UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Notes: In RV ACT 2:26 · LV ACT 2:26 · Read together ACT 2:26 it may be impossible to say ‘my tongue rejoices.’ One may, however, translate in some languages as ‘I shout because I am so happy.’

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Related lemmas: ἀγαλλίασις

Sense 1: to be extremely joyful, to be overjoyed, to rejoice greatly

Semantic entry: 25.133

Semantic domains: Attitudes and Emotions

Subdomains: Happy, Glad, Joyful

Definition: to experience a state of great joy and gladness, often involving verbal expression and appropriate body movement

MAT 5:12: RV MAT 5:12 · LV MAT 5:12 · Read together MAT 5:12

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OET-RV MAT 5:12

12 Be happy and praising God because you’ll all have a wonderful reward in the heavens, because in the past they also persecuted the prophets like that.

OET-LV MAT 5:12

12 Be _rejoicing and be _exulting, because the reward of _you _all is great in the heavens, because/for thus they _persecuted the prophets which before you _all.

LUK 1:47: RV LUK 1:47 · LV LUK 1:47 · Read together LUK 1:47

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OET-RV LUK 1:47

47 and my spirit is so happy about God, my saviour,

OET-LV LUK 1:47

47 and the spirit of _me exulted in the god, the saviour of _me.

All 11 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 5:12 · LV MAT 5:12 · Read together MAT 5:12

LUK: RV LUK 1:47 · RV LUK 10:21 · LV LUK 1:47 · LV LUK 10:21 · Read together LUK 1:47 · Read together LUK 10:21

JHN: RV JHN 5:35 · RV JHN 8:56 · LV JHN 5:35 · LV JHN 8:56 · Read together JHN 5:35 · Read together JHN 8:56

ACT: RV ACT 2:26 · RV ACT 16:34 · LV ACT 2:26 · LV ACT 16:34 · Read together ACT 2:26 · Read together ACT 16:34

PE1: RV PE1 1:6 · RV PE1 1:8 · RV PE1 4:13 · LV PE1 1:6 · LV PE1 1:8 · LV PE1 4:13 · Read together PE1 1:6 · Read together PE1 1:8 · Read together PE1 4:13

REV: RV REV 19:7 · LV REV 19:7 · Read together REV 19:7

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ἀγαλλιάω

Form 1

Sense 1: to be extremely joyful, to be overjoyed, to rejoice greatly