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Lexicon :: Strong's G2279 - ēchos

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ἦχος
Transliteration
ēchos (Key)
Pronunciation
ay'-khos
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain affinity
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Strong’s Definitions

†ἦχος ēchos, ay'-khos; of uncertain affinity; a loud or confused noise ("echo"), i.e. roar; figuratively, a rumor:—fame, sound.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G2279 in the following manner: sound (2x), fame (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G2279 in the following manner: sound (2x), fame (1x).

  1. a sound, noise

    1. spoken of the roar of the sea waves

  2. rumour, report

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†ἦχος ēchos, ay'-khos; of uncertain affinity; a loud or confused noise ("echo"), i.e. roar; figuratively, a rumor:—fame, sound.
STRONGS G2279:
ἦχος [cf. Latin echo, vox, German sprechen, etc.; Vanicek, p. 858], -ου, ὁ, and (Luke 21:25 G L T Tr WH) τὸ ἦχος, -ους (cf. Winers Grammar, 65 (64); [Buttmann, 23 (20)]; Delitzsch on Hebrews 12:19, p. 638; [or ἠχους may come from ἠχώ, -ους, see especially WH's Appendix, p. 158b; Meyer on Luke as below]);
1. a sound, noise: Acts 2:2; Hebrews 12:19; spoken of the roar of the sea's waves, Luke 21:25 G L T Tr WH.
2. rumor, report: περί τινος, Luke 4:37.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
4:37; 21:25; 21:25
Acts
2:2
Hebrews
12:19; 12:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2279 matches the Greek ἦχος (ēchos),
which occurs 15 times in 15 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:15 - Now Heli was [fn]ninety years old, and his eyes [fn]were fixed, and he saw not.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:19 - And it came to pass while Saul [fn]was speaking to the priest, that the sound in the camp of the Philistines continued to increase greatly; and Saul said to the priest, Withdraw thy hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:13 - But as when terror falls upon men, with dread and a sound in the night,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:6 - (LXX 9:7) The swords of the enemy have failed utterly; and thou hast destroyed cities: their memorial has been destroyed with a noise,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:4 - (LXX 41:5) I remembered these things, and poured out my soul in me, for I will go to the place of thy wondrous tabernacle, even to the house of God, with a voice of exultation and thanksgiving and of the sound of those who keep festival.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:7 - (LXX 64:8) who troublest the depth of the sea, the sounds of its waves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:16 - (LXX 76:17) The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee, and feared; and the depths were troubled.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 150:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 150:3 - Praise him with the sound of a trumpet: praise him with psaltery and harp.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:15 - A bad man does harm wherever he meets a just man: and he hates the sound of safety.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:21 - But wild beasts shall rest there; and the houses shall be filled with howling; and [fn]monsters shall rest there, and devils shall dance there,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:3 - (LXX 29:3) at the sound of his rushing, at the sound of his hoofs, and at the rattling of his chariots, at the noise of his wheels: the fathers turned not to their children because of the weakness of their hands,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:16 - (LXX 28:16) At his voice he makes a sound of water in the heaven, and brings up clouds from the extremity of the earth; he makes lightnings for rain, and brings light out of his treasures.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:42 - (LXX 28:42) The sea has come up upon Babylon with the sound of its waves, and she is covered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:14 - (LXX 4:14) Noises have resounded in the valley of judgment: for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of judgment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:23 - Remove from me the sound of thy songs, and I will not hear the music of thine instruments.
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