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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 - Sarah said, “God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:21 - He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:6 - “God has made me a byword to everyone, a man in whose face people spit.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:23 - A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:2 - “Laughter,” I said, “is madness. And what does pleasure accomplish?”
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:3 - Frustration is better than laughter, because a sad face is good for the heart.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:6 - Like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of fools. This too is meaningless.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:19 - A feast is made for laughter, wine makes life merry, and money is the answer for everything.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:7 - You deceived[fn] me, LORD, and I was deceived[fn]; you overpowered me and prevailed. I am ridiculed all day long; everyone mocks me.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:26 - “Make her drunk, for she has defied the LORD. Let Moab wallow in her vomit; let her be an object of ridicule.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:39 - “How shattered she is! How they wail! How Moab turns her back in shame! Moab has become an object of ridicule, an object of horror to all those around her.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:14 - I became the laughingstock of all my people; they mock me in song all day long.
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:9 - “The high places of Isaac will be destroyed and the sanctuaries of Israel will be ruined; with my sword I will rise against the house of Jeroboam.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 1:10 - Tell it not in Gath[fn]; weep not at all. In Beth Ophrah[fn] roll in the dust.
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