ἀγαλλίασις
agalliasisjoyHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine5 occurrences4 books5 verses
Definition
ἀγαλλίασις, -εως, ἡ
(ἀγαλλιάω), [in LXX (most frequently in Pss. and often coupled with εὐφροσύνη, as Psalm 45:15) chiefly for גִּיל ;]
exultation, exuberant joy: Luke 1:44, Acts 2:46, Hebrews 1:9, Jude 24; χαρὰ καὶ ἀ., Luke 1:14 (Cremer, 592).
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἀγαλλίασις:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
5 total
- Luke 1:14ἀγαλλίασις · delightHe will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
- Luke 1:44ἀγαλλιάσει · joyFor as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
- Acts 2:46ἀγαλλιάσει · gladnessWith one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,
- Hebrews 1:9ἀγαλλιάσεως · of joyYou have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.”
- Jude 1:24ἀγαλλιάσει · great joyNow to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—