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Lexicon :: Strong's G20 - agalliasis

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ἀγαλλίασις
Transliteration
agalliasis (Key)
Pronunciation
ag-al-lee'-as-is
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:19,4

Strong’s Definitions

ἀγαλλίασις agallíasis, ag-al-lee'-as-is; from G21; exultation; specially, welcome:—gladness, (exceeding) joy.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G20 in the following manner: gladness (3x), joy (1x), exceeding joy (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G20 in the following manner: gladness (3x), joy (1x), exceeding joy (1x).

  1. exultation, extreme joy, gladness

    At feasts, people were anointed with the "oil of gladness". Hbr 1:9 alludes to this inaugural ceremony of anointing, and uses it as an emblem of the divine power and majesty to which the Son of God has been exalted.
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀγαλλίασις agallíasis, ag-al-lee'-as-is; from G21; exultation; specially, welcome:—gladness, (exceeding) joy.
STRONGS G20:
ἀγαλλίασις, -εως, ἡ (ἀγαλλιάω), not used by secular writers but often by the Sept.; exultation, extreme joy: Luke 1:14, 44; Acts 2:46; Jude 1:24; Hebrews 1:9 (from Psalm 44:8 (Ps. 45:8)) oil of gladness with which persons were anointed at feasts (Psalm 23:5), and which the writer, alluding to the inaugural ceremony of anointing, uses as an emblem of the divine power and majesty to which the Son of God has been exalted.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
23:5; 44:8; 45:8
Luke
1:14; 1:44
Acts
2:46
Hebrews
1:9
Jude
1:24

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G20 matches the Greek ἀγαλλίασις (agalliasis),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:14 - And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:44 - For behold, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears, the babe in my womb leaped for joy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:46

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:46 - And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they partook of food with glad and generous hearts,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 1:9 - Thou hast loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with the oil of gladness beyond thy comrades."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:24 - Now to him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you without blemish before the presence of his glory with rejoicing,
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