Greek verb · G21
ἀγαλλιάω
agalliaoag-al-lee-ah'-o
to rejoice
11 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: agalliáō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G21is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 6 of 27New Testament books
- 6spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G21
properly, to jump for joy, i.e. exult
The King James renders it: be (exceeding) glad, with exceeding joy, rejoice (greatly).
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
agalliao is rendered "to rejoice". It stands 11 times in the Greek text, across six books.
- Three of the uses stand in 1 Peter, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 5:12Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.
- The Greek text spells it six different ways.
The first use
Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.
Matthew 5:12ἀγαλλιᾶσθε
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- rejoiced3
- do exult1
- exulting1
- He rejoiced1
- rejoices1
- to rejoice1
- we may exult1
- you greatly rejoice1
- you yourself rejoice1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἀγαλλίασις | agalliasis | joy | Uses5 |
All 11, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
6 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἠγαλλιάσατο4
- ἀγαλλιᾶσθε3
- ἀγαλλιαθῆναι1
- ἀγαλλιῶμεν1
- ἀγαλλιώμενοι1
- ἠγαλλίασεν1
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singular4V-ADI-3S
- verb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 2nd person plural2V-PNI-2P
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-AAI-3S
- verb · aorist passive form, infinitive (“to…”)1V-AON
- verb · present active, subjunctive · 1st person plural1V-PAS-1P
- verb · present middle or passive form, command · 2nd person plural1V-PNM-2P
- verb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1V-PNP-NPM
Matthew
one use
Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.
- ἀγαλλιᾶσθεagalliastheverb · present middle or passive form, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do exult
Luke
two uses
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
- ἠγαλλίασενegalliasenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: rejoices
At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.
- ἠγαλλιάσατοegalliasatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He rejoiced
John
two uses
John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light.
- ἀγαλλιαθῆναιagalliathenaiverb · aorist passive form, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to rejoice
Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see My day. He saw it and was glad.”
- ἠγαλλιάσατοegalliasatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: rejoiced
Acts
two uses
Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell in hope,
- ἠγαλλιάσατοegalliasatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: rejoiced
Then he brought them into his home and set a meal before them. So he and all his household rejoiced that they had come to believe in God.
- ἠγαλλιάσατοegalliasatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: rejoiced
1 Peter
three uses
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
- ἀγαλλιᾶσθεagalliastheverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you greatly rejoice
Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
- ἀγαλλιᾶσθεagalliastheverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you yourself rejoice
But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.
- ἀγαλλιώμενοιagalliomenoiverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: exulting
Revelation
one use
Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.
- ἀγαλλιῶμενagalliomenverb · present active, subjunctive · 1st person pluraltagged: we may exult
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.