1 Corinthians 14:4:31 Cor.14.4.W3TAB
γλώσσῃ
glōssê
“in a tongue”
- Transliteration
- GLŌS-sê
- Extended
- GLOHSS-sêh
- 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
GLŌS-sê
- sentence
ho la-LÔN GLŌS-sê he-au-TON oi-ko-do-MÊI ho de pro-phê-TEU-ōn ek-klê-SI-an oi-ko-do-MÊI
Exegesis
The dative glosse {γλώσσῃ | glṓs-sē} functions as a dative of means, “by means of a tongue,” while the reflexive heauton {ἑαυτὸν | he-au-tón} marks that the benefit of the first action returns to the speaker.
Root and etymology
glossagamma–lambda–omega–sigma–sigma–alpha
“tongue, language”
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:4
The one who speaks in a tongue builds up himself, but the one who prophesies builds up the church .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Corinthians 14:4, so the Greek word γλώσσῃ (glōssê) 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.14.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.4.W3.S1) and character.