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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.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 had set so that he could not see.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:19 - And it happened that while Saul talked to the priest, the commotion in the camp of the Philistines continued and increased; so Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:13 -

“Amid disquieting thoughts from the 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 -

He

[fn]The enemy has come to an end in perpetual [fn]ruins,

And You have uprooted the cities;

The very memory of them has perished.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:4 -

These things I remember and I pour out my soul within me.

For I used to go along with the throng and [fn]lead them in procession to the house of God,

With the sound of a shout of joy and thanksgiving, a multitude keeping festival.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 65:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:7 -

Who stills the rumbling of the seas,

The rumbling of their waves,

And the tumult of the peoples.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:16 -

The waters saw You, O God;

The waters saw You, they were in anguish;

The deeps also trembled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 150:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 150:3 -

Praise Him with trumpet blast;

Praise Him with harp and lyre.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:15 -

If one becomes a guarantor for a stranger, he will surely suffer,

But he who hates [fn]striking hands in pledge is secure.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:21 -

But desert creatures will lie down there,

And their houses will be full of [fn]owls;

Ostriches also will dwell there, and [fn]shaggy goats will leap there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:3 -

“Because of the noise of the [fn]galloping hoofs of his [fn]valiant steeds,

The quaking of his chariots, and the tumult of his wheels,

The fathers have not turned back for their children,

Because of the limpness of their hands,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:16 -

When He gives forth His voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens,

And He causes the clouds to ascend from the end of the earth;

He makes lightning for the rain

And brings forth the wind from His storehouses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:42 -

“The [fn]sea has come up over Babylon;

She has been 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 [fn]decision!

For the day of Yahweh is near in the valley of [fn]decision.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:23 -

“Remove from Me the tumult of your songs;

I will not even listen to the melody of your harps.

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