Alalazō ἀλαλάζω
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| ἀλαλάζω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | alalazō |
| Strong's number | G214 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to wail |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Mark (1) |
Alalazō (Greek ἀλαλάζω, Strong's G214) is a Greek verb meaning “to wail”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἀλαλάζω
(onomat. from the battle-cry ἀλαλά), [in LXX chiefly for רוּעַ hi., יָלַל ;]
prop, to raise a war-cry, shout with triumph or joy; rarely of grief, to wail: Mrk.5:38 (cf. Jer.4:8); of a cymbal, ἀλαλάζον (RV. clanging), 1Co.13:1 (cf. ὀλολύζω).†
(AS)
(onomat. from the battle-cry ἀλαλά), [in LXX chiefly for רוּעַ hi., יָלַל ;]
prop, to raise a war-cry, shout with triumph or joy; rarely of grief, to wail: Mrk.5:38 (cf. Jer.4:8); of a cymbal, ἀλαλάζον (RV. clanging), 1Co.13:1 (cf. ὀλολύζω).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | wailed (1), tinkling (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | wailing (1), clanging (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Alalazō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Mark
- Mark 5:38And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.When they arrived at the house of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw the commotion and the people weeping and wailing loudly.
1 Corinthians
- 1 Corinthians 13:1Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).