GreekG0214Verb
ἀλαλάζω
alalazō
“to wail”
2Occurrences
G0214Strong's #
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Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to vociferate, i.e. (by implication) to wail; figuratively, to clang
from ( a shout, "halloo");
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
prop, to raise a war-cry, shout with triumph or joy; rarely of grief, to wail: of a cymbal, *ἀλαλάζον *(RV. clanging).
LXX: chiefly for רוּעַ hi., יָלַל
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Full Description
Greek Verb
Occurrences
ἀλαλάζω appears 2 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 Corinthians
1
Mark
1
Key Passages
1 Corinthians 13:1BSB
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.
Mark 5:38BSB
When they arrived at the house of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw the commotion and the people weeping and wailing loudly.
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