ἀλαλάζωalalázō
to vociferate, i.e. (by implication) to wail; figuratively, to clang
Greek (New Testament) · G214
Meanings
prop, to raise a war-cry, shout with triumph or joy; rarely of grief, to wail: Mark 5:38 (cf. Jeremiah 4:8); of a cymbal, ἀλαλάζον (RV. clanging), 1 Corinthians 13:1 (cf. ὀλολύζω).
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Mark 5:38 When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw much commotion and weeping and wailing.
- 1 Corinthians 13:1 If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.