verb
agalliemō
Greekἀγαλλιάω (agalliaō)
Strong’sG21
I exult, am full of joy
stem agalli-11 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books7 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† 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.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| agallievōἀγαλλιᾶσθε | happening now · yepresent middle 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× |
| agallievōrἀγαλλιᾶσθε | happening now · yepresent middle imperative 2nd person plural | glad | 1× |
| agalliiraἀγαλλιαθῆναι | happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive | rejoice | 1× |
| agallierōtoisἀγαλλιώμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle 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 258, 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 or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | agalliemō | agallieme | agalliemi | agalliema | agalliemē | agalliemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | agalliesō | agalliese | agalliesi | agalliesa | agalliesē | agallieselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agallietō | agalliete | agallieti | agallieta4×ἠγαλλιάσατο | agallietē | agallietelē |
| we 1st person plural | agallienō | agalliene | agallieni | agalliena | agallienē | agallienelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | agallievō2×ἀγαλλιᾶσθε | agallieve | agallievi | agallieva | agallievē | agallievelē |
| they 3rd person plural | agallielō | agalliele | agallieli | agalliela | agallielē | agallielelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | agalliimō | agalliime | agalliimi | agalliima | agalliimē | agalliimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | agalliisō | agalliise | agalliisi | agalliisa | agalliisē | agalliiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agalliitō | agalliite | agalliiti | agalliita | agalliitē | agalliitelē |
| we 1st person plural | agalliinō | agalliine | agalliini | agalliina | agalliinē | agalliinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | agalliivō | agalliive | agalliivi | agalliiva | agalliivē | agalliivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | agalliilō | agalliile | agalliili | agalliila | agalliilē | agalliilelē |
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 or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | agalliemeiō | agalliemeia | agalliemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | agallieseiō | agallieseia | agallieseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agallieteiō | agallieteia | agallieteiē |
| we 1st person plural | agallieneiō | agallieneia | agallieneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | agallieveiō | agallieveia | agallieveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | agallieleiō | agallieleia | agallieleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | agalliimeiō | agalliimeia | agalliimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | agalliiseiō | agalliiseia | agalliiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agalliiteiō | agalliiteia | agalliiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | agalliineiō | agalliineia | agalliineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | agalliiveiō | agalliiveia | agalliiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | agalliileiō | agalliileia | agalliileiē |
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 or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | agalliesōr | agalliesar | agalliesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agallietōr | agallietar | agallietēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | agallievōr1×ἀγαλλιᾶσθε | agallievar | agallievēr |
| they 3rd person plural | agallielōr | agallielar | agallielēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | agalliisōr | agalliisar | agalliisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agalliitōr | agalliitar | agalliitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | agalliivōr | agalliivar | agalliivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | agalliilōr | agalliilar | agalliilēr |
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 or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | agalliemoiō | agalliemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | agalliesoiō | agalliesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agallietoiō | agallietoia |
| we 1st person plural | agallienoiō | agallienoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | agallievoiō | agallievoia |
| they 3rd person plural | agallieloiō | agallieloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | agalliimoiō | agalliimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | agalliisoiō | agalliisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | agalliitoiō | agalliitoia |
| we 1st person plural | agalliinoiō | agalliinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | agalliivoiō | agalliivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | agalliiloiō | 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 or for itself middle voice | agallierō | agallieri | agalliera | agallierē |
| acted on passive voice | agalliirō | agalliiri | agalliira1×ἀγαλλιαθῆναι | agalliirē |
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 | agalliarōtos | agalliaritos | agalliaratos | agalliarētos |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | agallierōtos1× | agallieritos | agallieratos | agallierētos |
| acted on passive voice | agalliirōtos | agalliiritos | agalliiratos | agalliirētos |
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
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
agallievō“rejoice”happening now · yepresent middle indicative 2nd person plural2×
1 Peter 1:6“rejoice”en ho agallievō, oligem arti ei darōtem lupiratois en poikiloi peirasmoi,In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
1 Peter 1:8“rejoice”hon ouk horaratois agapavō, eis hon arti mē horarōtois pisteuarōtois de agallievō chara aneklalēta kai doxazirēta,Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him 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 1:47“rejoices”kai agalliata tem pneumem mu epi to theo to sōtēro mu;and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
agallieta“rejoiced”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular4×
Luke 10:21“rejoiced”En auta ta hōra agallieta te pneume te hagie kai legata; Exomologemō si, patēror kurior tou ouranou kai tau gēau, hoti apokruptasa houteim apo sofoiu kai sunetoiu, kai apokaluptasa auteim nēpioi; nai, tor patēror, hoti houtōs eudokias gineta emprosthen su.At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.
John 8:56“rejoiced”Abraam tos patēros vu agallieta hina horateia tan hēmeran tan ēman, kai horata kai chairita.Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see My day. He saw it and was glad.”
Acts 2:26“rejoices”dia houtem eufrainita tas kardias mu kai agallieta tas glōssas mu, ēti de kai tas sarxas mu kataskēnati epi elpia;Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell in hope,
Acts 16:34“rejoiced”anagaratos tē autoin eis ton oikon paratithata trapezan kai agallieta panoikei pisteuarētos to theo.Then he brought them into his home and set a meal before them. So he and all his household rejoiced that they had come to believe in God.
agallianeiō“glad”happening now · wepresent active subjunctive 1st person plural1×
Revelation 19:7“glad”chairaneiō kai agallianeiō, kai dōani tan doxan auto, hoti erchata tos gamos teu arnieu, kai tas gunaikas autou hetoimazata heautan,Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.
agallievōr“glad”happening now · yepresent middle imperative 2nd person plural1×
Matthew 5:12“glad”chairavōr kai agallievōr, hoti tos misthos vu pollos en toi ouranoi; houtōs gar diōkala toin profētoin toin pro vu.Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.
agalliira“rejoice”happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive1×
John 5:35“rejoice”ekeinos ate tos luchnos tos kaiirōtos kai fainarōtos, vis de thelava agalliira pros hōran en te fōte autou;John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light.
agallierōtois“glad”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine1×
1 Peter 4:13“glad”alla katho koinōnavō tei tou Christou pathēmei chairavōr, hina kai en ta apokalupsia tau doxau autou chairiveia agallierōtois.But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.