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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 Box1Sa 4:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:15 - who was ninety-eight years old and whose eyes had failed so that he could not see.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:19

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:13 - Amid disquieting dreams in the night, when deep sleep falls on people,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:6 - Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies, you have uprooted their cities; even the memory of them has perished.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:4 - These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go to the house of God under the protection of the Mighty One[fn] with shouts of joy and praise among the festive throng.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:7 - who stilled the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the nations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:16 - The waters saw you, God, the waters saw you and writhed; the very depths were convulsed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 150:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 150:3 - Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:15 - Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but whoever refuses to shake hands in pledge is safe.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:21 - But desert creatures will lie there, jackals will fill her houses; there the owls will dwell, and there the wild goats will leap about.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:3 - at the sound of the hooves of galloping steeds, at the noise of enemy chariots and the rumble of their wheels. Parents will not turn to help their children; their hands will hang limp.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:16 - When he thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth. He sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:42 - The sea will rise over Babylon; its roaring waves will cover her.

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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 BoxAmo 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:23 - Away with the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.
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