ἑτερογλώσσοις

heteróglōssos

men of strange tongues

Speaking another language; having a different native tongue or speaking in a language foreign to the group in question. The term primarily denotes someone who speaks a different language, usually in contrast to a normative or majority group language. In context, can refer to one who is of foreign linguistic background or who speaks in 'other' languages.

G2084

1 Corinthians 14:21 · Word #7

Lexicon G2084

Lemmaἑτερόγλωσσος
Transliterationheteróglōssos
Strong'sG2084
DefinitionSpeaking another language; having a different native tongue or speaking in a language foreign to the group in question. The term primarily denotes someone who speaks a different language, usually in contrast to a normative or majority group language. In context, can refer to one who is of foreign linguistic background or who speaks in 'other' languages.

Morphology ADJ.S DAT M PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech ADJ.S — Substantive Adjective — An adjective functioning as a noun
Case DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phrasemen of strange tongues
Literalother-tongues

Lexical Info

Lemmaἑτερόγλωσσος
Strong'sG2084

SIBI-P1 Translation G2084-01

to other-tongued ones

Morphological NotesSubstantive adjective; dative masculine plural (Gr,NS,,,,DMP); functioning as a noun meaning those characterized by another language.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering preserves the compound sense of 'other' + 'tongue/language' and reflects the dative masculine plural form as 'to ... ones.' It maintains the focus on linguistic otherness rather than ethnicity.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

other-tongued ones

Same as P1Yes
RationaleP1 rendering accurately preserves the distinction of the Greek compound and matches context ('in other-tongued ones').