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To resound

ἠχέωStrong’s G2278

ēcheō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Ēcheō is the Greek word usually translated “sounding”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.”
1 Corinthians 13:1 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “sounding”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • sounding 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Corinthians 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ἠχέω ēcheō · to resound

    ἠχέω, -ῶ (ἦχος), [in LXX for הָמָה, etc. ;] to sound: 1Co.13:1 (cf. ἐξ-, κατ-ηχέω).† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “resound” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    RESOUND', verb intransitive

    1. To be echoed; to be sent back, as sound; as, common fame resounds back to them.
    2. To be much and loudly mentioned.
    All definitions and other forms of “resound”

      RE'SOUND, verb transitive

      [re and sound; with the accent on the first syllable.]

      To sound again.

        RESOUND', noun

        s as z. Return of sound; echo.

          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.