- ἦχος
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ἦχος, ου, ὁ (masc. doublet of ἠχή, cp. prec. entry; Pre-Socr. et al.; Herm. Wr. 1, 4; Sb 8339, 8 [ins 123 A.D.] τοῦ θεοῦ τὸν ἦχον; PGM 13, 399; 401; 532; LXX; En 102:1; TestSol 4:8 ἤχου; GrBar 6:13 [nom., perh. neuter]; ApcSed 11:19 p. 135, 1 Tdf. [nom.]; EpArist 96; Philo; Jos., Bell. 4, 299 al.; SibOr 5, 253).① auditory impression of varying degrees of loudness, sound, tone, noise Ac 2:2. σάλπιγγος (Diod S 3, 17, 3; Achilles Tat. 3, 2, 3; 3, 13, 1; Ps 150:3; Jos., Ant. 11, 83) Hb 12:19. φωνῆς (Lucian, Nigr. 7) Hv 4, 1, 4.② information that is spread far and wide, report, news ἐξεπορεύετο ἦχ. περὶ αὐτοῦ a report about him went out Lk 4:37.—This pass., as well as Ac 2:2 and Hv 4, 1, 4, may also belong to the following entry.—B. 1037. DELG s.v. ἠχή. M-M.2ἦχος, ους, τό (w. doublet of ἠχή, cp. prec. entry; Ps.-Callisth. p. 61, 2; 9; PGM 13, 201; 204; 394; 545 ἐκ τοῦ ἤχους. In the LXX only the acc. ἦχος Jer 28:16 can w. certainty be listed here; ἦχος βροντῆς [acc.] TestAbr A 17 p. 99, 25 [Stone p. 46]; cp. nom. GrBar 6:13; s. also Reinhold 54) sound, tone, noise ἐν ἀπορίᾳ ἤχους θαλάσσης Lk 21:25 (v.l. ἠχούσης; s. entries ἠχέω and ἠχώ; Nymphis [III B.C.]: 432 Fgm. 3, 32 Jac., where the masc. pl. [s. preceding entry] refers to the roar of the waves, as well as the masc. sing.; Dio Chrys. 13 [7], 5 ὁ ἦχος τῆς θαλ.; Ps 64:8).—If, with some edd., we accentuate ἠχοῦς, this pass. must be assigned to the next entry.—DELG s.v. ἠχή. M-M. Schmidt, Syn. III 313–17, ψόφος.
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