The meaning of “σάλπιγξ”
Understanding sálpinx reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
trump(-et). - a trumpet
σάλπιγξ
trump(-et). - a trumpet
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew 24:31 | “And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.” Word: σάλπιγξ (sálpinx) | |
| 1 Corinthians 15:52 | “In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.” Word: σάλπιγξ (sálpinx) | |
| 1 Thessalonians 4:16 | “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:” Word: σάλπιγξ (sálpinx) | |
| Hebrews 12:19 | “And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more:” Word: σάλπιγξ (sálpinx) | |
| Revelation 8:6 | “And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.” Word: σάλπιγξ (sálpinx) |