γλῶσσα

glossa

tongue

of uncertain affinity; the tongue; by implication, a language (specially, one naturally unacquired):--tongue.

G1100

Philippians 2:11 · Word #3

Lexicon G1100

Lemmaγλῶσσα
Transliterationglōssa
Strong'sG1100
In-contexttongue
Literaltongue

Morphology N NOM F SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaγλῶσσα
Strong'sG1100

SIBI-P1 G1100-01

the tongue

Morphological NotesNoun, nominative feminine singular (Gr,N,,,,,NFS,). The form γλῶσσα functions as a singular subject and is grammatically feminine.
Rendering Rationale"The tongue" preserves the concrete root sense of γλῶσσα as the physical organ, while allowing for its extended meaning of language or speech. The definite singular form reflects the nominative feminine singular morphology (NFS), indicating a single tongue functioning as the subject of a clause.

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root γλῶσσα (tongue (organ), language, speech, utterance)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G1100-02 glossai tongues
G1100-03 glossais with tongues
G1100-04 glossan a tongue

Word Usage (50 occurrences of G1100)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Mark 7:33 γλώσσης glosses tongue
Mark 7:35 γλώσσης glosses tongue
Mark 16:17 γλώσσαις glossais tongues