What does σάλπιγξ (sálpinx) mean in the Bible?
σάλπιγξ (sálpinx): A trumpet blast announces divine intervention, judgment, or the eschaton in apocalyptic contexts.
Greek · G4536
σάλπιγξ
A trumpet
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σάλπιγξ G4536
Pronunciation sálpinx
What does σάλπιγξ (sálpinx) mean in the Bible?
σάλπιγξ (sálpinx): A trumpet blast announces divine intervention, judgment, or the eschaton in apocalyptic contexts.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4536?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include trumpet (3), [the] trumpet (2), a trumpet (2), trumpets (2), to a trumpet (1).
Where does σάλπιγξ (sálpinx) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 24:31. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (6), 1 Corinthians (2), 1 Thessalonians (1), Hebrews (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 trumpet 3× 1 Corinthians 15:52, Revelation 8:13, Revelation 9:14
[the] trumpet 2× 1 Corinthians 14:8, 1 Thessalonians 4:16
a trumpet 2× Revelation 1:10, Revelation 4:1
trumpets 2× Revelation 8:2, Revelation 8:6
to a trumpet 1× Hebrews 12:19
trumpet call 1× Matthew 24:31
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 24:31 σάλπιγγος to trumpet call Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 1 Corinthians 14:8 σάλπιγξ to [the] trumpet Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular 1 Corinthians 15:52 σάλπιγγι to trumpet Noun - Dative Feminine Singular 1 Thessalonians 4:16 σάλπιγγι to [the] trumpet Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Hebrews 12:19 σάλπιγγος to to a trumpet Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Revelation 1:10 σάλπιγγος to a trumpet Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Revelation 4:1 σάλπιγγος to a trumpet Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Revelation 8:2 σάλπιγγες to trumpets Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural Revelation 8:6 σάλπιγγας to trumpets Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural Revelation 8:13 σάλπιγγος to trumpet Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 24:31
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 5
Matthew 1 1 Corinthians 2 1 Thessalonians 1 Hebrews 1 Revelation 6
Source forms
σάλπιγγος 5x salpingos Matthew 24:31, Hebrews 12:19, Revelation 1:10, Revelation 4:1
σάλπιγγι 2x salpingi 1 Corinthians 15:52, 1 Thessalonians 4:16
σάλπιγγα 1x salpinga Revelation 9:14
σάλπιγγας 1x salpingas Revelation 8:6
σάλπιγγες 1x salpinges Revelation 8:2
σάλπιγξ 1x salpinx 1 Corinthians 14:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 5x Matthew 24:31, Hebrews 12:19, Revelation 1:10, Revelation 4:1
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular 2x 1 Corinthians 15:52, 1 Thessalonians 4:16
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural 1x Revelation 8:6
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 1x Revelation 9:14
Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural 1x Revelation 8:2
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 14:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. A trumpet blast announces divine intervention, judgment, or the eschaton in apocalyptic contexts.
Strong's G4536
Lexical occurrences 11 verses Greek text appearances 11 times Word forms 6 forms 11 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Jeremiah 4:5-9 Source Gloss
a trumpet
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
A trumpet blast announces divine intervention, judgment, or the eschaton in apocalyptic contexts.
a trumpet, used in war and in religious ceremonies: 1Co.14:8, Heb.12:19, Rev.1:10 4:1 8:2, 6 8:11 9:14 By meton., a trumpet blast: μετὰ σ. μεγάλης, Mat.24:31; ἐν σ. θεοῦ, 1Th.4:16; ἐν τ. ἐσχάτῃ σ., 1Co.15:52.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
11 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 24:31 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
σάλπιγγος salpiggov
a trumpet
Read verse 1 Corinthians 14:8 Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
σάλπιγξ salpigx
a trumpet
Read verse 1 Corinthians 15:52 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
σάλπιγγι· salpiggi
a trumpet
Read verse 1 Thessalonians 4:16 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
σάλπιγγι salpiggi
a trumpet
Read verse Hebrews 12:19 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
σάλπιγγος salpiggov
a trumpet
Read verse Revelation 1:10 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
σάλπιγγος, salpiggov
a trumpet
Read verse Revelation 4:1 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
σάλπιγγος salpiggov
a trumpet
Read verse Revelation 8:2 Noun Nominative Plural Feminine
σάλπιγγες. salpiggev
a trumpet
Read verse Revelation 8:6 Noun Accusative Plural Feminine
σάλπιγγας salpiggav
a trumpet
Read verse Revelation 8:13 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
σάλπιγγος salpiggov
a trumpet
Read verse Revelation 9:14 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
σάλπιγγα, salpigga
a trumpet
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 this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 6 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 6 Aligned forms 11 Case pattern Genitive (5) Number pattern Singular (9)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Feminine 1 Cor 14:8 1×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Rev 8:2 1×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 24:31 · Heb 12:19 · Rev 1:10 · Rev 4:1 · Rev 8:13 5×
Dative · Singular · Feminine 1 Cor 15:52 · 1 Thess 4:16 2×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Rev 8:6 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Rev 9:14 1×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
War signal to summon people and announce imminent danger or invasion
Military alarm blown to gather inhabitants and warn of approaching enemy forces
Instrument of war used to muster nations and coordinate military campaign against Babylon
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 11 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
σάλπιγξ is built from this root:
σάλος G4535
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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