1 Corinthians 14:13:41 Cor.14.13.W4TAB
γλώσσῃ
glossê
“in a tongue”
- Transliteration
- GLOS-sê
- Extended
- GLOHS-sê
- IPA
- /ˈglɔːs.sɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in a tongue
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Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
GLOS-sê
- sentence
di-O ho la-LON GLOS-sê pro-seu-KHE-sthô HI-na di-er-mê-NEU-êi
Exegesis
The construction ho lalōn glōssē {ὁ λαλῶν γλώσσῃ | ho lalôn glṓssē} combines the article with a present participle to form a generalizing substantive phrase, “the one who speaks in a tongue,” highlighting a type of person rather than a specific individual. The dative glōssē functions as a dative of means or manner, indicating the mode of speaking.
Root and etymology
glōssagamma–lambda–omega–sigma–sigma–alpha
“tongue, language”
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:13
Therefore, the one who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Corinthians 14:13, so the Greek word γλώσσῃ (glossê) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Cor.14.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.13.W4.S1) and character.