αὐλέω
auleō · play the flute
Greek word · Strong’s number G832 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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auleō (αὐλέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “play the flute”.
How to say it
au·le·ō
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
- To make music on a wind instrument.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- We played the flute ×2
- played on the flute ×1
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Where it appears
- Matthew 11:17
saying, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not beat your breasts.’
- Luke 7:32
They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another, who say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a lament, and you did not weep.’
- 1 Corinthians 14:7
Even lifeless things that give a sound, whether flute or lyre, if they do not give a distinction in the notes, how will it be known what is played on the flute or what is played on the lyre?