γλῶσσα glōssa · G1100
tongue
γλῶσσα, -ης, ἡ, ; [in LXX chiefly for לָשׁוֹן ; ] ; 1. the tongue, as the organ of speech: Mrk.7:33, 35 Luk.1:64 16:24, Act.2:26" (LXX), Rom.3:13 (LXX) 14:11 (LXX), 1Co.14:9, Php.2:11, Jas.1:26 3:5, 6 8, 1Pe.3:10" (LXX), 1Jo.3:18, Rev.16:10; of a tongue-like object, Act.2:3. ; 2. a tongue, language: Act.2:11; joined with φυλή, λαός, ἔθνος, frequently in pl., Rev.5:9 7:9 10:11 11:9 13:7 14:6 17:15; λαλεῖν ἑτέραις γ., Act.2:4; γ. λαλεῖν καιναῖς, WH, txt. (RV, mg., omit καιναῖς), Mrk.16:17; λαλεῖν γλώσσαις, γλώσσῃ (see ICC, ll. with; DB, iv, 793ff.), Mrk.16:17, WH, txt., R, mg., Act.10:46 19:6, 1Co.12:30 13:1 14:2, 4-6, 13, 18, 23, 27, 39; γλῶσσαι (= λόγοι ἐν γλώσσῃ, 1Co.14:19), 1Co.13:8 …
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
γλῶσσα, ; Ionic dialect γλάσσα, [], Attic dialect γλῶττα, ης, ἡ, tongue, []; b γ. λάρυγγος, ={γλωττίς}, larynx, []; 2 tongue, as the organ of speech, γλώσσης χάριν through love of talking, []; γλώσσῃ δεινός, θρασύς, [] by frankness of speech, [], of fraud opposed to violence, []; also, by word of mouth, []; τὰ γλώσσης ἄπο, i.e. our words, []; ἀπὸ γ. φράσω by heart, opposed to γράμμασιν, []; οὐκ ἀπὸ γλώσσης not from mere word of mouth, but after full argument, []; μὴ διὰ γλώσσης without using …
Where it's used 50 times
Mark 7:33 · Mark 7:35 · Mark 16:17 · Luke 1:64 · Luke 16:24 · Acts 2:3 · Acts 2:4 · Acts 2:11 · Acts 2:26 · Acts 10:46 · Acts 19:6 · Romans 3:13 · Romans 14:11 · 1 Corinthians 12:10 · 1 Corinthians 12:28 · 1 Corinthians 12:30 · 1 Corinthians 13:1 · 1 Corinthians 13:8 · 1 Corinthians 14:2 · 1 Corinthians 14:4 · 1 Corinthians 14:5 · 1 Corinthians 14:6 · 1 Corinthians 14:9 · 1 Corinthians 14:13 · 1 Corinthians 14:14 · 1 Corinthians 14:18 · 1 Corinthians 14:19 · 1 Corinthians 14:22 · 1 Corinthians 14:23 · 1 Corinthians 14:26 · 1 Corinthians 14:27 · 1 Corinthians 14:39 · Philippians 2:11 · James 1:26 · James 3:5 · James 3:6 · James 3:8 · 1 Peter 3:10 · 1 John 3:18 · Revelation 5:9 · Revelation 7:9 · Revelation 10:11 · Revelation 11:9 · Revelation 13:7 · Revelation 14:6 · Revelation 16:10 · Revelation 17:15 … and 3 more
Source: TBESG G1100; TFLSJ G1100
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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