noun · masculine
gelōtos
Greekγέλως (gelōs)
Strong’sG1071
laughter
stem gelōt-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
γέλως, -ωτος, ὁ,
[in LXX chiefly for שְׂחוֹק;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1071 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidghel'-os
laughter (as a mark of gratification)
Fromfrom G1070;
King Jameslaughter.
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 | gelōtos1×γέλως | gelōtois |
| object accusative | gelōton | gelōtoin |
| direct address vocative | gelōtor | gelōtoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | gelōtou | gelōtoiu |
| to, for dative | gelōto | gelōtoi |
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
gelōto 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
gelōtos“laughter”subjectnominative singular1×
James 4:9“laughter”talaipōravar kai penthavar kai klaiavar; tos gelōtos vu eis penthem metatrepitar kai tas charas eis katēfeian;Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom.