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ἑρμηνεία

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ἑρμηνεία, ας, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
hermēneia
Simplified transliteration: 
hermeneia
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2058
GK Number: 
2255
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1a
Gloss: 
interpretation, translation, to translate meaning from one language to another, in the NT a gift of the Spirit necessary for understanding the gift of tongues in assembly
Definition: 
interpretation, explanation, 1 Cor. 14:26; meton. the power or faculty of interpreting, 1 Cor. 12:10*

Greek-English Concordance for ἑρμηνεία

1 Corinthians 12:10 to another performance of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, and to another interpretation (hermēneia | ἑρμηνεία | nom sg fem) of tongues.
1 Corinthians 14:26 What then is the outcome, brothers? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a word of instruction, a revelation, a tongue, an interpretation (hermēneian | ἑρμηνείαν | acc sg fem). Let all things be done for edification.