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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.
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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 Box 1Sa 4:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:15 - who was ninety-eight years old and blind.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:19 - But while Saul was talking to the priest, the confusion in the Philistine camp grew louder and louder. So Saul said to the priest, “Never mind; let’s get going!”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:13 - It came to me in a disturbing vision at night,
when people are in a deep sleep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:6 - The enemy is finished, in endless ruins;
the cities you uprooted are now forgotten.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 42:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:4 - My heart is breaking
as I remember how it used to be:
I walked among the crowds of worshipers,
leading a great procession to the house of God,
singing for joy and giving thanks
amid the sound of a great celebration!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 65:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:7 - You quieted the raging oceans
with their pounding waves
and silenced the shouting of the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:16 - When the Red Sea[fn] saw you, O God,
its waters looked and trembled!
The sea quaked to its very depths.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 150:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 150:3 - Praise him with a blast of the ram’s horn;
praise him with the lyre and harp!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:15 - There’s danger in putting up security for a stranger’s debt;
it’s safer not to guarantee another person’s debt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:21 - Desert animals will move into the ruined city,
and the houses will be haunted by howling creatures.
Owls will live among the ruins,
and wild goats will go there to dance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 47:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:3 - Hear the clatter of stallions’ hooves
and the rumble of wheels as the chariots rush by.
Terrified fathers run madly,
without a backward glance at their helpless children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:16 - When he speaks in the thunder,
the heavens are filled with water.
He causes the clouds to rise over the earth.
He sends the lightning with the rain
and releases the wind from his storehouses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:42 - The sea has risen over Babylon;
she is covered by its crashing waves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:14 - Thousands upon thousands are waiting in the valley of decision.
There the day of the LORD will soon arrive.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:23 - Away with your noisy hymns of praise!
I will not listen to the music of your harps.
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