1 Corinthians 14:3
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, encouragement, and comfort.

Young's Literal Translation
and he who is prophesying to men doth speak edification, and exhortation, and comfort;

King James Bible
But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men [to] edification, and exhortation, and comfort.

Greek
But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

he who
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

prophesies
προφητεύων (prophēteuōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4395: From prophetes; to foretell events, divine, speak under inspiration, exercise the prophetic office.

speaks
λαλεῖ (lalei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.

to men
ἀνθρώποις (anthrōpois)
Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

[for their] edification,
οἰκοδομὴν (oikodomēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3619: Feminine of a compound of oikos and the base of doma; architecture, i.e. a structure; figuratively, confirmation.

encouragement,
παράκλησιν (paraklēsin)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3874: From parakaleo; imploration, hortation, solace.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

comfort.
παραμυθίαν (paramythian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3889: Encouragement, comfort, consolation, exhortation. From paramutheomai; consolation.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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