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
ἠχέω (ēchéō): To produce an audible sound or resounding noise, often with echoing or reverberating effect
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ἠχέωG2278
Pronunciationēchéō
What does ἠχέω (ēchéō) mean in the Bible?
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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] ringing1×1 Corinthians 13:1
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First aligned row1 Corinthians 13:1
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
1 Corinthians1
Source forms
ἠχῶν1xēchōn1 Corinthians 13:1
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular1x1 Corinthians 13:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To produce an audible sound or resounding noise, often with echoing or reverberating effect
Strong'sG2278
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Study linkIsaiah 17:12-14Source Gloss
to resound
Extended definitionSource: 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 corpusGreek 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 21:25Verb Present Active Participle Genitive Singular Feminine
ἠχούσηςhcoushv
I make a sound, sound when struck
Read verse1 Corinthians 13:1Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἠχῶνhcwn
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
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms1TensesPresentVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Present Active1 Cor 13:11×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1
Voice
active1
Mood
participle1
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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:
ἦχοςG2279
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