salpizo denotes blowing or sounding a trumpet, whether as a public act or in an angelic announcement.

The verb denotes the act of blowing a trumpet. Most occurrences describe angels preparing to do so or doing so in Revelation, while Matthew 6:2 places the act in a warning against public display and 1 Corinthians 15:52 associates it with the last trumpet.

1. Blowing a trumpet · dominant

   The forms describe trumpet-blowing as an action: in Revelation 8:6 the seven angels prepare so that they might do it, and in Revelation 8:7, Revelation 8:10, and Revelation 9:13 an angel's completed action introduces the events that follow. The same action is used for public self-display in Matthew 6:2, where the APB renders the clause "do not sound a trumpet before yourself," and for the future last trumpet in 1 Corinthians 15:52.

   Revelation 8:6Revelation 8:7Revelation 8:10Revelation 9:13Matthew 6:21 Corinthians 15:52

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB regularly presents the verb with phrases such as "sounded a trumpet," "sound a trumpet," and "sound his trumpet." These renderings fit the surrounding clauses.