Acts 19:6:16Acts.19.6.W16TAB
γλώσσαις
glōssais
“in tongues”
- Transliteration
- GLŌS-sais
- Extended
- GLOHS-sais
- IPA
- /ˈglɔːs.sais/
Meaning by language
- English
- in tongues
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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 | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
GLŌS-sais
- sentence
KAI e-pi-THEM-tos au-TOU tou PAU-lou KHEI-ras ÊL-the to PNEU-ma to HA-gi-on ep au-TOUS e-LA-loun te GLŌS-sais KAI e-pro-PHÊ-teu-on
Exegesis
The dative glossais {γλώσσαις | glṓs-sais} is best taken as instrumental or manner, “in tongues,” indicating the medium of their speech. In English, the genitive absolute is rendered as a temporal clause for clarity, and the imperfects are expressed with progressive aspect (“were speaking,” “were prophesying”) in the formal rendering, while the dynamic version slightly reshapes the aspect (“started speaking,” “giving prophetic messages”) to communicate the vivid onset of these Spirit-enabled activities.
Root and etymology
glossagamma–lambda–omega–sigma–sigma–alpha
“tongue, language”
In context — Acts 19:6
And when Paul had placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they were speaking in tongues and prophesying.
About this coordinate
Acts 19:6:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Acts 19:6, so the Greek word γλώσσαις (glōssais) 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 Acts.19.6.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.6.W16.S1) and character.