verb
salpizamō
Strong’sG4537
I sound a trumpet
stem salpiz-12 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books5 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
To sound a trumpet, to blow a trumpet 1234. This is the literal action of blowing a trumpet, as with a trumpet blast 13; it can also be used impersonally, meaning "the trumpet sounds" or "a trumpet blast is given" 1.
The word is also used figuratively, to announce something with the fanfare of a trumpet — that is, to make a show of an action, as in warning against sounding a trumpet before oneself to draw attention 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
σαλπίζω
[in LXX chiefly for תָּקַע;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4537 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsal-pid'-zo
to trumpet, i.e. sound a blast (literally or figuratively)
Fromfrom G4536;
King James(which are yet to) sound (a trumpet).
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
future -ιῶLXX: aorist ἐσάλπιγξα Refs 5th c.BC+; Epic dialect σάλπιγξα (see. below):—later, future σαλπίσω NT: aorist ἐσάλπισα LXX+2nd c.AD+passive, perfect σεσάλπιγκται (περι-) Eudamidas cited in Refs 5th c.AD+:—σαλπίσσω is Tarentine, Refs; σαλπίττω Attic dialect, cited in Refs 2nd c.AD+; σαλπίδδω Boeotian dialect, Refs:—sound the trumpet, σάλπιγξι ῥυθμοὺς σ. NT+5th c.BC+ heaven trumpeted around, Refs 8th c.BC+ when the trumpet sounded, NT+5th c.BC+
2 with accusative, ἡμέραν σ. proclaim, announce day, of the cock, Refs 2nd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| salpizatiσαλπίσει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | trumpet … sound | 1× |
| salpizataἐσάλπισεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | blew … trumpet | 7× |
| salpizaseiaσαλπίσῃς | happened · youaorist active subjunctive 2nd person singular | sound a trumpet | 1× |
| salpizaleiaσαλπίσωσιν | happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural | blow | 1× |
| salpizarōσαλπίζειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | sound | 2× |
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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 8 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | salpizamō | salpizame | salpizami | salpizama | salpizamē | salpizamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | salpizasō | salpizase | salpizasi | salpizasa | salpizasē | salpizaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | salpizatō | salpizate | salpizati1×σαλπίσει | salpizata7×ἐσάλπισεν | salpizatē | salpizatelē |
| we 1st person plural | salpizanō | salpizane | salpizani | salpizana | salpizanē | salpizanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | salpizavō | salpizave | salpizavi | salpizava | salpizavē | salpizavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | salpizalō | salpizale | salpizali | salpizala | salpizalē | salpizalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | salpizameiō | salpizameia | salpizameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | salpizaseiō | salpizaseia1×σαλπίσῃς | salpizaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | salpizateiō | salpizateia | salpizateiē |
| we 1st person plural | salpizaneiō | salpizaneia | salpizaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | salpizaveiō | salpizaveia | salpizaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | salpizaleiō | salpizaleia1×σαλπίσωσιν | salpizaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | salpizasōr | salpizasar | salpizasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | salpizatōr | salpizatar | salpizatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | salpizavōr | salpizavar | salpizavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | salpizalōr | salpizalar | salpizalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | salpizamoiō | salpizamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | salpizasoiō | salpizasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | salpizatoiō | salpizatoia |
| we 1st person plural | salpizanoiō | salpizanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | salpizavoiō | salpizavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | salpizaloiō | salpizaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | salpizarō2×σαλπίζειν | salpizari | salpizara | salpizarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | salpizarōntos | salpizarintos | salpizarantos | salpizarēntos |
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
salpiz 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.
12 occurrences, every one of them listed
salpizati“trumpet … sound”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 15:52… ripa ofthalmou, en ta eschata salpinga; salpizati gar, kai tois nekrois egerili afthartois, …… of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable …
salpizata“blew … trumpet”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular7×
Revelation 8:7Kai tos prōtos salpizata; kai geneta chalazas kai purem migorēnteim …Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with …
Revelation 8:8Kai tos deuteros angelos salpizata; kai hōs orem megem pure kaiorōntem …Then the second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a great mountain …
Revelation 8:10Kai tos tritos angelos salpizata; kai piptata ek tou ouranou asteros …Then the third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star burning like …
Revelation 8:12Kai tos tetartos angelos salpizata; kai plēssita tem tritem tou hēliou …Then the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun …
Revelation 9:1Kai tos pemptos angelos salpizata; kai horama asteron ek tou ouranou …Then the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that …
Revelation 9:13Kai tos hektos angelos salpizata; kai akouama fōnan henan ek teiu …Then the sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice from …
Revelation 11:15Kai tos hebdomos angelos salpizata; kai genela fōnais megais en to …Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in …
salpizaseia“sound a trumpet”happened · youaorist active subjunctive 2nd person singular1×
Matthew 6:2Hotan oun poiaseiō eleēmosunan, mē salpizaseia emprosthen su, hōsper tois hupokritois poialō …… give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do …
salpizaleia“blow”happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
Revelation 8:6“blow”… tain hepta salpingain hetoimazala heautoin hina salpizaleia.… angels with the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.
salpizarō“sound”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive2×
Revelation 8:13“sound”… salpingau toiu treis angeloiu toiu mellarōntoiu salpizarō.… of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the remaining three angels!”
Revelation 10:7… fōnau tou hebdomou angelou, hotan mellateiō salpizarō, kai telita tem mustēriem tou theou, …… when he begins to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be …