{"id":15848,"date":"2019-11-20T11:07:44","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T17:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=15848"},"modified":"2019-11-21T18:56:18","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T00:56:18","slug":"should-it-be-for-a-veil-or-instead-of-a-veil-in-i-corinthians-1115","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/should-it-be-for-a-veil-or-instead-of-a-veil-in-i-corinthians-1115\/","title":{"rendered":"Should it be “for a veil” or “instead of a veil” in I Corinthians 11:15?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t

Question:<\/h2>\n

Thank you for all of your bible study lessons and for all of the hard work you do!<\/p>\n

Someone told me about the Greek Word: G473\u00a0Anti<\/strong> <\/em>from I Corinthians 11:15 and said that the hair was given to a woman instead<\/strong> of the veil.\u00a0Can you please explain to me if G473\u00a0anti<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>means i<\/strong>nstead of<\/strong> or f<\/strong>or<\/strong>, because that would change the meaning?<\/p>\n

Strong’s Greek G473<\/p>\nover against, opposite to, before
\nfor<\/strong>,\u00a0instead of<\/strong>, in place of (something)
\ninstead of
\n<\/strong>for
\n<\/strong>for that, because
\nwherefore, for this cause<\/blockquote>\n

I Corinthians 11:15<\/p>\n

(DARBY) But woman, if she have long hair, [it is] glory to her;\u00a0for the long hair is given [to her] in lieu of a veil<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

(EMTV)\u00a0 But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory for her; because her long hair has been given to her in place of a covering<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

(GW)\u00a0 Doesn’t it teach you that it is a woman’s pride to wear her hair long? Her hair is given to her in place of a covering<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

(ISV)\u00a0 nor that hair is a woman’s glory, for hair is given as a substitute for coverings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

(LITV)\u00a0 But if a woman wears her hair long, it is a glory to her; because the hair has been given to her instead of a veil<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

(MKJV)\u00a0 But if a woman should have long hair, it is a glory to her; for her hair is given to her in place of a veil<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

(YLT) and a woman, if she have long hair, a glory it is to her, because the hair instead of a covering hath been given to her<\/strong>;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Kehillah in Corinth I 11:15 Orthodox Jewish Bible<\/p>\n

(OJB) But if an isha wears a long hairdo of a lady\u2019s coiffure, it is her kavod (SHIR HASHIRIM 4:1)? Because the long\u00a0hair has been given to her instead of the sterntichel (kerchief) or kesut rosh (head covering)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

(VOICE) But doesn\u2019t nature also teach that when a woman has long hair, it is her glory? It radiates her beauty and acts as a natural veil.<\/p>\n

(YLT) and a woman, if she have long hair, a glory it is to her, because the hair instead of a covering hath been given to her<\/strong>;<\/p>\n

(KJV+)\u00a0 But G1161 if G1437 a woman G1135 have long hair, G2863 it is G2076 a glory G1391 to her: G846 for G3754 her hair G2864 is given G1325 her G846 for G473 a covering. G4018<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\t

Answer:<\/h2>\n

When translating from one language to another, care has to be given in selecting words because some words have multiple meanings. For example, in English “let” means to allow but it also can mean to rent and in really old English it could also mean to hinder. Therefore, translating a word just one way doesn’t always work.<\/p>\n

The Greek word\u00a0anti<\/em> in very ancient literature meant to be in front of something [“anti,<\/a>” Online Etymology Dictionary]. Over time, it became used for when something is in front of another in opposition, but it also was sometimes used for something that was in front of another for the purpose of comparison. Thus,\u00a0anti\u00a0<\/em>can take on a variety of meanings, some apparently contradictory. It can mean:<\/p>\n