1 Corinthians 14:10 - Exposition

It may be. A mere expression of uncertainty as to the exact number. It is one of the very few instances where even the verb which implies "chance" is recognized. The word "chance" itself ( τυχὴ ) does not occur in the New Testament. So many kinds of voices. This does not seem to mean "so many languages." The Jews always asserted that the languages, of the world were seventy in number. It seems to mean "classes of expressive sounds." None of them is without signification. The words rendered "without signification," literally mean dumb. The meaning must either be that "nothing—no creature—is dumb," or that "every class of sounds has its own distinct meaning."