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Lexicon :: Strong's G1071 - gelōs

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γέλως
Transliteration
gelōs (Key)
Pronunciation
ghel'-os
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:658,113

Strong’s Definitions

γέλως gélōs, ghel'-os; from G1070; laughter (as a mark of gratification):—laughter.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G1071 in the following manner: laughter (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G1071 in the following manner: laughter (1x).
  1. laughter

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
γέλως gélōs, ghel'-os; from G1070; laughter (as a mark of gratification):—laughter.
STRONGS G1071:
γέλως, -ωτος, , laughter: James 4:9. [From Homer down.]
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

James
4:9

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1071 matches the Greek γέλως (gelōs),
which occurs 15 times in 14 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:6 - And Sarrha said, The Lord has made laughter for me, for whoever shall hear shall rejoice with me.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:21 - But he will fill with laughter the mouth of the sincere, and their lips with thanksgiving.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:6 - But thou hast made me a byword among the nations, and I am become a scorn to them.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:23 - A fool does mischief in [fn]sport; but wisdom brings forth prudence for a man.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:2 - I said to laughter, Madness: and to mirth, Why doest thou this?
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:3 - Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart will be made better.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:6 - As the sound of thorns under a caldron, so is the laughter of fools: this is also vanity.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:19 - Men prepare bread for laughter, and wine and oil that the living should rejoice: but to money all things will humbly yield obedience.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:7 - Thou hast deceived me, O Lord, and I have been deceived: thou hast been strong, and hast prevailed: I am become a laughing-stock, I am continually mocked every day.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:26 - (LXX 31:26) Make ye him drunk; for he has magnified himself against the Lord: and Moab shall clap with his hand, and shall be also himself a laughing-stock.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:39 - (LXX 31:39) How has he changed! how has Moab turned his back! Moab is put to shame, and become a laughing-stock, and an object of anger to all that are round about him.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:14 - I became a laughing-stock to all my people; and their song all the day.
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:9 - And the joyful altars shall be abolished, and the sacrifices of Israel shall be set aside; and I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 1:10 - Ye that are in Geth, exalt not yourselves, and ye Enakim, do not rebuild from the ruins of the house in derision: sprinkle dust in the place of your laughter.
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