To wail
ἀλαλάζωStrong’s G0214alalazō
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Alalazō is the Greek word usually translated “wailing” and “clanging”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.”
Meaning
Usually translated “wailing” and “clanging”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- wailing 1
- clanging 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἀλαλάζω alalazō · to wail
ἀλαλάζω (onomat. from the battle-cry ἀλαλά), [in LXX chiefly for רוּעַ hi., יָלַל ;] prop, to raise a war-cry, shout with triumph or joy; rarely of grief, to wail: Mrk.5:38 (cf. Jer.4:8); of a cymbal, ἀλαλάζον (RV. clanging), 1Co.13:1 (cf. ὀλολύζω).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “wail” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WAIL, verb transitive
To lament; to moan; to bewail.
All definitions and other forms of “wail”
WAIL, verb intransitive
To weep; to express sorrow audibly.
- “Therefore I will wail and howl” Micah 1:8
WAIL, noun
Loud weeping; violent lamentation.
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.