But I don't permit a woman to teach, nor to exercise authority over a man, but to be in quietness.
nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence: The word "nor" in this verse separates the two things that Paul forbids a woman to do. "I suffer not a woman to teach," he says, and "I suffer not a woman to usurp authority over the man." The words "nor" and "neither" are disjunctive conjunctions and separate the two infinitives: "to teach" and "to usurp authority." That separation of the two actions forbidden of a woman does away with the idea sometimes advanced that the apostle is saying "I suffer not a woman to teach over the man." 