Strong's Greek · G1071

γέλως

gélōs

laughter

Definition

laughter (as a mark of gratification)

Derivation

from G1070 (γελάω);

Appears 1 time in Scripture

James 4:9

“Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom.”

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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