1 Corinthians 14:2:41 Cor.14.2.W4TAB

γλώσσῃ

glossê

in a tongue

Transliteration
GLO-ssê
Extended
GLOH-ssê
IPA
/ˈgloːs.sɛː/

Meaning by language

English
in a tongue

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Result
γλώ + σσῃ
glo + ssê
glossê

Alphabet Analysis

Gammagh — guttural
Lambdal — as in law
Omegao — same as omicron
Sigmas — as in sit
Sigmas — as in sit
Etai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    GLO-ssê

  2. sentence

    ho gar la-LON GLO-ssê ouk an-THRŌ-pois la-LEI al-LA the-OI ou-deis gar a-KOU-ei PNEU-ma-ti de la-LEI my-STÊ-ri-a

Exegesis

The dative glōssē {γλώσσῃ | glṓssē} functions as a dative of manner, indicating the speech’s mode.

Root and etymology

Rootgamma–lambda–omega–sigma–sigma–alpha

tongue, language

In context1 Corinthians 14:2

For the one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to people, but to God ; for no one understands, but in spirit he speaks mysteries .

About this coordinate

1 Corinthians 14:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Corinthians 14:2, 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.14.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.2.W4.S1) and character.