Eusemos describes speech given through the tongue in a form that can be recognized and understood.

The attested use describes a word spoken through the tongue in a form that can be known rather than remaining indistinct or unheard.

1. Recognizable speech · dominant

   In 1 Corinthians 14:9, the accusative singular masculine form qualifies a “word” given through the tongue; the clause asks how what is spoken will be known otherwise. The APB renders the clause, “if you do not give an intelligible word through the tongue,” and contrasts this with speaking “into the air.”

   1 Corinthians 14:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Corinthians 14:9, the APB presents the term within “an intelligible word through the tongue.” This rendering confirms the clause's contrast between understandable speech and speech not known.