Joy
ἀγαλλίασιςStrong’s G0020agalliasis
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Agalliasis is the Greek word usually translated “gladness” and “exultation”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,”
Meaning
Usually translated “gladness” and “exultation”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- gladness 2
- exultation 2
- of exultation 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 2
- Acts 1
- Hebrews 1
- Jude 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 1:14And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
- Luke 1:44For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
- Acts 2:46And 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,
- Hebrews 1:9Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Greek dictionary
ἀγαλλίασις agalliasis · joy
ἀγαλλίασις, -εως, ἡ (ἀγαλλιάω), [in LXX (most frequently in Pss. and often coupled with εὐφροσύνη, as Ps 44(45):15) chiefly for גִּיל ;] exultation, exuberant joy: Luk.1:44, Act.2:46, Heb.1:9, Ju 24; χαρὰ καὶ ἀ., Luk.1:14 (Cremer, 592).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “joy” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
JOY, noun
- The passion or emotion excited by the acquisition or expectation of good; that excitement of pleasurable feelings which is caused by success, good fortune, the gratification of desire or some good possessed, or by a rational prospect of possessing what we love or desire; gladness; exultation; exhilaration of spirits.
- Gayety; mirth; festivity.
- Happiness; felicity.
- A glorious and triumphant state.“--Who for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross” Hebrews 12:2
All definitions and other forms of “joy”
- The cause of joy or happiness.“For ye are our glory and joy” 1 Thessalonians 2:20
- A term of fondness; the cause of you.
JOY, verb intransitive
To rejoice; to be glad; to exult.
- “I will joy in the God of my salvation” Habakkuk 3:18
JOY, verb transitive
To give joy to; to congratulate; to entertain kindly.
- To gladden; to exhilarate.
- To enjoy; to have or possess with pleasure, or to have pleasure in the possession of. [Little used.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.