γλῶσσα glōssa

Greek word for “tongue” · Strong’s G1100 · used 50 times in 47 verses

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Meaning

γλῶσσα, -ης, ἡ; 1. the tongue, as the organ of speech: 16:24, " (LXX), (LXX) 14:11 (LXX), 3:5, 6 8, " (LXX);

How it is translated

Glosses given for glōssa in context, with how often each is used:

• tongue 24
• tongues 24
• tongue is 1
• concerning tongues 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

1 Corinthians 14 (14), Acts 2 (4), 1 Corinthians 12 (3), James 3 (3), Mark 7 (2), 1 Corinthians 13 (2), Mark 16 (1), Luke 1 (1), Luke 16 (1), Acts 10 (1)

Forms

• γλώσσαις 15
• γλώσσῃ 7
• γλῶσσα 6
• γλῶσσαν 6
• γλωσσῶν 5
• γλώσσης 4
• γλῶσσαι 4
• γλῶσσάν 1
• γλῶσσά 1
• γλώσσας 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with glōssa more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• λαλέω laleō “to speak” 21
• φυλή phulē “tribe” 5
• διερμηνεύω diermēneuō “to interpret” 4
• προφητεύω prophēteuō “to prophesy” 5
• λαός laos “a people” 7
• ἔθνος ethnos “Gentiles” 7
• προφητεία prophēteia “prophecy” 4
• ἐκκλησία ekklēsia “assembly” 5
• ἤ ē “or” 6
• ἀνοίγω anoigō “to open” 4
• ἑρμηνεία hermēneia “interpretation” 2
• ἐάν ean “if” 5

Key verses

The verses using glōssa that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Mark 16:17 — And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
• Luke 16:24 — And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am…
• Acts 2:4 — And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
• 1 Corinthians 12:10 — To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of…
• 1 Corinthians 12:28 — And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments,…
• Philippians 2:11 — And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
• James 1:26 — If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.
• James 3:5 — Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
• James 3:6 — And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature;…
• Revelation 5:9 — And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy…
• Revelation 7:9 — After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and…
• Revelation 14:6 — And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.