αὐλέωauléō
to play on a flute, to pipe: middle, Matthew 11:17, Luke 7:32, 1 Corinthians 14:7.
Greek (New Testament) · G832
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 11:17 ‘We played wedding songs, and you didn’t dance, so we played funeral songs, and you didn’t mourn.’
- Luke 7:32 They are like children playing a game in the public square. They complain to their friends, ‘We played wedding songs, and you didn’t dance, so we played funeral songs, and you didn’t weep.’
- 1 Corinthians 14:7 Even lifeless instruments like the flute or the harp must play the notes clearly, or no one will recognize the melody.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.