G21: ἀγαλλιάω
agalliáō · “to rejoice”
Definition
properly, to jump for joy, i.e. exult
KJV translates it as: be (exceeding) glad, with exceeding joy, rejoice (greatly)
Word origin: from agan (much) and G242 (ἅλλομαι);
Extended definition
[in LXX (most frequently in Pss.) chiefly for גיל, רנן pi. ;]
to exult, rejoice greatly: before ἐπί, with dative, Luk.1:47; with dative mod., 1Pe.1:8, Rev.19:7. Mid., with same sense: Mat.5:12, Luk.10:21, Act.2:26, 16:34, 1Pe.4:13; before ἵνα, Jhn.8:56; ἐν, Jhn.5:35 (1 aor. pass. perh. as mid.; but see Mozley, Psalter, 5), 1Pe.1:6 (Cremer, 590).†
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Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G21 is translated
- rejoiced ×3
- do exult, ×1
- rejoices ×1
- he rejoiced ×1
- to rejoice ×1
- you greatly rejoice ×1
- you yourself rejoice ×1
- exulting. ×1
- we may exult ×1
Bible verses with G21 (agalliáō)
Agalliáō appears in 11 verses.
- Matthew 5:12
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
- Luke 1:47
And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
- Luke 10:21
In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.
- John 5:35
He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
- John 8:56
Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.
- Acts 2:26
Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:
- Acts 16:34
And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.
- 1 Peter 1:6
Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
- 1 Peter 1:8
Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
- 1 Peter 4:13
But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.
- Revelation 19:7
Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.