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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.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 - Sarah said, “God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh [fn]with me.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:21 -

“He will yet fill your mouth with laughter,

And your lips with joyful shouting.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:6 -

“But He has made me a proverb among the people,

And I am [fn]one at whom people spit.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:23 -

Doing wickedness is like sport to a fool,

And so is wisdom to a person of understanding.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:2 - I said of laughter, “It is senseless,” and of pleasure, “What does this accomplish?”
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:3 -

Sorrow is better than laughter,

For when a face is sad a heart may be happy.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:6 -

For as the [fn]crackling of thorn bushes under a pot,

So is the laughter of the fool;

And this too is futility.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:19 - People prepare a meal for enjoyment, wine makes life joyful, and money [fn]is the answer to everything.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:7 -

LORD, You persuaded me and I let myself be persuaded;

You have overcome me and prevailed.

I have become a laughingstock all day long;

Everyone mocks me.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:26 - “Make him drunk, for he has [fn]become arrogant toward the LORD; so Moab will [fn]vomit, and he also will become a laughingstock.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:39 - “How [fn]shattered it is! How they have wailed! How Moab has turned his back—he is ashamed! So Moab will become a laughingstock and an object of terror to all around him.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:14 -

I have become a laughingstock to all my people,

Their song of ridicule all the day.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:9 -

“The high places of Isaac will become deserted,

And the sanctuaries of Israel will be in ruins.

Then I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 1:10 -

Do not tell it in Gath,

Do not weep at all.

At [fn]Beth-le-aphrah roll yourself in the dust in mourning.

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