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ἑτερόγλωσσος
heteroglōssos
G2084
G:A Greek

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heteroglossos describes people whose tongues are presented as strange or foreign to “this people.”

The attested use identifies people by tongues presented as strange or foreign in the saying addressed to “this people.”

Senses in use

  1. People marked by foreign tongues · dominant

    In 1 Corinthians 14:21, the dative plural masculine form occurs in the phrase about people through whom the speaker will address “this people.” The APB renders the clause, “By people of strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners I will speak to this people.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Corinthians 14:21, the APB presents the phrase as “people of strange tongues”; This rendering is treated as confirmation of the clause rather than a precise token-by-token equivalent.

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