To shout
ἐπιφωνέωStrong’s G2019epiphōneō
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Epiphōneō is the Greek word usually translated “were crying out”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.”
Meaning
Usually translated “were crying out”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- they were crying out 2
- were crying out 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 3
- Luke 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 12:22And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.
- Acts 21:34And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.
- Acts 22:24The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.
Greek dictionary
ἐπιφωνέω epiphōneō · to shout
ἐπι-φωνέω, -ῶ [in LXX: I Est.9:47 AR, 2Ma.1:23, 3Ma.7:13 * ;] to call out, shout: with accusative of thing(s), Act.21:34; with dative of person(s), Act.22:24; before λέγοντες, Luk.23:21; prat. rect., Act.12:22.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “shout” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SHOUT, verb intransitive
To utter a sudden and loud outcry, usually in joy, triumph or exultation, or to animate soldiers in an onset.
- “It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery” Exodus 32:18“When ye hear th esound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout” Joshua 6:5
All definitions and other forms of “shout”
SHOUT, noun
A loud burst of voice or voices; a vehement and sudden outcry, particularly of a multitude of men, expressing joy, triumph, exultation or animated courage. It is sometimes intended in derision.
SHOUT, verb transitive
To treat with shouts or clamor.
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.