Romans 14:11:14Rom.14.11.W14TAB
γλῶσσα
glôssa
“tongue”
- Transliteration
- GLÔS-sa
- Extended
- GLÔS-sah
- IPA
- /ˈglɔːs.sa/
Meaning by language
- English
- tongue
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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
GLÔS-sa
- sentence
GE-gra-ptai GAR ZO e-GO LE-gei KY-ree-os HO-ti e-MOI KAM-psei PAN GO-ny KAI PA-sa GLÔS-sa ek-so-mo-lo-GÊ-se-tai tÔI the-ÔI
Exegesis
The parallel phrase kai pasa glossa exomologesetai tō theō {καὶ πᾶσα γλῶσσα ἐξομολογήσεται τῷ θεῷ | kaí pâ-sa glô-ssa ex-o-mo-lo-gé-se-tai tôi the-ôi} balances the first with coordinated kai, shifting from bodily submission (“every knee”) to verbal acknowledgment (“every tongue”).
Root and etymology
glossagamma–lambda–omega–sigma–sigma–alpha
“tongue, language”
In context — Romans 14:11
For it has been written, “As I live,” says the Lord , “every knee will bend to Me, and every tongue will confess to God .”
About this coordinate
Romans 14:11:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Romans 14:11, so the Greek word γλῶσσα (glôssa) 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 Rom.14.11.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.14.11.W14.S1) and character.