διερμηνευτής
diermēneutēs
G1328
G:N-M
Greek
interpreter
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Diermeneutes denotes the person whose presence permits speech in the assembly rather than silence.
The term denotes a person whose absence requires the speaker to remain silent in the assembly, as the clause in 1 Corinthians 14:28 shows.
Senses in use
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Person needed for assembly speech · dominant
In 1 Corinthians 14:28, the nominative singular masculine form names the person whose absence leads to the instruction that the speaker be silent in the assembly. The APB renders the clause, "But if there is no interpreter, let him be silent in the assembly and speak to himself and to God."
In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Corinthians 14:28, the APB presents the person as an "interpreter" in the condition governing whether the speaker is silent.