Word

σαλπίζω

salpízō · G4537 · Greek · 12 occurrences

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Trumpet, hornWind instruments69 verses

Meanings

to play the trumpet

(Derivative of σάλπιγξ trumpet) To produce sound with a trumpet

Examples
Matthew 6:2 “So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, so that they will be praised by people. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.
Revelation 8:6 And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound them.
1 Corinthians 15:52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.

How it’s used In 3 roles

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the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

12 occurrences in 6 groups

ἄγγελοςangel, messenger 6
Not stated (infinitive) 2
πρῶτοςfirst 1
Not stated: you (one person) 1
Not stated: they 1
Not stated: he, she or it 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

1 occurrences in 1 groups

ἔμπροσθενbefore, in front of+ σύyou 1

With adverbsAdverbs

1 occurrences in 1 groups

μήnot 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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In the other Testament 1 word

תָּקַע tâqaʻ · H8628 · to plunge, to thrust, to drive: תָּקַע (tâqaʻ, H8628) תָּקַע is the standard Hebrew verb for blowing a trumpet (shophar), serving as the direct semantic equivalent of σαλπίζω (salpízō, G4537) σαλπίζω across both literal trumpet-sounding contexts and figurative/eschatological proclamation uses.

Semantic domains 2 entries

To play the trumpet6.90: The verb describes the deliberate act of playing the instrument for display. Jesus warns against giving alms “as the hypocrites do,” who “sound a trumpet before you” to be seen (Matthew 6:2).
To sound a trumpet, a trumpet sounds6.92: The same verb, used of the apocalyptic trumpets in Revelation, describes the trumpet's blast sounding rather than the act of a person playing it. John records, “The first sounded, and there was hail and fire mixed with blood” (Revelation 8:7).

Word family 3 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

σάλπιγξ sálpinx · G4536 · trumpet, trumpet blast, trumpet sound · 11×σαλπίζωsalpízō · G4537σαλπιστής salpistḗs · G4538 · trumpeter · 1×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon future σαλπίσω (for the earlier σαλπιγξω, see Lob. ad. Phryn., p. 191; the Sept. also…

future σαλπίσω (for the earlier σαλπιγξω, see Lob. ad. Phryn., p. 191; the Sept. also σαλπιῶ, as (Num 10:3),Num 10:5,Num 10:8,Num 10:10); 1 aorist ἐσαλπισα (also in the Sept.; Aelian v. h. 1, 26 and other later writings (cf. Veitch, under the word), for the earlier ἐσαλπιγξα, Xenophon, anab. 1, 2, 17) (cf. Winers Grammar, 89 (85); Buttmann, 37 (32); WHs Appendix, p. 170); from Homer down; the Sept. chiefly for תָּקַע, also for חִצֵּר; to sound a trumpet (A. V. (mostly) sound): Rev 8:6-10, Rev 8:12; Rev 9:1, Rev 9:13; Rev 10:7; Rev 11:15; σαλπίσει (strictly namely, ὁ σαλπιστής or ἡ σάλπιγξ), like our the trumpet will sound (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 58, 9b. β.; (Buttmann, § 129, 16)), 1 Cor 15:52; σαλπίζειν ἔμπροσθεν ἑαυτοῦ, i. e. to take care that what we do comes to everybody's ears, make a great noise about it (cf. our do a thing 'with a flourish of trumpets'), Mt 6:2 (Cicero, ad div. 16, 21quod polliceris, te buccinatorem fore nostrae existimationis; Achilles Tatius 8, 10 αὕτη οὐχ ὑπό σάλπιγγι μόνον, ἀλλά καί κηρυκι μοιχεύεται).

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 1 entry

Musical Instruments13 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0