Word study · Greek

exēchéomai

sound forth

Say it: ex-ay-KHEH-o-my (approximate)

ἐξηχέω

What it means

To sound out, to ring forth, as a trumpet blast or thunder echoes. In 1:8, the Lord's word "sounded forth" from the Thessalonians. It appears only here.

Range of meaning

  • Sound forthRing out.
  • EchoBe heard far and wide.

In 1 Thessalonians

  • Chapter 1

    "The word of the Lord has sounded forth" (1:8).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G1837 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources