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αὐλέω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
αὐλέω
Greek transliteration: 
auleō
Simplified transliteration: 
auleo
Principal Parts: 
-, ηὔλησα, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
832
GK Number: 
884
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-1d(2a)
Gloss: 
to play the flute
Definition: 
to play on a pipe, or flute, pipe, Mt. 11:17; Lk. 7:32; 1 Cor. 14:7*

Greek-English Concordance for αὐλέω

Matthew 11:17 ‘We played (ēylēsamen | ηὐλήσαμεν | aor act ind 1 pl) the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
Luke 7:32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, ‘We played (ēylēsamen | ηὐλήσαμεν | aor act ind 1 pl) the flute for you, but you did not dance; we wailed in mourning, but you did not weep.’
1 Corinthians 14:7 It is the same with lifeless things that produce sound, whether flute or harp; if they do not make a difference between notes, how will what is (auloumenon | αὐλούμενον | pres pass ptcp nom sg neut) being (auloumenon | αὐλούμενον | pres pass ptcp nom sg neut) played (auloumenon | αὐλούμενον | pres pass ptcp nom sg neut) on (auloumenon | αὐλούμενον | pres pass ptcp nom sg neut) the (auloumenon | αὐλούμενον | pres pass ptcp nom sg neut) flute (auloumenon | αὐλούμενον | pres pass ptcp nom sg neut) or the harp be understood?