Word study · Greek
glōssa
tongue, language
Say it: GLOS-sah (approximate)
γλῶσσα
What it means
The physical tongue, and by extension a language. At Pentecost the disciples speak in other "tongues" and the crowd hears "in our own language" (2:3-11). Paul later writes about speaking in tongues in worship (1 Corinthians 12 and 14).
Range of meaning
- TongueThe organ of speech.
- LanguageA spoken tongue.
In Acts
- Chapter 2
"They began to speak with other tongues" (2:3-4, 2:11).
Every verse (6)
Verses where G1100 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources