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Lexicon :: Strong's G2279 - ēchos

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ἦχος
Transliteration
ēchos (Key)
Pronunciation
ay'-khos
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain affinity
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Strong’s Definitions

†ἦχος ēchos, ay'-khos; of uncertain affinity; a loud or confused noise ("echo"), i.e. roar; figuratively, a rumor:—fame, sound.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G2279 in the following manner: sound (2x), fame (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G2279 in the following manner: sound (2x), fame (1x).

  1. a sound, noise

    1. spoken of the roar of the sea waves

  2. rumour, report

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†ἦχος ēchos, ay'-khos; of uncertain affinity; a loud or confused noise ("echo"), i.e. roar; figuratively, a rumor:—fame, sound.
STRONGS G2279:
ἦχος [cf. Latin echo, vox, German sprechen, etc.; Vanicek, p. 858], -ου, ὁ, and (Luke 21:25 G L T Tr WH) τὸ ἦχος, -ους (cf. Winers Grammar, 65 (64); [Buttmann, 23 (20)]; Delitzsch on Hebrews 12:19, p. 638; [or ἠχους may come from ἠχώ, -ους, see especially WH's Appendix, p. 158b; Meyer on Luke as below]);
1. a sound, noise: Acts 2:2; Hebrews 12:19; spoken of the roar of the sea's waves, Luke 21:25 G L T Tr WH.
2. rumor, report: περί τινος, Luke 4:37.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
4:37; 21:25; 21:25
Acts
2:2
Hebrews
12:19; 12:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2279 matches the Greek ἦχος (ēchos),
which occurs 15 times in 15 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 4:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:15 - Now Eli was ninety-eight years old and his eyes were set so that he could not see.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:19 - Now while Saul was talking to the priest, the tumult in the camp of the Philistines increased more and more. So Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:13 - Amid thoughts from visions of the night,
when deep sleep falls on men,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:6 - The enemy came to an end in everlasting ruins;
their cities you rooted out;
the very memory of them has perished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 42:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:4 - These things I remember,
as I pour out my soul:
how I would go with the throng
and lead them in procession to the house of God
with glad shouts and songs of praise,
a multitude keeping festival.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:7 - who stills the roaring of the seas,
the roaring of their waves,
the tumult of the peoples,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:16 - When the waters saw you, O God,
when the waters saw you, they were afraid;
indeed, the deep trembled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 150:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 150:3 - Praise him with trumpet sound;
praise him with lute and harp!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:15 - Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer harm,
but he who hates striking hands in pledge is secure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:21 - But wild animals will lie down there,
and their houses will be full of howling creatures;
there ostriches[fn] will dwell,
and there wild goats will dance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 47:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:3 - At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his stallions,
at the rushing of his chariots, at the rumbling of their wheels,
the fathers look not back to their children,
so feeble are their hands,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:16 - When he utters his voice there is a tumult of waters in the heavens,
and he makes the mist rise from the ends of the earth.
He makes lightning for the rain,
and he brings forth the wind from his storehouses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:42 - The sea has come up on Babylon;
she is covered with its tumultuous waves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:14 - Multitudes, multitudes,
in the valley of decision!
For the day of the LORD is near
in the valley of decision.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:23 - Take away from me the noise of your songs;
to the melody of your harps I will not listen.
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