Strong’s G3649 · Greek

ὀλολύζω
ololýzō

Definition

to "howl" or "halloo", i.e. shriek

Etymology

a reduplicated primary verb;

Where the KJV renders it

  • howl

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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