Trumpeter
σαλπιστήςStrong’s G4538salpistēs
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Salpistēs is the Greek word usually translated “trumpeters”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;”
Meaning
Usually translated “trumpeters”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- trumpeters 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
σαλπιστής salpistēs · trumpeter
σαλπιστής (so Inscr. and late writers for Mt. σαλπιγκτής), οῦ, ὁ, a trumpeter: Rev.18:22.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “trumpeter” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
TRUMP'ETER, noun
One who sounds a trumpet.
- One who proclaims, publishes or denounces.
- A bird, a variety of the domestic pigeon.
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.