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Strong's G4537 σαλπίζω (salpizo)

Salpizo means “trumpet” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H4537 — macak (“mingle”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G4537
Language Greek
Linked Usages 67
Books 22

Strong's G4537 Quick Answer

Strong's G4537 σαλπίζω (salpizo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. salpizo (sal-pid'-zo) v. 1. to trumpet, i.e. sound a blast {literally or figuratively} It has 67 linked Bible usages across 22 books. Visible English usage signals include sounded, trumpet, trumpets, and sound. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
salpizo (sal-pid'-zo) v. 1. to trumpet, i.e. sound a blast {literally or figuratively}
Usage
67 linked usages
Books
22 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
sounded, trumpet, trumpets, and sound

Meaning and Definition

salpizo (sal-pid'-zo) v. 1. to trumpet, i.e. sound a blast {literally or figuratively} [from G4536] KJV: (which are yet to) sound (a trumpet) Root(s): G4536

Original Word
σαλπίζω
Transliteration
salpizo
Derivation
Root: σάλπιγξ R1: 4536
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4537. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to sound a trumpet

Usage: σαλπίζω [in LXX chiefly for תָּקַע ;] to sound a trumpet: Rev.8:6 ff. Rev.9:1, 13 10:7 11:15; metaphorically, Mat.6:2. Impers., the trumpet sounds: 1Co.15:52.† (AS)

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How Strong's G4537 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render salpizo, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

sounded Revelation 8:7 trumpet Matthew 6:2 sound Revelation 10:7 trumpets Revelation 8:6

How Strong's G4537 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 45 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G4537 (σαλπίζω) appears 60 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G4537 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G4537 in the New Testament

12 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 6:2 KJV

Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

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.

Revelation 8:6 KJV

And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.

Strong's G4537 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

45 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Numbers 10:3 Septuagint / Brenton

And thou shalt sound with them, and all the congregation shall be gathered to the door of the tabernacle of witness.

Numbers 10:4 Septuagint / Brenton

And if they shall sound with one, all the rulers even the princes of Israel shall come to thee.

Numbers 10:5 Septuagint / Brenton

And ye shall sound an alarm, and the camps pitched eastward shall begin to move.

Strong's G4537 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

10 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 5:59 Septuagint / Brenton

And the priests stood arrayed in their vestments with musical instruments and trumpets; and the Levites the sons of Asaph had cymbals,

1 Esdras 5:62 Septuagint / Brenton

And all the people sounded trumpets, and shouted with a loud voice, singing songs of thanksgiving unto the Lord for the rearing up of the house of the Lord.

1 Maccabees 3:54 Septuagint / Brenton

Then sounded they with trumpets, and cried with a loud voice.

Usage Excerpts

First 67 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4537.

