noun · feminine
salpinxas
Greekσάλπιγξ (salpinx)
Strong’sG4536
a trumpet
stem salpinx-11 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books6 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
σάλπιγξ, -ιγγος, ἡ
[in LXX chiefly for שׁוֹפָר, חֲצֹצְרָה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4536 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsal'-pinx
a trumpet
Fromperhaps from G4535 (through the idea of quavering or reverberation);
King Jamestrump(-et).
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 | salpinxas1×σάλπιγξ | salpinxais1×σάλπιγγες |
| object accusative | salpinxan1×σάλπιγγα | salpinxain1×σάλπιγγας |
| direct address vocative | salpinxar | salpinxair |
| of, belonging to genitive | salpinxau5×σάλπιγγος | salpinxaiu |
| to, for dative | salpinxa2×σάλπιγγι | salpinxai |
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
salpinxa 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
salpinxas“bugle”subjectnominative singular1×
1 Corinthians 14:8“bugle”kai gar ean adēlan fōnan salpinxas dōateia, tinos paraskeuazeti eis polemon?Again, if the trumpet sounds a muffled call, who will prepare for battle?
salpinxan“trumpet”objectaccusative singular1×
Revelation 9:14“trumpet”legarōton to hekto angelo, tos echarōtos tan salpinxan; Luasar toin tessares angeloin toin dirētoin epi to potamo to mego Eufrato.saying to the sixth angel with the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”
salpinxau“trumpet”of, belonging togenitive singular5×
Matthew 24:31“trumpet”kai apostelati toin angeloin autou meta salpinxau megau, kai episunagali toin eklektoin autou ek toiu tessares anemoiu apo akreiu ouranoiu heōs teiu akreiu autoiu.And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
Hebrews 12:19“trumpet”kai salpinxau ēcho kai fōna rēmeiu, hau tois akouaratois paraitela mē prostithira autoi logon;to a trumpet blast or to a voice that made its hearers beg that no further word be spoken.
Revelation 1:10“trumpet”ginema en pneume en ta kuriaka hēmera, kai akouama opisō mu fōnan megan hōs salpinxauOn the Lord’s day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,
Revelation 4:1“trumpet”Meta houteim horama, kai idou thuras anoigirētas en to ourano, kai tas fōnas tas prōtas han akouama hōs salpinxau lalarōtau meta mu, legarōtos; Anabainasar hōde, kai deiknuami si heim datō ginera. meta houteimAfter this I looked and saw a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had previously heard speak to me like a trumpet was saying, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after these things.”
Revelation 8:13“trumpet”Kai horama, kai akouama henou aetou peterōtou en mesouranēme legarōtou fōna mega; Ouai ouai ouai toin katoikarōtoin epi tau gēau ek taiu loipaiu fōnaiu tau salpinxau toiu treis angeloiu toiu mellarōtoiu salpizarō.And as I observed, I heard an eagle flying overhead, calling in a loud voice, “Woe! Woe! Woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the remaining three angels!”
salpinxa“trumpet”to, fordative singular2×
1 Corinthians 15:52“trumpet”en atome, en ripa ofthalmou, en ta eschata salpinxa; salpizati gar, kai tois nekrois egeirili afthartois, kai nis allassini.in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
1 Thessalonians 4:16“trumpet”hoti autos tos kurios en keleusme, en fōna archangelou kai en salpinxa theou, katabaineti apo ouranou, kai tois nekrois en Christo anistaneli prōtem,For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.
salpinxais“trumpets”subjectnominative plural1×
Revelation 8:2“trumpets”kai horama toin hepta angeloin hois enōpion tou theou histanalē, kai dōila autoi hepta salpinxais.And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets.
salpinxain“trumpets”objectaccusative plural1×
Revelation 8:6“trumpets”Kai tois hepta angelois tois echarōtois tain hepta salpinxain hetoimazala heautoin hina salpizaleia.And the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.