1 Corinthians 13:1

1IfἘὰνin theταῖςtonguesγλώσσαιςτῶνof menἀνθρώπωνI speakλαλῶandκαὶτῶνof angelsἀγγέλων,loveἀγάπηνhoweverδὲnotμὴhaveἔχω,I have becomeγέγοναa brassχαλκὸςsoundingἠχῶνorἢa cymbalκύμβαλονclangingἀλαλάζον.

If I should speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become a sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.

Vocab difficulty

80.6

Rare words

  • ἠχῶν

    ἠχέω

    I make a sound, give forth a sound, sound (when struck); I roar (as the sea).

  • κύμβαλον

    κύμβαλον

    a cymbal.

  • ἀλαλάζον

    ἀλαλάζω

    I cry aloud, raise a war-cry; a clanging or clashing cymbal.