Greek · Strong's G1070
γελάω
gelaoghel-ah'-o
to laugh (as a sign of joy or satisfaction)
1890 spelling: geláō
- γ3
- ε5
- λ30
- α1
- ω800
Isopsephy 839
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to laugh (as a sign of joy or satisfaction)
Rendered in the KJV as
laugh.
- 2occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- γελάσετε.¶1
- γελῶντες1
How it is rendered · 2
- laughing1
- you will laugh.1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- verb · future active, statement · 2nd person plural1
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · vocative (address) · masculine plural1
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- V-FAI-2P · 1
- V-PAP-VPM · 1
All 2, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 6:21γελάσετε.¶gelaseteverb · future active, statement · 2nd person pluralBlessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.here: you will laugh.
- Luke 6:25γελῶντεςgelōntesverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · vocative (address) · masculine pluralWoe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.here: laughing