ἀγαλλίασις

agalliasis · great joy

Greek word · Strong’s number G20 · appears 5 times in the Bible

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What it means

agalliasis (ἀγαλλίασις) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “great joy”.

Gladness, exultation.

How to say it

a·gal·li·a·sis

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. Overflowing delight.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • gladness ×3
  • joy ×2

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Luke 1:14

    And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth;

  • Luke 1:44

    For look, when the sound of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in joy in my womb.

  • Acts 2:46

    And every day continuing with one mind in the temple and breaking bread at home, they shared food with gladness and simplicity of heart,

  • Hebrews 1:9

    You loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; therefore God, your God, anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.

  • Jude 1:24

    Now to the one who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glory without defect with great joy,