Glōssa — G1100

G1100 · Greek — γλῶσσα

Pronunciation: gloce-sah'

Definition

feminine noun

the tongue; by implication, a language (specially, one naturally unacquired)

  1. the tongue, a member of the body, the organ of speech
  2. a tongue, i. e. the language used by a particular people in distinction from that of other nations

Usually translated as

tongue

Origin

of uncertain affinity

Occurrences

Glōssa occurs 50 times in 47 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Mark (3), Luke (2), Acts (6), Romans (2), 1 Corinthians (19), Philippians (1), James (4), 1 Peter (1), 1 John (1), Revelation (8)

Strong's Lexicon — G