ἑρμηνεία
hermēneia · interpretation
Greek word · Strong’s number G2058 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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hermēneia (ἑρμηνεία) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “interpretation”.
Explaining what was said in another language.
How to say it
her·mē·nei·a
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Explaining in a known language what was said in another tongue.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 1 Corinthians 12:10
to another workings of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discernment of spirits, to another kinds of tongues, to another interpretation of tongues.
- 1 Corinthians 14:26
What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up.