Numbers 10:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt sound with them, and all the congregation shall be gathered to the door of the tabernacle of witness.
Numbers 10:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if they shall sound with one, all the rulers even the princes of Israel shall come to thee.
Numbers 10:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall sound an alarm, and the camps pitched eastward shall begin to move.
Numbers 10:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall sound a second alarm, and the camps pitched southward shall move; and ye shall sound a third alarm, and the camps pitched westward shall move forward; and ye shall sound a fourth alarm, and they that encamp toward the north shall move forward: they shall sound an alarm at their departure.
Numbers 10:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And whenever ye shall gather the assembly, ye shall sound, but not an alarm.
Numbers 10:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priests the sons of Aaron shall sound with the trumpets; and it shall be a perpetual ordinance for you throughout your generations.
Numbers 10:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And in the days of your gladness, and in your feasts, and in your new moons, ye shall sound with the trumpets at your whole burnt offerings, and at the sacrifices of your peace offerings; and there shall be a memorial for you before your God: I am the Lord your God.
Joshua 6:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall be that when ye shall sound with the trumpet, all the people shall shout together. And when they have shouted, the walls of the city shall fall of themselves; and all the people shall enter, each one rushing direct into the city.
Joshua 6:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And let the men of war proceed before, and the priests bringing up the rear behind the ark of the covenant of the Lord proceed sounding the trumpets.
Joshua 6:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets went on before the Lord; and afterward the men of war went on, and the remainder of the multitude went after the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.
Joshua 6:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass at the seventh circuit the priests blew the trumpets; and Joshua said to the children of Israel, Shout, for the Lord has given you the city.
Joshua 6:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priests sounded with the trumpets: and when the people heard the trumpets, all the people shouted at once with a loud and strong shout; and all the wall fell round about, and all the people went up into the city:
Judges 3:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass when Ehud came into the land of Israel, that he blew the horn in Mount Ephraim, and the children of Israel came down with him from the mountain, and he was before them.
Judges 6:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon, and he blew with the horn, and Abiezer came to help after him.
Judges 7:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will sound with the horn, and all ye with me shall sound with the horn round about the whole camp, and ye shall say, For the Lord and Gideon.
Judges 7:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Gideon and the hundred men that were with him came to the extremity of the army in the beginning of the middle watch; and they completely roused the guards, and sounded with the horns, and they broke the pitchers that were in their hands,
Judges 7:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and the three companies sounded with the horns, and broke the pitchers, and held the torches in their left hands, and in their right hands their horns to sound with; and they cried out, A sword for the Lord and for Gideon.
Judges 7:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they sounded with the three hundred horns; and the Lord set every man’s sword in all the host against his neighbor.
1 Kingdoms 13:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jonathan smote Nasib the Philistine that dwelt in the hill; and the Philistines hear of it, and Saul sounds the trumpet through all the land, saying, The servants have despised us.
2 Kingdoms 2:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joab sounded the trumpet, and all the people departed, and did not pursue after Israel, and did not fight any longer.
2 Kingdoms 18:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab spared the people.
2 Kingdoms 20:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there was a transgressor so called there, and his name was Sheba, a Benjaminite, the son of Bichri: and he blew the trumpet, and said, We have no portion in David, neither have we any inheritance in the son of Jesse: to thy tents, O Israel, every one.
2 Kingdoms 20:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the woman went in to all the people, and she spoke to all the city in her wisdom; and they took off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri; and took it away and threw it to Joab: and he blew the trumpet, and the people separated from the city away from him, every man to his tent: and Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.
3 Kingdoms 1:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him to be king over Israel, and do ye sound the trumpet, and ye shall say, Let King Solomon live.
3 Kingdoms 1:39 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Zadok the priest took the horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon, and blew the trumpet; and all the people said, Let King Solomon live.
4 Kingdoms 9:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when they heard it, they hastened, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew with the trumpet, and said, Jehu is king.
4 Kingdoms 11:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she looked, and, behold, the king stood near a pillar according to the manner; and the singers and the trumpeters were before the king and all the people of the land even rejoicing and sounding with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her garments, and cried, A conspiracy, a conspiracy.
1 Chronicles 15:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Shebaniah, and Joshaphat, and Nethanel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, were sounding with trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers of the ark of God.
2 Chronicles 5:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
that all the singing Levites assigned to the sons of Asaph, to Heman, to Jeduthun, and to his sons, and to his brethren, of them that were clothed in linen garments, with cymbals and lutes and harps, were standing before the altar, and with them a hundred and twenty priests, blowing trumpets.
2 Chronicles 5:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there was one voice in the trumpeting and in the psalm singing, and in the loud utterance with one voice to give thanks and praise the Lord; and when they raised their voice together with trumpets and cymbals, and instruments of music, and said, Give thanks to the Lord, for it is good, For his mercy endures forever— then the house was filled with the cloud of the glory of the Lord.
2 Chronicles 7:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priests were standing at their watches, and the Levites with instruments of music of the Lord, belonging to King David, to give thanks before the Lord, for his mercy endures forever, with the hymns of David, by their ministry: and the priests were blowing the trumpets before them, and all Israel standing.
