Acts 2:4, 8-11; 10:46; 19:6; 1 Cor. 12:10; 14:5, 6, 18, 21-23, 27, 39
Definition: One who speaks forth a language he does not understand. One who speaks by the Spirit, in a language that he has not previously learned. One who speaks an unknown language before God for his personal edification.
Function: To speak out a supernatural utterance which is interpreted by the same or a different person in a public gathering for the edification of the Church. To speak forth a language not previously learned, yet, is understandable to its hearers.