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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)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
15x in 5 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

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, ὁ, 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:6 - And Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and all who hear will laugh with me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:21 - He will yet fill your mouth with laughing,
And your lips with rejoicing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:6 - “But He has made me a byword of the people,
And I have become one in whose face men spit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:23 - To do evil is like sport to a fool,
But a man of understanding has wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:2 - I said of laughter—“Madness!”; and of mirth, “What does it accomplish?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:3 - Sorrow is better than laughter,
For by a sad countenance the heart is made better.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:6 - For like the crackling of thorns under a pot,
So is the laughter of the fool.
This also is vanity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:19 - A feast is made for laughter,
And wine makes merry;
But money answers everything.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:7 - O LORD, You induced me, and I was persuaded;
You are stronger than I, and have prevailed.
I am in derision daily;
Everyone mocks me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:26 - “Make him drunk,
Because he exalted himself against the LORD.
Moab shall wallow in his vomit,
And he shall also be in derision.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:39 - “They shall wail:
‘How she is broken down!
How Moab has turned her back with shame!’
So Moab shall be a derision
And a dismay to all those about her.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:14 - I have become the ridicule of all my people—
Their taunting song all the day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:9 - The high places of Isaac shall be desolate,
And the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste.
I will rise with the sword against the house of Jeroboam.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 1:10 - Tell it not in Gath,
Weep not at all;
In Beth Aphrah[fn]
Roll yourself in the dust.
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