Lexical Definition
σάλπιγξ sálpinx (sal'-pinx) trumpet G:N-F
perhaps from σάλος (through the idea of quavering or reverberation)
trump(-et).
- a trumpet
Abbott-Smith
σάλπιγξ, -ιγγος, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for שׁוֹפָר, חֲצֹצְרָה ;]
a trumpet, used in war and in religious ceremonies: I Co 14:8, He 12:19, Re 1:10 4:1 8:2, 6, 13 9:14 By meton., a trumpet blast: μετὰ σ. μεγάλης, Mt 24:31; ἐν σ. θεοῦ, I Th 4:16; ἐν τ. ἐσχάτῃ σ., I Co 15:52.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 24:31 |
| 1 Corinthians | 14:8 · 15:52 |
| 1 Thessalonians | 4:16 |
| Hebrews | 12:19 |
| Revelation | 1:10 · 4:1 · 8:2 · 8:6 · 8:13 · 9:14 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
σάλπιγξ-ιγξ, ιγγος, ἡ,
war-trumpet, ὅτε τ᾽ ἴαχε σάλπιγξιγξ [σάλπιγξιγγες, see 2nd c.AD(?): Pollianus Epigrammaticus 4.85f, Scholia 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” [same place]:— σ. Τυρσηνική 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 568, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 1378, “Heracl.” 831 ">Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὑπαὶ σάλπιγξιγγος by sound of trumpet, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also ἀπὸ σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 metaphorically, Πιερικὰ σ., of Pindar, [Refs]; οὐρανίη σ. thunder, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__II ={σάλπιγξισμα}, cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III σ. θαλασσία, ={στρόμβος}[Refs 7th c.BC+]; compare σάλπιγξη.
__IV name of a bird, [Refs 5th c.AD+]
__V a kind of comet, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__VI epithet of Athena at Argos, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]