πολυλογίᾳ
polylogía
Excessive use of words; verbosity. Denotes the practice of speaking at length, often unnecessarily or repetitively, characterized by an abundance of words or prolonged speech. The core meaning centers on overly abundant verbal expression, especially speech that is verbose rather than concise.
Matthew 6:7 · Word #13
Lexicon G4180
| Lemma | πολυλογία |
| Transliteration | polylogía |
| Strong's | G4180 |
| Definition | Excessive use of words; verbosity. Denotes the practice of speaking at length, often unnecessarily or repetitively, characterized by an abundance of words or prolonged speech. The core meaning centers on overly abundant verbal expression, especially speech that is verbose rather than concise. |
Morphology N DAT F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | πολυλογία |
| Strong's | G4180 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G4180-01
to verbosity
| Morphological Notes | Noun, dative feminine singular (Gr,N,,,,,DFS): indicates indirect object, means, or relation depending on context. |
| Rendering Rationale | The lemma denotes excessive or abundant speaking (πολύς + λόγος). The dative feminine singular form is rendered "to verbosity" to preserve its case without importing contextual prepositions, maintaining its root sense of abundant speech. |
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