noun · feminine
agalliasias
Greekἀγαλλίασις (agalliasis)
Strong’sG20
exultation, exhilaration
stem agalliasi-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† ἀγαλλίασις, -εως, ἡ
(< ἀγαλλιάω), [in LXX (most freq. in Pss. and often coupled with εὐφροσύνη, as Ps 44 (45):15) chiefly for גִּיל;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G20 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidag-al-lee'-as-is
exultation; specially, welcome
Fromfrom G21;
King Jamesgladness, (exceeding) joy.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | agalliasias1×ἀγαλλίασις | agalliasiais |
| object accusative | agalliasian | agalliasiain |
| direct address vocative | agalliasiar | agalliasiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | agalliasiau1×ἀγαλλιάσεως | agalliasiaiu |
| to, for dative | agalliasia3×ἀγαλλιάσει | agalliasiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
agalliasia 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
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
agalliasias“gladness”subjectnominative singular1×
Luke 1:14“gladness”kai eti charas si kai agalliasias, kai pollois epi ta genesia autou chairili;He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
agalliasiau“gladness”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Hebrews 1:9“gladness”agapasa dikaiosunan kai misasa anomian; dia houtem chriata sin tos theos, tos theos su, elaiem agalliasiau para toin metochoin su;You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.”
agalliasia“joy”to, fordative singular3×
Luke 1:44“joy”idou gar hōs gineta tas fōnas tou aspasmou su eis teim oueim mu, skirtata en agalliasia tem brefem en ta koilia mu.For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
Acts 2:46“glad”kata hēmeran tē proskarterarōtois homothumadōs en te hiere, klarōtois tē kata oikon arton, metalambale trofēau en agalliasia kai afelota kardiau,With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,
Jude 1:24“great joy”To de dunerōto fulassara vin aptaistoin kai histanara katenōpion tau doxau autou amōmoin en agalliasiaNow to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy —