Strong's Lexicon glóssa: Tongue, Language Original Word: γλῶσσα Word Origin: Derived from a root word meaning "tongue" or "language." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H3956 (לָשׁוֹן, lashon): Refers to the tongue or language, similar to "glóssa" in its dual meaning of the physical organ and speech. Usage: The Greek word "glóssa" primarily refers to the physical organ, the tongue, but it is also used metaphorically to denote language or speech. In the New Testament, "glóssa" is often associated with the miraculous gift of speaking in tongues, a spiritual gift where believers speak in languages they have not learned, as a sign of the Holy Spirit's presence and power. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the tongue was seen as a powerful instrument of communication, capable of both blessing and cursing. The ability to speak multiple languages was highly valued, especially in a diverse empire with many cultures and languages. In Jewish tradition, the tongue was often associated with wisdom and the power of words, as seen in the Proverbs and other wisdom literature. HELPS Word-studies 1100 glṓssa – tongue, used of flowing speech; (figuratively) speaking, inspired by God, like the evidence of tongues-speaking supplied by the Lord in the book of Acts to demonstrate the arrival of the new age of the covenant (i.e. NT times). [The normative experience of the 120 believers received "tongues (1100 /glṓssa) as of fire" (Ac 2:3) and miraculously spoke in other actual languages, i.e. that they could not speak before (Ac 2:4f). This sign was repeated in Ac 10:46, 19:6 – furnishing ample proof (three attestations) that the Lord had incorporated all believers into Christ's (mystical) body (1 Cor 12:13).] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom a prim. root glóch- (projecting point) Definition the tongue, a language NASB Translation tongue (25), tongues (25). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1100: γλῶσσαγλῶσσα, γλωσης, ἡ (from Homer down), the tongue; 1. the tongue, a member of the body, the organ of speech: Mark 7:33, 35; Luke 1:64; Luke 16:24; 1 Corinthians 14:9; James 1:26; James 3:5, 6, 8; 1 Peter 3:10; 1 John 3:18; (Revelation 16:10). By a poetic and rhetorical usage, especially Hebraistic, that member of the body which is chiefly engaged in some act has ascribed to it what belongs to the man; the tongue is so used in Acts 2:26 (ἠγαλλιάσατο ἡ γλῶσσα μου); Romans 3:13; Romans 14:11; Philippians 2:11 (the tongue of every man); of the little tongue-like flames symbolizing the gift of foreign tongues, in Acts 2:3. 2. a tongue, i. e. the language used by a particular people in distinction from that of other nations: Acts 2:11; hence, in later Jewish usage (Isaiah 66:18; Daniel 3:4; Daniel 5:19 Theod.; Of uncertain affinity; the tongue; by implication, a language (specially, one naturally unacquired) -- tongue. Englishman's Concordance Mark 7:33 N-GFSGRK: ἥψατο τῆς γλώσσης αὐτοῦ NAS: He touched his tongue [with the saliva]; KJV: and touched his tongue; INT: he touched the tongue of him Mark 7:35 N-GFS Mark 16:17 N-DFP Luke 1:64 N-NFS Luke 16:24 N-AFS Acts 2:3 N-NFP Acts 2:4 N-DFP Acts 2:11 N-DFP Acts 2:26 N-NFS Acts 10:46 N-DFP Acts 19:6 N-DFP Romans 3:13 N-DFP Romans 14:11 N-NFS 1 Corinthians 12:10 N-GFP 1 Corinthians 12:10 N-GFP 1 Corinthians 12:28 N-GFP 1 Corinthians 12:30 N-DFP 1 Corinthians 13:1 N-DFP 1 Corinthians 13:8 N-NFP 1 Corinthians 14:2 N-DFS 1 Corinthians 14:4 N-DFS 1 Corinthians 14:5 N-DFP 1 Corinthians 14:5 N-DFP 1 Corinthians 14:6 N-DFP 1 Corinthians 14:9 N-GFS Strong's Greek 1100 |
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