◄ 242. hallomai ►
Strong's Lexicon hallomai: To leap, to spring up Original Word: ἅλλομαι Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: hallomai Pronunciation: HAL-loh-my Phonetic Spelling: (hal'-lom-ahee) Definition: To leap, to spring up Meaning: I leap, leap up; of water: I spring up, bubble up. Word Origin: A primary verb Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with similar expressions of leaping or jumping is רָקַד (raqad - Strong's H7540), which means to leap or dance, often used in contexts of joy or celebration. Usage: The Greek verb "hallomai" conveys the action of leaping or springing up, often used to describe a sudden or vigorous movement. In the New Testament, it is used metaphorically to describe a lively or enthusiastic response, often in the context of healing or divine intervention. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Greco-Roman world, physical expressions of joy or excitement, such as leaping, were common in both secular and religious contexts. The act of leaping could signify a range of emotions from joy to astonishment, often associated with miraculous events or divine encounters. In Jewish culture, physical expressions of worship, including dancing and leaping, were part of the religious tradition, as seen in the Old Testament. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from a prim. root hal- Definition to leap NASB Translation leaped (1), leaping (1), springing (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 242: ἅλλομαι ἅλλομαι; imperfect ἡλλόμην; aorist ἡλάμην and ἡλόμην (Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr. ii., p. 108; (Winers Grammar, 82 (79); Buttmann, 54 (47))); to leap (Latinsalio): Acts 3:8; Acts 14:10 (Rec. ἥλλετο; G L T Tr WH ἥλατο); to spring up, gush up, of water, John 4:14 (as in Latinsalire, Vergil ecl. 5, 47; Suetonius, Octav. 82). (Compare: ἐξάλλομαι, ἐφάλλομαι.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance leap, spring up. Middle voice of apparently a primary verb; to jump; figuratively, to gush -- leap, spring up. Forms and Transliterations αλείται αλλομένοις αλλομενος αλλόμενος ἁλλόμενος αλλομενου αλλομένου ἁλλομένου αλλομένους ηλατο ήλατο ἥλατο ήλλετο ηλλόμην allomenos allomenou elato ēlato hallomenos hallómenos hallomenou halloménou helato hēlato hḗlato Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance John 4:14 V-PPM/P-GNS GRK: πηγὴ ὕδατος ἁλλομένου εἰς ζωὴν NAS: of water springing up to eternal KJV: of water springing up into INT: a spring of water springing up into life Acts 3:8 V-PPM/P-NMS GRK: περιπατῶν καὶ ἁλλόμενος καὶ αἰνῶν NAS: with them, walking and leaping and praising KJV: walking, and leaping, and praising INT: walking and leaping and praising Acts 14:10 V-AIM-3S GRK: ὀρθός καὶ ἥλατο καὶ περιεπάτει NAS: on your feet. And he leaped up and [began] to walk. KJV: feet. And he leaped and walked. INT: upright And he sprang up and walked Strong's Greek 242 3 Occurrences ἁλλόμενος — 1 Occ. ἁλλομένου — 1 Occ. ἥλατο — 1 Occ.