Strong's Lexicon
G2084
G2084 — ἑτερόγλωσσος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2084 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἑτερόγλωσσος |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from G2087 and G1100 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | heteroglossos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | het-er-og'-loce-sos |
| Meaning: | 1. other- tongued, i.e. a foreigner |
| KJV Renderings: | man of other tongue |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἑτερόγλωσσος, ἑτερογλωσσου, ὁ (ἕτερος and γλῶσσα), one who speaks (another i. e.) a foreign tongue (opposed to ὁμόγλωσσος): Psa 113:1 () Aq.; Polybius 24, 9, 5; Strabo 8, p. 333; (Philo, confus. lingg. § 3; others); but differently in 1Co 14:21, viz. one who speaks what is utterly strange and unintelligible to others unless interpreted see what is said about ’speaking with tongues’ under γλῶσσα, 2.
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἑτερόγλωσσος (man of other tongue)
1 Corinthians 14:21
- KJV: In the law it is written With other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people and yet for all that will they not hear me saith the Lord
- GK: εν τω νόμω γέγραπται ότι εν ετερογλώσσοις και εν χείλεσιν ετέροις λαλήσω τω λαώ τούτω και ουδ΄ ούτως εισακούσονταί μου λέγει κύριος