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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 - Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes were so dim that he could not see.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:19 - Now it happened, while Saul talked to the priest, that the noise which was in the camp of the Philistines continued to increase; so Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:13 - In 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 - O enemy, destructions are finished forever!
And you have destroyed cities;
Even their memory has perished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 42:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:4 - When I remember these things,
I pour out my soul within me.
For I used to go with the multitude;
I went with them to the house of God,
With the voice of joy and praise,
With a multitude that kept a pilgrim feast.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 65:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:7 - You who still the noise of the seas,
The noise of their waves,
And the tumult of the peoples.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:16 - The waters saw You, O God;
The waters saw You, they were afraid;
The depths also trembled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 150:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 150:3 - Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet;
Praise Him with the lute and harp!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:15 - He who is surety for a stranger will suffer,
But one who hates being surety is secure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:21 - But wild beasts of the desert will lie there,
And their houses will be full of owls;
Ostriches will dwell there,
And wild goats will caper there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 47:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:3 - At the noise of the stamping hooves of his strong horses,
At the rushing of his chariots,
At the rumbling of his wheels,
The fathers will not look back for their children,
Lacking courage,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:16 - When He utters His voice—
There is a multitude of waters in the heavens:
“He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth;
He makes lightnings for the rain;
He brings the wind out of His treasuries.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:42 - The sea has come up over Babylon;
She is covered with the multitude of its 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,
For I will not hear the melody of your stringed instruments.
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