ἨΧΟΣ, ἠχος
ĒCHOS, ēchos
Sounds Like: AY-khos
Translations: sound, a sound, noise, a noise, roar, a roar, echo, a echo, report, a report
From the root: ἨΧΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a sound, noise, or report. It can describe various types of auditory phenomena, from a gentle echo to a loud roar or a widespread report. It is often used to describe the sound of natural elements like water or wind, or the noise of a crowd or an army.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2279 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 12:7
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 4:76
Pseudo-Baruch
- The Greek Apocalypse of Baruch (3 Baruch) — 6:13
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions
- Vision 4 — 1:4
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
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