King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G1070
Transliteration: gelaō
Phonetic Spelling: (ghel-ah'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to laugh
Meaning: to laugh
γελάω, γελῶ; future γελάσω (in Greek writings more common γελάσομαι (Buttmann, 53 (46); Winers Grammar, 84 (80))); (from Homer down); to laugh: Luke 6:21 (opposed to κλαίω), 25. (Compare: καταγελάω.)
Word Summary
gelaō: to laugh
Original Word: γελάωTransliteration: gelaō
Phonetic Spelling: (ghel-ah'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to laugh
Meaning: to laugh
Strong's Concordance
laugh. Of uncertain affinity; to laugh (as a sign of joy or satisfaction) -- laugh.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1070: γελάωγελάω, γελῶ; future γελάσω (in Greek writings more common γελάσομαι (Buttmann, 53 (46); Winers Grammar, 84 (80))); (from Homer down); to laugh: Luke 6:21 (opposed to κλαίω), 25. (Compare: καταγελάω.)