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Lexicon :: Strong's G1070 - gelaō

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γελάω
Transliteration
gelaō (Key)
Pronunciation
ghel-ah'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain affinity
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:658,113

Strong’s Definitions

γελάω geláō, ghel-ah'-o; of uncertain affinity; to laugh (as a sign of joy or satisfaction):—laugh.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G1070 in the following manner: laugh (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G1070 in the following manner: laugh (2x).

  1. to laugh

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
γελάω geláō, ghel-ah'-o; of uncertain affinity; to laugh (as a sign of joy or satisfaction):—laugh.
STRONGS G1070:
γελάω, -ῶ; future γελάσω (in Greek writings more common γελάσομαι [Buttmann, 53 (46); Winers Grammar, 84 (80)]); [from Homer down]; to laugh: Luke 6:21 (opposed to κλαίω), Luke 6:25. [Compare: καταγελάω.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
6:21; 6:25

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1070 matches the Greek γελάω (gelaō),
which occurs 12 times in 11 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 17:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:17 - Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed and said to himself, “Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:12 - So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out, and my lord is old, shall I have pleasure?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:13 - The LORD said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:15 - But Sarah denied it,[fn] saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:7 - Behold, I cry out, ‘Violence!’ but I am not answered;
I call for help, but there is no justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:19 - The righteous see it and are glad;
the innocent one mocks at them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:24 - I smiled on them when they had no confidence,
and the light of my face they did not cast down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 52:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:6 - The righteous shall see and fear,
and shall laugh at him, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:4 - a time to weep, and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:8 - For whenever I speak, I cry out,
I shout, “Violence and destruction!”
For the word of the LORD has become for me
a reproach and derision all day long.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:7 - Jerusalem remembers
in the days of her affliction and wandering
all the precious things
that were hers from days of old.
When her people fell into the hand of the foe,
and there was none to help her,
her foes gloated over her;
they mocked at her downfall.
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