Lexicon
ἀνακράζω
anakrazō
G0349
G:V Greek

to yell

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Occurrences
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Greek
Language

anakrazo is used for people crying out aloud in confrontation, distress, or alarm.

The attested verses show loud outcry in charged situations: individuals cry out in the presence of an unclean spirit or before Jesus, a group cries out in alarm at someone on the sea, and a crowd cries out together in its demand concerning Barabbas.

Senses in use

  1. Crying out aloud in an immediate encounter · dominant

    In Luke 4:33 and Mark 1:23, the singular aorist active indicative occurs of a man with an unclean spirit in the synagogue; in Luke 4:33 the APB renders that he "cried out with a loud voice." Luke 8:28 uses an aorist active participle as the man sees Jesus, cries out, falls before him, and speaks; Mark 6:49 uses the plural form when those seeing someone walking on the sea react in alarm.

  2. Collective outcry in a demand · rare

    In Luke 23:18, the plural aorist active indicative is used when all cry out together, demanding that Barabbas be released and that "this man" be taken away; the APB renders the collective response, "they all cried out together."

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the action with "cried out" in each cited verse, adding "with a loud voice" in Luke 4:33 and Luke 8:28 and "together" in Luke 23:18. These are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture