What does ἠχέω (ēchéō) mean in the Bible?
ἠχέω (ēchéō): To produce an audible sound or resounding noise, often with echoing or reverberating effect
Greek · G2278
ἠχέω
To resound
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ἠχέω G2278
Pronunciation ēchéō
What does ἠχέω (ēchéō) mean in the Bible?
ἠχέω (ēchéō): To produce an audible sound or resounding noise, often with echoing or reverberating effect
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2278?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include [only a] ringing (1).
Where does ἠχέω (ēchéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Corinthians 13:1. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (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 [only a] ringing 1× 1 Corinthians 13:1
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First aligned row 1 Corinthians 13:1
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
1 Corinthians 1
Source forms
ἠχῶν 1x ēchōn 1 Corinthians 13:1
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 13:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To produce an audible sound or resounding noise, often with echoing or reverberating effect
Strong's G2278
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Isaiah 17:12-14 Source Gloss
to resound
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To produce an audible sound or resounding noise, often with echoing or reverberating effect
(ἦχος), [in LXX for הָמָה, etc. ;] to sound: 1Co.13:1 (cf. ἐξ-, κατ-ηχέω).
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.
Luke 21:25 Verb Present Active Participle Genitive Singular Feminine
ἠχούσης hcoushv
I make a sound, sound when struck
Read verse 1 Corinthians 13:1 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἠχῶν hcwn
I make a sound, sound when struck
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 1 Tenses Present Voices Active
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Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Active 1 Cor 13:1 1×
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
NT Occurrences
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Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
The roaring or thunderous noise of multitudes of nations making tumultuous sound
Word Origins
ἠχέω is built from this root:
ἦχος G2279
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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