The Meaning of 1 Corinthians 11:9 Explained

1 Corinthians 11:9

KJV: Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.

YLT: for a man also was not created because of the woman, but a woman because of the man;

Darby: For also man was not created for the sake of the woman, but woman for the sake of the man.

ASV: for neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

<1063"2532> Neither  was  the man  created  for  the woman;  but  the woman  for  the man. 

What does 1 Corinthians 11:9 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Furthermore woman is the glory of man because God created Eve to complete Adam. God did not create the man as a companion for the woman but the woman for man"s sake ( Genesis 2:18; Genesis 2:20). [1]
" Prayer of Manasseh , then, was God"s authoritative representative who found in woman a divinely made ally in fulfilling this role ( Genesis 2:18-24). In this sense she as a wife is the glory of Prayer of Manasseh , her husband." [2]
When Adam saw Eve for the first time, he "gloried" in her ( Genesis 2:23). Neither of these verses ( 1 Corinthians 11:8-9) refers to the subordination of woman under Prayer of Manasseh , though many interpreters have read this into the text. Rather they refer to her origin as being from man.

Context Summary

1 Corinthians 11:2-10 - Covering The Head
No soul is complete in itself. The man is not complete apart from Christ, as the woman is not complete apart from man. As God is the head of the nature of Jesus on its human side, so must Jesus be head of man, and man of woman. But in each case the headship is not one of authority and rule, but of the impartation of resources of love, wisdom, and strength, without which the best cannot be realized. The covered head of woman in our sanctuaries as contrasted with the uncovered head of man is a sign and symbol of this interdependence.
But it is very interesting to notice that while the Gospel so clearly insists on the divine order, it has elevated woman to be man's true helpmeet, and has caused her to be honored and loved as the glory of man. Neither society, nor family life, nor woman herself, can be happy unless she attains her true position. On the one hand she finds her completion in man; on the other she is his queen and he ministers to her in all gentleness and tenderness and strength. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Corinthians 11

1  He reproves them, because in holy assemblies,
4  their men prayed with their heads covered,
6  and women with their heads uncovered;
17  and because generally their meetings were not for the better, but for the worse;
21  as, namely, in profaning with their own feast the Lord's supper
25  Lastly, he calls them to the first institution thereof

Greek Commentary for 1 Corinthians 11:9

For the woman [δια την γυναικα]
Because of (δια — dia with accusative case) the woman. The record in Genesis gives the man (ανηρ — anēr) as the origin (εκ — ek) of the woman and the reason for (δια — dia) the creation (εκτιστη — ektisthē first aorist passive of κτιζω — ktizō old verb to found, to create, to form) of woman. [source]

What do the individual words in 1 Corinthians 11:9 mean?

Truly for not was created man on account of the woman but woman the man
καὶ γὰρ οὐκ ἐκτίσθη ἀνὴρ διὰ τὴν γυναῖκα ἀλλὰ γυνὴ τὸν ἄνδρα

καὶ  Truly 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: καί  
Sense: and, also, even, indeed, but.
ἐκτίσθη  was  created 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Passive, 3rd Person Singular
Root: κτίζω  
Sense: to make habitable, to people, a place, region, island.
ἀνὴρ  man 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: ἀνήρ  
Sense: with reference to sex.
διὰ  on  account  of 
Parse: Preposition
Root: διά  
Sense: through.
γυναῖκα  woman 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Singular
Root: γυνή  
Sense: a woman of any age, whether a virgin, or married, or a widow.
γυνὴ  woman 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Feminine Singular
Root: γυνή  
Sense: a woman of any age, whether a virgin, or married, or a widow.
ἄνδρα  man 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular
Root: ἀνήρ  
Sense: with reference to sex.

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