Exegesis

 A Study of the Occurrences of glōssa in 1 Corinthians

"For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful." 1 Corinthians 14:14



























Occurrences of glōssa in1 Corinthians

Introduction: There are 21 occurrences of the Greek noun glōssa (1100), "tongue," in 1 Corinthians. I have been confronted with the notion that

"There are two manifestations of speaking in " tongues" in 1Corinthians. (A) One that needs no interpretation and (B) one that works together with the gift of interpretation of 'tongues'." (According to this hermeneutic 1 Corinthians 12:30 belongs in the latter category.) It "is the gift of "tongues" that is interpreted for the benefit of a specific church gathering."

Following is a list of each of the occurrences of glōssa (1100) in Paul's first letter to Corinth. It is the task of the exegete to test the above theory and identify which of these references fall into Category A and which into Category B.

1. 1Cor 12:10

2. 1Cor 12:10

3. 1Cor 12:28

4. 1Cor 12:30

5. 1Cor 13:1

6. 1Cor 13:8

7. 1Cor 14:2

8. 1Cor 14:4

9. 1Cor 14:5

10. 1Cor 14:5

11. 1Cor 14:6

12. 1Cor 14:9

13. 1Cor 14:13

14. 1Cor 14:14

15. 1Cor 14:18

16. 1Cor 14:19

17. 1Cor 14:22

18. 1Cor 14:23

19. 1Cor 14:26

20. 1Cor 14:27

21. 1Cor 14:39



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Posted March 21, 2020

Updated February 3, 2022