Mark 16:17:13Mark.16.17.W13TAB
γλώσσαις
glôssais
“with tongues”
- Transliteration
- GLÔS-sais
- Extended
- GLÔS-sais
- IPA
- /ˈglɔːs.sais/
Meaning by language
- English
- with 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
GLÔS-sais
- sentence
sê-MEI-a de tois pi-STE U-sa-sin TAU-ta pa-ra-ko-lou-THÊ-sei en tôi o-NO-ma-ti mou dai-MO-ni-a ek-ba-LOU-sin GLÔS-sais la-LÊ-sou-sin kai-NAIS
Exegesis
The plural future verb ekbalousin {ἐκβαλοῦσιν | ek-ba-loû-sin} “they will cast out” takes daimonia {δαιμόνια | dai-mó-ni-a} “demons” as its direct object, while the following future verb lalēsousin {λαλήσουσιν | la-lḗ-sou-sin} “they will speak” governs the dative phrase glōssais kainaīs {γλώσσαις καιναῖς | glṓs-sais kai-naîs} “with new tongues.” These coordinated future indicative verbs share the implied subject “they,” referring back to “those who have believed,” and present the actions as sure results rather than mere possibilities. The dative glōssais with the adjective kainaīs indicates the manner or medium of speaking, emphasizing the qualitative “newness” of the tongues. In translation, the main clause structure was preserved (“these signs will follow/accompany those who believe”), with the two future plural clauses rendered as coordinated promises. The prepositional phrase “in My name” was kept close to the beginning of the second part of the sentence to maintain its role as the overarching basis for both exorcism and inspired speech.
Root and etymology
glōssagamma–lambda–omega–sigma–sigma–alpha
“tongue, language”
In context — Mark 16:17
And these signs will follow those who have believed: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues.
About this coordinate
Mark 16:17:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Mark 16:17, so the Greek word γλώσσαις (glôssais) 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 Mark.16.17.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.16.17.W13.S1) and character.