2 Chronicles 13:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Judah looked back, and, behold, the battle was against them before and behind: and they cried to the Lord, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.
2 Chronicles 23:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she looked, and, behold, the king stood in his place, and the princes and trumpets were at the entrance, and the princes were round the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded the trumpets, and there were the singers singing with instruments, and singing hymns of praise. And Athaliah rent her robe, and cried, Ye surely are plotting against me.
2 Chronicles 29:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the congregation worshiped, and the psalm singers were singing, and the trumpets sounding, until the whole burnt sacrifice had been completely offered.
Nehemiah 4:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return unto us they will be upon you.
Psalms 80:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Blow the trumpet at the new moon, In the glorious day of your feast.
Isaiah 27:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass in that day, that they shall blow the great trumpet, and the lost ones in the land of the Assyrians shall come, and the lost ones in Egypt, and shall worship the Lord on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.
Isaiah 44:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Rejoice, ye heavens; for God has had mercy upon Israel: sound the trumpet, ye foundations of the earth: ye mountains, shout with joy, ye hills, and all the trees therein: for God has redeemed Jacob, and Israel shall be glorified.
Jeremiah 28:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Lift up a standard in the land, sound the trumpet among the nations, consecrate the nations against her, raise up kings against her by me, and that for the people of Ashkenaz; set against her engines of war; bring up against her horses as a multitude of locusts.
Ezekiel 7:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Sound ye the trumpet, and pass sentence on all together.
Ezekiel 33:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and he shall see the sword coming upon the land, and blow the trumpet, and sound an alarm to the people;
Hosea 5:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Blow ye the trumpet on the hills, sound aloud on the heights: proclaim in the house of Aven, Benjamin is amazed.
Joel 2:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Sound the trumpet in Zion, make a proclamation in my holy mountain, and let all the inhabitants of the land be confounded: for the day of the Lord is near;
Joel 2:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Sound the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, proclaim a solemn service:
Zechariah 9:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord shall be over them, and his arrow shall go forth as lightning: and the Lord Almighty shall blow with the trumpet; and shall proceed with the tumult of his threatening.
Matthew 6:2 New Testament, KJV
Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
1 Corinthians 15:52 New Testament, 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.
Revelation 8:6 New Testament, KJV
And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
Revelation 8:7 New Testament, KJV
The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
Revelation 8:8 New Testament, KJV
And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
Revelation 8:10 New Testament, KJV
And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
Revelation 8:12 New Testament, KJV
And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.
Revelation 8:13 New Testament, 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 9:1 New Testament, KJV
And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.
Revelation 9:13 New Testament, KJV
And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,
Revelation 10:7 New Testament, KJV
But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.
Revelation 11:15 New Testament, KJV
And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
1 Esdras 5:59 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priests stood arrayed in their vestments with musical instruments and trumpets; and the Levites the sons of Asaph had cymbals,
1 Esdras 5:62 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the people sounded trumpets, and shouted with a loud voice, singing songs of thanksgiving unto the Lord for the rearing up of the house of the Lord.
1 Maccabees 3:54 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then sounded they with trumpets, and cried with a loud voice.
1 Maccabees 4:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Wherefore they went out of the camp to battle; but they that were with Judas sounded their trumpets.
1 Maccabees 4:40 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and fell down flat to the ground upon their faces, and blew an alarm with the trumpets, and cried toward heaven.
1 Maccabees 5:33 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So he went forth behind them in three companies, who sounded their trumpets, and cried with prayer.
1 Maccabees 6:33 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then the king rising very early marched fiercely with his host toward Beth-zechariah, where his armies made them ready to battle, and sounded the trumpets.
1 Maccabees 7:45 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then they pursued after them a day’s journey, from Adasa unto Gazara, sounding an alarm after them with their trumpets.
1 Maccabees 9:12 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
As for Bacchides, he was in the right wing: so the host drew near on the two parts, and sounded their trumpets.
1 Maccabees 16:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then sounded they with the holy trumpets: whereupon Cendebeus and his host were put to flight, so that many of them were slain, and the remnant got them to the stronghold.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4537, grouped by book.

Numbers 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joel 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 1 usage, New Testament
1 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament
Revelation 10 usages, New Testament
1 Esdras 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 8 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G4537 FAQ

What does salpizo (σαλπίζω) mean?

Salpizo (Strong's G4537) is a Greek word most simply glossed "trumpet". salpizo (sal-pid'-zo) v. 1. to trumpet, i.e. sound a blast {literally or figuratively}

How many times is salpizo (σαλπίζω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 67 linked usages for Strong's G4537 across 22 books.

Where can I study salpizo (σαλπίζω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4537 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate salpizo (σαλπίζω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as sounded, trumpet, trumpets, and sound. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G4537 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 45 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 10 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G4537, with linked reader references where each row is available.