ἀγαλλιάω agalliaō

Greek word for “to rejoice” · Strong’s G21 · used 11 times in 11 verses

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Meaning

ἀγαλλιάω, -ῶ, Hellenistic form of cl.

How it is translated

Glosses given for agalliaō in context, with how often each is used:

• rejoiced 4
• do exult 1
• rejoices 1
• rejoice 1
• greatly rejoice 1
• yourself rejoice 1
• exulting 1
• may exult 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

1 Peter 1 (2), Matthew 5 (1), Luke 1 (1), Luke 10 (1), John 5 (1), John 8 (1), Acts 2 (1), Acts 16 (1), 1 Peter 4 (1), Revelation 19 (1)

Forms

• ἠγαλλιάσατο 4
• ἀγαλλιᾶσθε 3
• ἠγαλλίασεν 1
• ἀγαλλιαθῆναι 1
• ἀγαλλιώμενοι 1
• ἀγαλλιῶμεν 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with agalliaō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• χαίρω chairō “to rejoice” 4
• ἄρτι arti “now” 2
• ὥρα hōra “hour” 2
• δόξα doxa “glory” 2
• οὕτως ohutō, ohutōs “thus(-ly)” 2
• πιστεύω pisteuō “to trust (in)” 2
• οὐρανός ouranos “heaven” 2
• πνεῦμα pneuma “spirit/breath” 2
• εἴδω eidō “to perceive” 2
• πατήρ patēr “father” 2

Key verses

The verses using agalliaō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• 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,…
• 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.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.