Word study · Greek
sálpigx
trumpet
Say it: SAL-pinks (approximate)
σάλπιγξ
What it means
A trumpet, used in war, to call an assembly, and in worship. In 14:8 Paul says that if the trumpet gives an unclear call, no one will get ready for battle; in 15:52 "the last trumpet" announces the resurrection of the dead.
Range of meaning
- TrumpetA horn for signals.
- SignalA call to act.
In 1 Corinthians
- Chapter 14
"If the trumpet gives an uncertain sound" (14:8).
- Chapter 15
"At the last trumpet" (15:52).
Every verse (2)
Verses where G4536 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources