Lexical Summary ēchos: a noise, sound Original Word: ἦχοςTransliteration: ēchos Phonetic Spelling: (ay'-khos) Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Short Definition: a noise, sound Meaning: a noise, sound Strong's Concordance fame, sound. Of uncertain affinity; a loud or confused noise ("echo"), i.e. Roar; figuratively, a rumor -- fame, sound. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2279: ἦχοςἦχος (cf. Latinecho,vox, German sprechen, etc.; Vanicek, p. 858), ἤχου, ὁ, and (Luke 21:25 G L T Tr WH) τό ἦχος, ἐχους (cf. Winers Grammar, 65 (64); (Buttmann, 23 (20)); Delitzsch on Hebrews 12:19, p. 638; (or ἤχους may come from ἤχῳ, ἤχους, see especially WH's Appendix, p. 158b; Meyer on Luke as below)); 1. a sound, noise: Acts 2:2; Hebrews 12:19; spoken of the roar of the sea's waves," Luke 21:25 G L T Tr WH. 2. rumor, report: περί τίνος, Luke 4:37. |
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