Word Study · Strong's G214 · Greek

ἀλαλάζω

alalazo

al-al-ad'-zo

Strong's 1890 spelling: alalázō

“to vociferate, i.e. (by implication) to wail”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

to vociferate, i.e. (by implication) to wail; figuratively, to clang

Rendered in the KJV as

tinkle, wail.

2
occurrencesin the New Testament
2 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

ἀλαλάζον.1
ἀλαλάζοντας1

How it is rendered · 2

clanging.1
wailing1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine plural1
verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · neuter singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

V-PAP-APM · 1
V-PAP-NSN · 1

All 2, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Mark1 of 2 · 50%
1 Corinthians1 of 2 · 50%

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Mark1 occurrence

Mark 5:38ἀλαλάζονταςalalazontasverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine pluralWhen they arrived at the house of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw the commotion and the people weeping and wailing loudly.here: wailing

1 Corinthians1 occurrence

1 Corinthians 13:1ἀλαλάζον.alalazonverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · neuter singularIf I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal.here: clanging.

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