salpizō · sound a trumpet

What it means

salpizō (σαλπίζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “sound a trumpet”.

Announce with a trumpet.

How to say it

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. To sound the wind instrument to call or announce something.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

How it is translated

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

• blew his trumpet ×7
• blow ×3
• sound a trumpet ×1
• will sound ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• 1 Corinthians×1
• Revelation×10

• Matthew 6:2

  So when you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be glorified by people. Truly I tell you, they have received in full their reward.

• 1 Corinthians 15:52

  in a moment, in the blink of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.

• Revelation 8:6

  And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to blow them.

• Revelation 8:7

  And the first blew his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was thrown to the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees was burned up, and all green grass was burned up.

• Revelation 8:8

  And the second angel blew his trumpet, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea; and a third of the sea became blood,

• Revelation 8:10

  And the third angel blew his trumpet, and a great star fell from heaven, burning like a lamp, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of the waters.

• Revelation 8:12

  And the fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon and a third of the stars, so that a third of them would be darkened, and the day would not shine for a third of it, and the night likewise.

• Revelation 8:13

  And I looked, and I heard an eagle flying in midheaven saying with a loud voice, “Woe, woe, woe to those who live on the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to blow!”

• Revelation 9:1

  And the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to the earth; and the key of the shaft of the abyss was given to him.

• Revelation 9:13

  And the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the horns of the golden altar that is before God,

• Revelation 10:7

  but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to blow his trumpet, then the mystery of God is completed, as he announced it as good news to his slaves the prophets.

• Revelation 11:15

  And the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign to the ages of the ages.”