For Adam was first formed, then Eve.
Created -- “Formed” (Gk. plasso) is the same term that the Septuagint uses in Genesis 2:7-8, which evidently refers to creation (cf. 1 Corinthians 11:8-9). Paul’s argument indicates that gender roles in the church are not simply the result of the fall but are rooted in creation and therefore apply to all cultures at all times.