CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 1071. γέλως (gelós) -- Laughter</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/1071.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/1_peter/4-3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/1071.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 1071</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/1070.htm" title="1070">◄</a> 1071. gelós <a href="../greek/1072.htm" title="1072">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">gelós: Laughter</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">γέλως</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>gelós<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>gheh'-los<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ghel'-os)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Laughter<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>laughter.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb γελάω (gelao), meaning "to laugh."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with laughter is שָׂחַק (sachaq - Strong's H7832), which also conveys the idea of laughter, play, or mockery.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the New Testament, "gelós" refers to laughter, often in the context of joy or derision. It is used to describe both genuine expressions of happiness and scornful or mocking laughter. The term captures the dual nature of laughter as both a positive and negative expression, depending on the context.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, laughter was seen as a natural human response, often associated with joy, festivity, and social interaction. However, it could also be used to express ridicule or contempt. In the Jewish context, laughter could signify disbelief or skepticism, as seen in the Old Testament when Sarah laughed at the promise of bearing a child in her old age (Genesis 18:12).<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/1070.htm">gelaó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>laughter<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>laughter (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1071: γέλως</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">γέλως</span></span>, <span class="greek2">γέλωτος</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span>, <span class="accented">laughter</span>: <a href="/interlinear/james/4-9.htm">James 4:9</a>. (From <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>laughter. <p>From <a href="/greek/1070.htm">gelao</a>; laughter (as a mark of gratification) -- laughter. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1070.htm">gelao</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>γελως γέλως γέλωτα γέλωτά γέλωτι γέλωτος gelos gelōs gélos gélōs<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/james/4-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 4:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κλαύσατε ὁ <b>γέλως</b> ὑμῶν εἰς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and weep; <span class="itali">let your laughter</span> be turned<br><a href="/kjvs/james/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> weep: let your <span class="itali">laughter</span> be turned to<br><a href="/interlinear/james/4-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> weep the <span class="itali">laughter</span> of you to<p><b><a href="/greek/1071.htm">Strong's Greek 1071</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1071.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/gelo_s_1071.htm">γέλως — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/1070.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1070"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1070" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/1072.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1072"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1072" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>