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σάλπιγξ G4536
G4536 is the Greek word σάλπιγξ, transliterated sálpinx. The King James Version most often renders it trumpet.
What it means
a trumpet.
Where it comes from
perhaps from G4535 (σάλος) (through the idea of quavering or reverberation).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: trump(-et).
Verses using σάλπιγξ
All 9 verses, quoted in full.
Matthew 24:31 · KJV
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.
1 Corinthians 14:8 · KJV
For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?
1 Corinthians 15:52 · KJV
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.
1 Thessalonians 4:16 · KJV
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:
Hebrews 12:19 · KJV
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:
Revelation 4:1 · KJV
After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.
Revelation 8:6 · KJV
And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
Revelation 8:13 · KJV
And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!
Revelation 9:14 · KJV
Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.
Common questions
What does Strong's G4536 mean?
G4536 is the Greek word σάλπιγξ (sálpinx), meaning a trumpet.
How is G4536 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it trumpet (6 times), trump (2 times), trumpets (1 time).
How many times does G4536 appear in the Bible?
σάλπιγξ (sálpinx) is tagged in 9 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does G4536 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: perhaps from G4535 (σάλος) (through the idea of quavering or reverberation).
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