20. agalliasis

Lexicon

agalliasis: Exultation, great joy, gladness

Original Word: ἀγαλλίασις
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: agalliasis
Pronunciation: ä-gäl-lē'-ä-sēs
Phonetic Spelling: (ag-al-lee'-as-is)
Definition: Exultation, great joy, gladness
Meaning: wild joy, ecstatic delight, exultation, exhilaration.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

gladness, exceeding joy.

From agalliao; exultation; specially, welcome -- gladness, (exceeding) joy.

see GREEK agalliao

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 20 agallíasis (from 21 /agalliáō, "to exalt") – exuberant joy; "intense joy and gladness" (L&N, 1, 25.132; "exultant joy" (WS, 135). See 21 (agalliaō).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from agalliaó
Definition
exultation, exuberant joy
NASB Translation
gladness (3), great joy (1), joy (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 20: ἀγαλλίασις

ἀγαλλίασις, (εως, ἡ (ἀγαλλιάω), not used by secular writers but often by the Sept.; exultation, extreme joy: Luke 1:14, 44; Acts 2:46; Jude 1:24; Hebrews 1:9 (from Psalm 44:8 ()) oil of gladness with which persons were anointed at feasts (Psalm 23:5), and which the writer, alluding to the inaugural ceremony of anointing, uses as an emblem of the divine power and majesty to which the Son of God has been exalted.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb ἀγαλλιάω (agalliaō), meaning "to exult" or "to rejoice greatly."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of joy and exultation in the Hebrew Bible is often expressed with words like שִׂמְחָה (simchah, Strong's Hebrew 8057) and גִּיל (gil, Strong's Hebrew 1524), which convey similar meanings of joy, gladness, and rejoicing in the context of God's salvation and blessings.

Usage: The term ἀγαλλίασις is used in the New Testament to describe a profound and overwhelming sense of joy, often in a spiritual or religious context. It is associated with the joy that comes from divine salvation and the presence of God.

Context: The Greek term ἀγαλλίασις appears in several New Testament passages, each highlighting the deep and exuberant joy experienced by believers in response to God's work and presence. This joy is not merely an emotional response but is deeply rooted in the spiritual realities of God's promises and actions.

In Luke 1:14, the term is used to describe the joy and gladness that will accompany the birth of John the Baptist: "He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth." This indicates the significant role John would play in God's redemptive plan, bringing joy to many.

In Acts 2:46, the early Christians are described as having "glad and sincere hearts" as they broke bread together, reflecting the communal joy and unity found in the early church: "With gladness and sincerity of heart, they ate their food."

Hebrews 1:9 uses ἀγαλλίασις to describe the anointing of Christ with the "oil of joy," signifying His exalted status and the joy that accompanies His reign: "You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy."

Jude 1:24 speaks of the joy believers will experience in the presence of God's glory, emphasizing the eschatological hope and ultimate fulfillment of God's promises: "Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy."

The use of ἀγαλλίασις in these contexts underscores the transformative and sustaining power of divine joy, which transcends circumstances and is rooted in the eternal truths of God's kingdom.

Forms and Transliterations

αγαλλιασει αγαλλιάσει ἀγαλλιάσει αγαλλιασεως αγαλλιάσεως ἀγαλλιάσεως αγαλλίασιν αγαλλιασις αγαλλίασις ἀγαλλίασις agalliasei agalliásei agalliaseos agalliaseōs agalliáseos agalliáseōs agalliasis agallíasis

Englishman's Concordance

Luke 1:14 N-NFS
GRK: σοι καὶ ἀγαλλίασις καὶ πολλοὶ
NAS: You will have joy and gladness, and many
KJV: joy and gladness; and many
INT: to you and gladness and many

Luke 1:44 N-DFS
GRK: ἐσκίρτησεν ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει τὸ βρέφος
NAS: leaped in my womb for joy.
KJV: womb for joy.
INT: leaped in exultation the baby

Acts 2:46 N-DFS
GRK: τροφῆς ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει καὶ ἀφελότητι
NAS: together with gladness and sincerity
KJV: with gladness and
INT: of food with gladness and sincerity

Hebrews 1:9 N-GFS
GRK: σου ἔλαιον ἀγαλλιάσεως παρὰ τοὺς
NAS: YOU WITH THE OIL OF GLADNESS ABOVE
KJV: with the oil of gladness above
INT: of you with [the] oil of exultation above the

Jude 1:24 N-DFS
GRK: ἀμώμους ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει
NAS: of His glory blameless with great joy,
KJV: glory with exceeding joy,
INT: blameless with exultation

Strong's Greek 20
5 Occurrences

ἀγαλλιάσει — 3 Occ.
ἀγαλλιάσεως — 1 Occ.
ἀγαλλίασις — 1 Occ.