Latin core word #278 · noun · 57 times in the New Testament
lingua
LING-wahlingua, linguae, f. — tongue; language
- 1st declension.
- linguīs loquī ‘speak in tongues’.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
1st declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lingua | linguae |
| Genitive | linguae | linguārum |
| Dative | linguae | linguīs |
| Accusative | linguam | linguās |
| Ablative | linguā | linguīs |
| Vocative | lingua | linguae |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 98, Acts 19:5–6.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 358 · open the PDF here