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To shout

κραυγάζωStrong’s G2905

kraugazō

Appears in 9 verses of the New Testament

In short

Kraugazō is the Greek word usually translated “cried out”, “cry out” and “shouting out”. It appears in 9 verses of the New Testament.

“He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.”
Matthew 12:19 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “cried out”, “cry out” and “shouting out”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • they cried out 3
  • will he cry out 1
  • shouting out 1
  • he cried out 1
  • were shouting 1
  • cried out 1
  • while shouting out 1

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

Where it's used most
  • John 6
  • Matthew 1
  • Luke 1
  • Acts 1

4 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

κραυγάζω kraugazō · to shout

κραυγάζω (κραυγή) [in LXX: Est.3:13 (רוּעַ hi.)* ;] = κράζω 1. of animals, to bay, to croak, etc. 2. Of men, to cry out, shout: Mat.12:19, Jhn.12:13 19:15 Act.22:23; before λέγων, Jhn.18:40 19:6, 12; καὶ λέγων, Luk.4:41 (WH, κράζ -); φωνῇ μεγάλῃ, Jhn.11:43 (cf. Abbott, JV, 269 f.).† (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.

  1. “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.