Quick Definition
σάλπιγξ, ιγγος, ἡ n.f. a trumpet
Strong's Definition
a trumpet
Derivation: perhaps from G4535 (σάλος) (through the idea of quavering or reverberation);
KJV Usage: trump(-et)
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, f. | -ιγγος | σαλπίζω
6.89 · Artifacts · Musical Instruments
trumpet a musical wind instrument; made of metal; frequently used in signaling, especially in connection with war The present-day equivalent of the σάλπιγξ is the bugle.
1CO 14:8 · REV 1:10 · REV 4:1 · REV 8:2 · REV 8:6 · REV 8:13 · REV 9:14
6.93 · Artifacts · Musical Instruments
trumpet blast, trumpet sound (derivative of σαλπίζω[a] ‘to play the trumpet,’ 6.90) the sound made by a trumpet With both σαλπίζω[b] (6.92) and σάλπιγξ[b], it may be necessary to introduce an agent, even though indefinite. For example, ἐν τῇ ἐσχάτω σάλπιγγι may be translated as ‘when someone blows the trumpet for the last time,’ and σαλπίσει may be rendered as ‘when someone sounds the trumpet’ or ‘when someone produces a noise on the trumpet.’ However, any term for ‘noise’ should imply a meaningful sound.
1 Though it would seem logical to regard σάλπιγξ[b] as a derivative of σάλπιγξ[a] (6.89) in view of the formal similarity, nevertheless from the standpoint of the semantic components involved, σάλπιγξ[b] is actually related to the verb σαλπίζω[a] meaning to play the trumpet (6.90) or possibly σαλπίζω[b] to sound a trumpet (6.92). σάλπιγξ[b] definitely relates to the result of an event, not simply to the instrument employed in such an event.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
σάλπιγξ, -vyyos, 7, a trumpet: Mt. xxiv. 31 [ef. B. 161 (141) ; 343 (295)]; 1 Co. xiv. 8; Heb. xii. 19; Rev. i. 10; iv. 1; viii. 2,6, 13; ix. 14; ἐν σάλπιγγι θεοῦ, a trumpet which sounds at God’s command (W. ὃ 36, 3 b.), 1 Th. iv. 16; ἐν τῇ ἐσχάτῃ σάλπιγγι, the trumpet which will sound at the last day, 1 Co. xv. 52, [4 (2) Esdr. vi. 23; see Comm. on 1 Th.u.s.]. (From Hom. down; Sept. for 12)v and 77¥3N.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
σάλπιγξ salpinx 11x
trumpet, 1 Cor. 14:8; Heb. 12:19; Rev. 1:10; 4:1; 8:2, 6; 13:9; 1 Thess. 4:16; sound of the trumpet, Mt. 24:31; 1 Cor. 15:52; 1 Thess. 4:16*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
σάλπιγξ, -ιγγος, ἡ
[in LXX chiefly for שׁוֹפָר, חֲצֹצְרָה ;]
a trumpet, used in war and in religious ceremonies: I Co 14:8, He 12:19, Re 1:10 4:1 8:2, 6, 13 9:14 By meton., a trumpet blast: μετὰ σ. μεγάλης, Mt 24:31; ἐν σ. θεοῦ, I Th 4:16; ἐν τ. ἐσχάτῃ σ., I Co 15:52.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
σάλπιγξ, “a trumpet ?: CP Herm J, 12179 (11|Δ.}.) ἐνίκησε τὸ] τῶν σαλπίίγγ]ων ἀγώνισμα, Awilel 10497 οὐ σάλπιγγος ἀκ[ούεται ἐνθάδ᾽ ὁμοκλή.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
σάλπιγξ (salpigx) — trumpet. σάλπ-ιγξ, ιγγος, ἡ, war-trumpet, ὅτε τ᾽ ἴαχε σάλπιγξ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὑπαὶ σάλπιγγος by sound of trumpet, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also ἀπὸ σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. metaphorically, Πιερικὰ σ., of Pindar, [Refs]; οὐρανίη σ. thunder, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
II. ={σάλπισμα}, cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+]
III. σ. θαλασσία, ={στρόμβος}[Refs 7th c.BC+]; compare σάλπη.
IV. name of a bird, [Refs 5th c.AD+]
V. a kind of comet, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
VI. epithet of Athena at Argos, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]