What does ἀλαλάζω (alalázō) mean in the Bible?
ἀλαλάζω (alalázō): Loud vocal outburst—war cry, triumph, or wailing—fundamentally expressing intense emotion through sound.
Greek · G214
ἀλαλάζω
To wail
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ἀλαλάζω G214
Pronunciation alalázō
What does ἀλαλάζω (alalázō) mean in the Bible?
ἀλαλάζω (alalázō): Loud vocal outburst—war cry, triumph, or wailing—fundamentally expressing intense emotion through sound.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G214?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [a] clanging (1), wailing (1).
Where does ἀλαλάζω (alalázō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 5:38. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (1), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [a] clanging 1× 1 Corinthians 13:1
wailing 1× Mark 5:38
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Usage map
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First aligned row Mark 5:38
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Mark 1 1 Corinthians 1
Source forms
ἀλαλάζον 1x alalazon 1 Corinthians 13:1
ἀλαλάζοντας 1x alalazontas Mark 5:38
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural 1x Mark 5:38
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 13:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Loud vocal outburst—war cry, triumph, or wailing—fundamentally expressing intense emotion through sound.
Strong's G214
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to wail
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Loud vocal outburst—war cry, triumph, or wailing—fundamentally expressing intense emotion through sound.
(onomat. from the battle-cry ἀλαλά), [in LXX chiefly for רוּעַ hi., יָלַל ;] prop, to raise a war-cry, shout with triumph or joy; rarely of grief, to wail: Mrk.5:38 (cf. Jer.4:8); of a cymbal, ἀλαλάζον (RV. clanging), 1Co.13:1 (cf. ὀλολύζω).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 5:38 Verb Present Active Participle Accusative Plural Masculine
ἀλαλάζοντας alalazontav
I cry aloud, a clanging or clashing cymbal
Read verse 1 Corinthians 13:1 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Neuter
ἀλαλάζον. alalazon
I cry aloud, a clanging or clashing cymbal
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
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Form groups 1 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Present Voices Active
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Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Present Active Mark 5:38 · 1 Cor 13:1 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
participle 1
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain