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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

γλῶσσα

Lexicon IndexWritten Scriptures
Lemmaγλῶσσα
Citation formγλῶσσα, ης, ἡ
Part of speechnoun
Glossthe tongue, a language, nation
Strong’sG1100
Transliterationglōssa
Definitionthe tongue; by implication, a language (specially, one naturally unacquired)
KJV glosses:--tongue.
Derivationof uncertain affinity
SBLGNT occurrences47

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
γλῶσσα
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Luke 1:64
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Romans 14:11
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Philippians 2:11
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — James 3:5
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — James 3:6
γλῶσσά
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Acts 2:26
γλῶσσαι
noun, nominative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----NPF-) — Acts 2:3
noun, nominative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----NPF-) — 1 Corinthians 13:8
noun, nominative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----NPF-) — 1 Corinthians 14:22
noun, nominative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----NPF-) — Revelation 17:15
γλώσσαις
noun, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — Mark 16:17
noun, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — Acts 10:46
noun, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — Acts 19:6
noun, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — Acts 2:11
noun, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — Acts 2:4
noun, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — Romans 3:13
noun, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — 1 Corinthians 12:30
noun, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — 1 Corinthians 13:1
noun, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — 1 Corinthians 14:18
noun, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — 1 Corinthians 14:23
noun, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — 1 Corinthians 14:39
noun, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — 1 Corinthians 14:5
noun, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — 1 Corinthians 14:6
noun, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — Revelation 10:11
γλῶσσάν
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Luke 16:24
γλῶσσαν
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — 1 Corinthians 14:26
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — James 1:26
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — James 3:8
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — 1 Peter 3:10
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Revelation 13:7
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Revelation 14:6
γλώσσας
noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Revelation 16:10
γλώσσῃ
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — 1 Corinthians 14:13
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — 1 Corinthians 14:14
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — 1 Corinthians 14:19
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — 1 Corinthians 14:2
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — 1 Corinthians 14:27
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — 1 Corinthians 14:4
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — 1 John 3:18
γλώσσης
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Mark 7:33
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Mark 7:35
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — 1 Corinthians 14:9
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Revelation 5:9
γλωσσῶν
noun, genitive, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----GPF-) — 1 Corinthians 12:10
noun, genitive, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----GPF-) — 1 Corinthians 12:28
noun, genitive, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----GPF-) — Revelation 11:9
noun, genitive, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----GPF-) — Revelation 7:9

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: γλωσσα.

Additional Greek lexicons

Compare the biblical entry for γλῶσσα with classical and later Greek dictionaries collected by Logeion.

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