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STRONGS NUMBER G214

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Word Summary
alalazō: to raise a war cry
Original Word: ἀλαλάζω
Transliteration: alalazō
Phonetic Spelling: (al-al-ad'-zo)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to raise a war cry
Meaning: to raise a war cry
Strong's Concordance
wail.

From alale (a shout, "halloo"); to vociferate, i.e. (by implication) to wail; figuratively, to clang -- tinkle, wail.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 214: ἀλαλάζω

ἀλαλάζω; (from Pindar down);

a. properly, to repeat frequently the cry ἄλαλα, as soldiers used to do on entering battle,

b. universally, to utter a joyful shout: Psalm 46:2 (); Psalm 65:2 (); and in secular writings c. to wail, lament: Mark 5:38 (הֵילִיל Jeremiah 4:8; Jeremiah 32:20 ()); cf. ὀλολύζω, Latinululare. (Synonyms: see κλαίω at the end)

d. to ring loudly, to clang: 1 Corinthians 13:1 (cf. ἐν κυμβάλοις ἀλαλαγμοῦ, Psalm 150:5).



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