2279. échos

Strong's Lexicon

échos: Sound, noise, report

Original Word: ἦχος
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: échos
Pronunciation: AY-khos
Phonetic Spelling: (ay'-khos)
Definition: Sound, noise, report
Meaning: (a) a sound, noise, (b) a rumor, report.

Word Origin: Derived from the verb ἠχέω (ēchéō), meaning "to sound" or "to ring."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for ἦχος, similar concepts of sound and report can be found in Hebrew words like קוֹל (qol, Strong's H6963), meaning "voice" or "sound," and שֵׁמַע (shema, Strong's H8085), meaning "report" or "news."

Usage: The Greek word ἦχος (échos) primarily refers to a sound or noise. In the New Testament, it is used to describe audible phenomena, such as the sound of a rushing wind or a report that spreads among people. It conveys the idea of something that is heard and can have implications of a significant or noteworthy sound.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Greek world, sound was an important aspect of communication and religious experience. Sounds were often associated with divine manifestations, such as the voice of a god or the sound of a heavenly event. In the context of the New Testament, sound plays a crucial role in the narrative of Pentecost, where the Holy Spirit's arrival is marked by a "sound like a mighty rushing wind" (Acts 2:2, BSB).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a late form of a prim. word éché (noise, sound)
Definition
a noise, sound
NASB Translation
blast (1), noise (1), report (1), roaring (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2279: ἦχος

ἦχος (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.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

fame, sound.

Of uncertain affinity; a loud or confused noise ("echo"), i.e. Roar; figuratively, a rumor -- fame, sound.

Forms and Transliterations

ήχοι ήχον ηχος ήχος ἦχος ήχου ηχους ήχους ἠχοῦς ἤχους ηχω ήχω ἤχῳ echo ēchō ḗchoi ḗchōi echos êchos ēchos ē̂chos echous echoûs ēchous ēchoûs

Englishman's Concordance

Luke 4:37 N-NMS
GRK: Καὶ ἐξεπορεύετο ἦχος περὶ αὐτοῦ
NAS: And the report about Him was spreading
KJV: And the fame of him
INT: And went out the report concerning him

Luke 21:25 N-GNS
GRK: ἐν ἀπορίᾳ ἠχοῦς θαλάσσης καὶ
NAS: in perplexity at the roaring of the sea
INT: with perplexity roaring of [the] sea and

Acts 2:2 N-NMS
GRK: τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἦχος ὥσπερ φερομένης
NAS: from heaven a noise like
KJV: there came a sound from
INT: heaven a sound as rushing

Hebrews 12:19 N-DMS
GRK: καὶ σάλπιγγος ἤχῳ καὶ φωνῇ
NAS: and to the blast of a trumpet
KJV: And the sound of a trumpet, and
INT: and trumpet to sound and to voice

Strong's Greek 2279
4 Occurrences

ἤχῳ — 1 Occ.
ἦχος — 2 Occ.
ἠχοῦς — 1 Occ.