistently without forcing a single explanatory theory into the text.

Why this default

Kephalē can evoke headship, source, or relational preeminence. The repeated image should be translated consistently without forcing a single explanatory theory into the text.

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Project defaultChrist is the head of every man, the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ

Project default · metaphor retained

AlternativeChrist is the source of every man, the man is the source of a woman, and God is the source of Christ

Source reading

AlternativeChrist holds relational preeminence for every man, the man for a woman, and God for Christ

Relational hierarchy interpreted

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