αὐλέω

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αὐλέω

Greek transliteration

auleō

Simplified transliteration

auleo

Principal Parts

-, ηὔλησα, -, -, -

Strong's number

832

GK Number

884

Frequency in New Testament

Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag

v-1d(2a)

Gloss

to play the flute

Definition

to play on a pipe, or flute, pipe, Mt. 11:17; Lk. 7:32; 1 Cor. 14:7*

Matthew 11:17	‘We played (ēylēsamen \| ηὐλήσαμεν \| aor act ind 1 pl) the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
Luke 7:32	They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, ‘We played (ēylēsamen \| ηὐλήσαμεν \| aor act ind 1 pl) the flute for you, but you did not dance; we wailed in mourning, but you did not weep.’
1 Corinthians 14:7	It is the same with lifeless things that produce sound, whether flute or harp; if they do not make a difference between notes, how will what is (auloumenon \| αὐλούμενον \| pres pass ptcp nom sg neut) being (auloumenon \| αὐλούμενον \| pres pass ptcp nom sg neut) played (auloumenon \| αὐλούμενον \| pres pass ptcp nom sg neut) on (auloumenon \| αὐλούμενον \| pres pass ptcp nom sg neut) the (auloumenon \| αὐλούμενον \| pres pass ptcp nom sg neut) flute (auloumenon \| αὐλούμενον \| pres pass ptcp nom sg neut) or the harp be understood?

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