What does σαλπίζω (salpízō) mean in the Bible?
σαλπίζω (salpízō) is a Greek word meaning "to sound a trumpet".
Greek · G4537
σαλπίζω
To sound a trumpet
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σαλπίζω G4537
Pronunciation salpízō
What does σαλπίζω (salpízō) mean in the Bible?
σαλπίζω (salpízō) is a Greek word meaning "to sound a trumpet".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4537?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include sounded [his] trumpet (7), do not sound a trumpet (1), sound [them] (1), the trumpet will sound (1), to be sounded (1).
Where does σαλπίζω (salpízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 6:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (10), 1 Corinthians (1), Matthew (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 sounded [his] trumpet 7× Revelation 8:7, Revelation 8:8, Revelation 8:10, Revelation 8:12
do not sound a trumpet 1× Matthew 6:2
sound [them] 1× Revelation 8:6
the trumpet will sound 1× 1 Corinthians 15:52
to be sounded 1× Revelation 8:13
to sound [his] trumpet 1× Revelation 10:7
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 6:2 σαλπίσῃς to do not sound a trumpet Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular 1 Corinthians 15:52 σαλπίσει to the trumpet will sound Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Revelation 8:6 σαλπίσωσιν to sound [them] Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural Revelation 8:7 ἐσάλπισεν to sounded [his] trumpet Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Revelation 8:8 ἐσάλπισεν to sounded [his] trumpet Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Revelation 8:10 ἐσάλπισεν to sounded [his] trumpet Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Revelation 8:12 ἐσάλπισεν to sounded [his] trumpet Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Revelation 8:13 σαλπίζειν to to be sounded Verb - Present Infinitive Active Revelation 9:1 ἐσάλπισεν to sounded [his] trumpet Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Revelation 9:13 ἐσάλπισεν to sounded [his] trumpet Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 6:2
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 3
Matthew 1 1 Corinthians 1 Revelation 10
Source forms
ἐσάλπισεν 7x esalpisen Revelation 8:7, Revelation 8:8, Revelation 8:10, Revelation 8:12
σαλπίζειν 2x salpizein Revelation 8:13, Revelation 10:7
σαλπίσει 1x salpisei 1 Corinthians 15:52
σαλπίσῃς 1x salpisēs Matthew 6:2
σαλπίσωσιν 1x salpisōsin Revelation 8:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 7x Revelation 8:7, Revelation 8:8, Revelation 8:10, Revelation 8:12
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 2x Revelation 8:13, Revelation 10:7
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular 1x Matthew 6:2
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Revelation 8:6
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 15:52
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to sound a trumpet
Strong's G4537
Lexical occurrences 12 verses Greek text appearances 12 times Word forms 3 forms 12 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to sound a trumpet
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
12 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 6:2 Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Active Subjunctive
σαλπίσῃς salpishv
I sound a trumpet
Read verse 1 Corinthians 15:52 Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative
σαλπίσει salpisei
I sound a trumpet
Read verse Revelation 8:6 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Subjunctive
σαλπίσωσι. salpiswsin
I sound a trumpet
Read verse Revelation 8:7 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐσάλπισε, esalpisen
I sound a trumpet
Read verse Revelation 8:8 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐσάλπισε, esalpisen
I sound a trumpet
Read verse Revelation 8:10 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐσάλπισε, esalpisen
I sound a trumpet
Read verse Revelation 8:12 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐσάλπισε, esalpisen
I sound a trumpet
Read verse Revelation 8:13 Verb Present Active Infinitive
σαλπίζειν. salpizein
I sound a trumpet
Read verse Revelation 9:1 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐσάλπισε, esalpisen
I sound a trumpet
Read verse Revelation 9:13 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐσάλπισε, esalpisen
I sound a trumpet
Read verse Revelation 10:7 Verb Present Active Infinitive
σαλπίζειν, salpizein
I sound a trumpet
Read verse Revelation 11:15 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐσάλπισε, esalpisen
I sound 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 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 groups 3 Aligned forms 12 Tenses Aorist, Present, Future Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 8×
Aorist Active Rev 8:7 · Rev 8:8 · Rev 8:10 · Rev 8:12 · Rev 9:1 · Rev 9:13 · Rev 11:15 7×
Future Active 1 Cor 15:52 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Present Active Rev 8:13 · Rev 10:7 2×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 2×
Aorist Active Matt 6:2 · Rev 8:6 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 12 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 9 present 2 future 1
Voice
active 12
Mood
indicative 8 subjunctive 2 infinitive 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 6:2 σαλπίσῃς aorist active subjunctive subjunctive 1 Corinthians 15:52 σαλπίσει future active indicative prospective Revelation 8:10 ἐσάλπισεν aorist active indicative completed Revelation 8:12 ἐσάλπισεν aorist active indicative completed Revelation 8:13 σαλπίζειν present active infinitive infinitive Revelation 8:6 σαλπίσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Revelation 8:7 ἐσάλπισεν aorist active indicative completed Revelation 8:8 ἐσάλπισεν aorist active indicative completed Revelation 9:1 ἐσάλπισεν aorist active indicative completed Revelation 9:13 ἐσάλπισεν aorist active indicative completed Revelation 10:7 σαλπίζειν present active infinitive infinitive Revelation 11:15 ἐσάλπισεν aorist active indicative completed
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)
Word Origins
σαλπίζω is built from this root:
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