Lexical Definition
γέλως gélōs (ghel'-os) laughter G:N-M
from γελάω
laughter.
- laughter (as a mark of gratification)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| γέλωτοσ | laughter | LXX.Job.8.21 |
| of laughter | LXX.Amos.7.9 | |
| γέλωτι | laughter | LXX.Prov.10.23 • LXX.Eccl.2.2 |
| γέλωτα | laughter | LXX.Eccl.7.3 • LXX.Eccl.10.19 • LXX.Jer.20.7 • LXX.Jer.48.26 • LXX.Jer.48.39 • LXX.Ezek.23.32 • LXX.Mic.1.10 |
| γέλωτά | laughter | LXX.Gen.21.6 |
| γέλωσ | as laughter | LXX.Job.17.6 |
| laughter | LXX.Eccl.7.6 • LXX.Lam.3.14 • Jas.4.9 |
Abbott-Smith
γέλως, -ωτος, ὁ, [in LXX chiefly for שְׂחוֹק ;]
laughter: Ja 4:9.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| James | 4:9 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
γέλως,
Aeolic dialect γέλος, ὁ, genitive γέλωτος, Attic dialect γέλω: dative γέλωτι, Epic dialect γέλω or γέλῳ [Refs 8th c.BC+], poetry (and late Prose, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: (γελάω):—laughter, γέλῳ ἔκθανον [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἄσβεστον γέλω (variant{γέλον}) ὦρσεν[γέλως.. θεοῖσι 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.599; γέλων δ᾽ ἑτάροισιν ἔτευχε 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 18.350; γέλων δ᾽ ἔθηκε συνδείπνοις 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 1172 ">Refs 8th c.BC+]; γέλωτα ποιεῖν, μηχανᾶσθαι, κινεῖν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; γέλων ξυντιθέναι, γέλωτα ἄγειν, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ γέλωτι to provoke laughter, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; γέλωτος ἄξια ridiculous, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἅμα or σὺν γέλωτι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν γέλωτι προφέρειν in joke, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; πολὺς γ. loud laughter, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μέγιστος, ἰσχυρὸς γ., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Σαρδόνιος γ. (see. Σαρδόνιος); Αἰάντειος γ. a maniac's laugh, [Refs 4th c.AD+]
__2 metaphorically of waves, ={γέλασμα}, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II occasion of laughter, food for laughter, γ. γίγνομαί τινι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ταῦτ᾽ οὐ γ. κλύειν ἐμο; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς γ. τρέπειν, ἐμβάλλειν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III dimple in the hinder parts, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]