James 3:5:4Jas.3.5.W4TAB
γλῶσσα
glossa
“tongue”
- Transliteration
- GLO-ssa
- Extended
- GLOH-ssah
- IPA
- /ˈglɔs.sa/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
GLO-ssa
- sentence
HOU-tōs KAI hê GLO-ssa mi-KRON ME-los es-TIN KAI me-GA-la au-KHEI
Exegesis
The equative clause hē glōssa mikron melos {ἡ γλῶσσα μικρὸν μέλος | hē glô-ssa mi-krón mé-los} ‘the tongue a small member’ foregrounds glōssa ‘tongue’ by placing it first, with mikron ‘small’ functioning as an accusative of respect modifying melos ‘member’.
Root and etymology
Rootglossa
“tongue, language”
In context — James 3:5
In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, yet it boasts of great things. Notice how a small fire can set a vast forest ablaze.
About this coordinate
James 3:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of James 3:5, so the Greek word γλῶσσα (glossa) 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 Jas.3.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.3.5.W4.S1) and character.