Alalazo denotes audible wailing, whether by mourners or as the sound-image of a cymbal.

The attested uses depict audible wailing: in Mark 5:38 it occurs among people at a house, while in 1 Corinthians 13:1 it supplies the sound-image of a cymbal.

1. Audible wailing in mourning and sound imagery · dominant

   In Mark 5:38, the present active participle occurs with people at the house; the APB renders the scene as people “weeping and wailing loudly.” In 1 Corinthians 13:1, the present active participle is used in the comparison with a cymbal; the APB renders the clause “a wailing cymbal.”

   Mark 5:381 Corinthians 13:1

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “wailing loudly” in Mark 5:38 and “a wailing cymbal” in 1 Corinthians 13:1. These are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.