Strong’s G1071 · Greek

γέλως
gélōs

Definition

laughter (as a mark of gratification)

Etymology

from G1070 (γελάω);

Where the KJV renders it

  • laughter

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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