ΓΛΩΣΣΟΤΟΜΕΩ, γλωσσοτομεω
GLŌSSOTOMEŌ, glōssotomeō
Sounds Like: glohs-soh-toh-MEH-oh
Translations: to cut out the tongue, to cut the tongue
From the root: ΓΛΩΣΣΑ, ΤΕΜΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from 'γλῶσσα' (tongue) and 'τέμνω' (to cut). It literally means 'to cut out the tongue' or 'to cut the tongue'. It describes the act of excising or severing the tongue, often as a form of punishment or mutilation. It implies a violent action aimed at rendering someone speechless or preventing them from speaking.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G1106 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΓΛΩΣΣΑ, ΤΕΜΝΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΓΛΩΣΣΟΤΜΗΤΟΝ — tongue-cut, having the tongue cut out, having the tongue cut off
- ΓΛΩΣΣΟΤΟΜΕΙΝ — to cut out the tongue, to cut off the tongue
- ΓΛΩΣΣΟΤΟΜΗΣΕΙΣ — you will cut out the tongue, you will cut off the tongue, you will silence, you will disable the tongue
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