verb
agalliomō
Strong’sG21
I exult, am full of joy
stem agalli-11 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books7 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
Exult, rejoice greatly, be full of joy — this word describes intense, overflowing gladness. 1234 Strong's traces the sense to a root idea of jumping for joy, i.e. exulting. 2 It occurs in both an active form and a middle form with the same meaning, and can be used with various constructions describing the cause or occasion of the joy (rejoicing "at" or "over" something, or "in" something). 1
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
† ἀγαλλιάω, -ῶ, Hellenistic form of cl. ἀγάλλω, to glorify, mid. -ομαι, to exult in;
[in LXX (most freq. in Pss.) chiefly for גיל, רנן pi.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G21 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidag-al-lee-ah'-o
properly, to jump for joy, i.e. exult
Fromfrom agan (much) and G242;
King Jamesbe (exceeding) glad, with exceeding joy, rejoice (greatly).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
late form of ἀγάλλομαι, rejoice exceedingly, NT+3rd c.AD+: future -άσομαιLXX: aorist ἠγαλλιᾱσάμηνLXX+NT—This family of words seems also to have been used in malam partem, ἀγαλλιάζει· λοιδορεῖται, ἀγάλλιος· λοίδορος, ἀγαλμός· λοιδορία, Refs 5th c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| agalliovōἀγαλλιᾶσθε | happening now · yepresent middle or passive indicative 2nd person plural | rejoice | 2× |
| agalliataἠγαλλίασεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | rejoices | 1× |
| agallietaἠγαλλιάσατο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | rejoiced | 4× |
| agallianeiōἀγαλλιῶμεν | happening now · wepresent active subjunctive 1st person plural | glad | 1× |
| agalliovōrἀγαλλιᾶσθε | happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural | glad | 1× |
| agalliiraἀγαλλιαθῆναι | happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive | rejoice | 1× |
| agalliorōntoisἀγαλλιώμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | glad | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 204, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 7 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | agalliamō | agalliame | agalliami | agalliama | agalliamē | agalliamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | agalliasō | agalliase | agalliasi | agalliasa | agalliasē | agalliaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agalliatō | agalliate | agalliati | agalliata1×ἠγαλλίασεν | agalliatē | agalliatelē |
| we 1st person plural | agallianō | agalliane | agalliani | agalliana | agallianē | agallianelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | agalliavō | agalliave | agalliavi | agalliava | agalliavē | agalliavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | agallialō | agalliale | agalliali | agalliala | agallialē | agallialelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | agalliomō | agalliome | agalliomē | agalliomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | agalliosō | agalliose | agalliosē | agallioselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agalliotō | agalliote | agalliotē | agalliotelē |
| we 1st person plural | agallionō | agallione | agallionē | agallionelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | agalliovō2×ἀγαλλιᾶσθε | agalliove | agalliovē | agalliovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | agalliolō | agalliole | agalliolē | agalliolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | agalliemi | agalliema |
| you 2nd person singular | agalliesi | agalliesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agallieti | agallieta4×ἠγαλλιάσατο |
| we 1st person plural | agallieni | agalliena |
| ye 2nd person plural | agallievi | agallieva |
| they 3rd person plural | agallieli | agalliela |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | agalliimi | agalliima |
| you 2nd person singular | agalliisi | agalliisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agalliiti | agalliita |
| we 1st person plural | agalliini | agalliina |
| ye 2nd person plural | agalliivi | agalliiva |
| they 3rd person plural | agalliili | agalliila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | agalliameiō | agalliameia | agalliameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | agalliaseiō | agalliaseia | agalliaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agalliateiō | agalliateia | agalliateiē |
| we 1st person plural | agallianeiō1×ἀγαλλιῶμεν | agallianeia | agallianeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | agalliaveiō | agalliaveia | agalliaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | agallialeiō | agallialeia | agallialeiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | agalliomeiō | agalliomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | agallioseiō | agallioseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agallioteiō | agallioteiē |
| we 1st person plural | agallioneiō | agallioneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | agallioveiō | agallioveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | agallioleiō | agallioleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | agalliemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | agallieseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agallieteia |
| we 1st person plural | agallieneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | agallieveia |
| they 3rd person plural | agallieleia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | agalliimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | agalliiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agalliiteia |
| we 1st person plural | agalliineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | agalliiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | agalliileia |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | agalliasōr | agalliasar | agalliasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agalliatōr | agalliatar | agalliatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | agalliavōr | agalliavar | agalliavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | agallialōr | agallialar | agallialēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | agalliosōr | agalliosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agalliotōr | agalliotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | agalliovōr1×ἀγαλλιᾶσθε | agalliovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | agalliolōr | agalliolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | agalliesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agallietar |
| ye 2nd person plural | agallievar |
| they 3rd person plural | agallielar |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | agalliisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agalliitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | agalliivar |
| they 3rd person plural | agalliilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | agalliamoiō | agalliamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | agalliasoiō | agalliasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agalliatoiō | agalliatoia |
| we 1st person plural | agallianoiō | agallianoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | agalliavoiō | agalliavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | agallialoiō | agallialoia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | agalliomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | agalliosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agalliotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | agallionoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | agalliovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | agallioloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | agalliemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | agalliesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agallietoia |
| we 1st person plural | agallienoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | agallievoia |
| they 3rd person plural | agallieloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | agalliimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | agalliisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agalliitoia |
| we 1st person plural | agalliinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | agalliivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | agalliiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | agalliarō | agalliari | agalliara | agalliarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | agalliorō | agalliorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | agallieri | agalliera | ||
| acted on passive voice | agalliiri | agalliira1×ἀγαλλιαθῆναι |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | agalliarōntos | agalliarintos | agalliarantos | agalliarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | agalliorōntos1× | agalliorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | agallierintos | agallierantos | ||
| acted on passive voice | agalliirintos | agalliirantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
agalli is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
agalliovō“rejoice”happening now · yepresent middle or passive indicative 2nd person plural2×
1 Peter 1:6en ho agalliovō, oligem arti ei darōntem lupirantois en …In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while …
1 Peter 1:8… hon arti mē horarōntois pisteuarōntois de agalliovō chara aneklalēta kai doxazorēnta,… now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
agalliata“rejoices”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 1:47kai agalliata tem pneumem mu epi to theo …and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
agallieta“rejoiced”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular4×
Luke 10:21En auta ta hōra agallieta te pneume te hagie kai legata; …At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared …
John 8:56Abraam tos patros vu agallieta hina horateia tan hēmeran tan ēman, …Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see My day …
Acts 2:26… houtem eufranita tas kardias mu kai agallieta tas glōssas mu, ēti de kai …… heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell in …
Acts 16:34… eis ton oikon paratithata trapezan kai agallieta panoikei pisteuarēntos to theo.… So he and all his household rejoiced that they had come to believe …
agallianeiō“glad”happening now · wepresent active subjunctive 1st person plural1×
Revelation 19:7chairaneiō kai agallianeiō, kai dōani tan doxan auto, hoti …Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For …
agalliovōr“glad”happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural1×
Matthew 5:12chairavōr kai agalliovōr, hoti tos misthos vu pollos en …Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in …
agalliira“rejoice”happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive1×
John 5:35“rejoice”… kaiorōntos kai fanarōntos, vis de thelava agalliira pros hōran en te fōte autou;… that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light.
agalliorōntois“glad”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
1 Peter 4:13“glad”… ta apokalupsia tau doxau autou chairiveia agalliorōntois.… overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.