Strong's Lexicon
G20
G20 — ἀγαλλίασις
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G20 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀγαλλίασις |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G21 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 5 |
| Transliteration: | agalliasis |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ag-al-lee'-as-is |
| Meaning: | 1. exultation 2. (specially) welcome |
| KJV Renderings: | gladness, (exceeding) joy |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀγαλλίασις, (εως, ἡ (ἀγαλλιάω), not used by secular writers but often by the Sept.; exultation, extreme joy: Luk 1:14; Luk 1:44; Act 2:46; Jud 1:24; Heb 1:9 (from Psa 44:8 ()) oil of gladness with which persons were anointed at feasts (Psa 23:5), and which the writer, alluding to the inaugural ceremony of anointing, uses as an emblem of the divine power and majesty to which the Son of god has been exalted.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀγαλλίασις (gladness)
Luke 1:14
- KJV: And thou shalt have joy and gladness and many shall rejoice at his birth
- GK: και έσται χαρά σοι και αγαλλίασις και πολλοί επί τη γεννήσει αυτού χαρήσονται
Luke 1:44
- KJV: For lo as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears the babe leaped in my womb for joy
- GK: ιδου γαρ ως εγένετο η φωνή του ασπασμού σου εις τα ώτά μου εσκίρτησε εν αγαλλιάσει το βρέφος εν τη κοιλία μου
Acts 2:46
- KJV: And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple and breaking bread from house to house did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart
- GK: καθ΄ ημέραν τε προσκαρτερούντες ομοθυμαδόν εν τω ιερώ κλώντές τε κατ΄ οίκον άρτον μετελάμβανον τροφής εν αγαλλιάσει και αφελότητι καρδίας
Hebrews 1:9
- KJV: Thou hast loved righteousness and hated iniquity therefore God thy God hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows
- GK: ηγάπησας δικαιοσύνην και εμίσησας ανομίαν διά τούτο έχρισέ σε ο θεός ο θεός σου έλαιον αγαλλιάσεως παρά τους μετόχους σου
Jude 1:24
- KJV: Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling and to present faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy
- GK: τω δε δυναμένω φυλάξαι αυτούς απταίστους και στήσαι κατενώπιον της δόξης αυτού αμώμους εν αγαλλιάσει