ἐξηχ-έω G1837
to sound forth, resound, echo out; spread widely like sound traveling outward
This verb means to sound forth or echo out, describing sound that spreads widely. First Thessalonians 1:8 celebrates how 'from you sounded out the word of the Lord' not only in Macedonia and Achaia but everywhere. The term suggests resonance and amplification. Classical usage included sounding forth songs or giving vent to prayers. Paul uses acoustic imagery for evangelistic spread: the gospel rings out from Thessalonica like a trumpet blast, its sound echoing far beyond the immediate region.
Senses
1. sense 1 — First Thessalonians 1:8 praises the church: 'From you the word of the Lord has sounded forth' (ἐξήχηται). The perfect tense indicates ongoing reverberation: the gospel continues echoing outward from Thessalonica. Spanish ha resonado and German erschallen capture the acoustic spreading. Classical usage for sounding forth songs fits Paul's image of the gospel ringing out like a trumpet. The Thessalonians' faith became so vibrant and vocal that their witness reverberated throughout Macedonia, Achaia, and beyond. 1×
AR["قَدْ-صَدَرَتْ"]·ben["প্রতিধ্বনিত-হয়েছে"]·DE["erschallen"]·EN["has-sounded-forth"]·FR["ἐξήχηται"]·heb["הֻשְׁמַע"]·HI["गुनजअयमअन-हुअ"]·ID["berkumandang"]·IT["exēchētai"]·jav["sampun-ngumandhang"]·KO["울려-퍼졌다"]·PT["ressoou"]·RU["прозвучало"]·ES["ha-resonado"]·SW["limetangazwa"]·TR["yankılandı"]·urd["گونجا-ہے"]
Related Senses
H0559 1. say, speak, tell (5297×)G3004 1. say, tell, speak (2226×)H1696 1. speak, say, tell (Piel) (1105×)H7121 1. call, summon, name (575×)H6680 1. command, order, charge (483×)H6030b 1. answer, respond, reply (289×)G2980 1. speak, talk (277×)H5046 1. Hifil: to tell, report (237×)G0611 1. answer or respond verbally (232×)H1288 1. Piel: bless, invoke blessing (227×)H7650 1. swear, take an oath (Niphal) (154×)H3789 1. Qal passive participle: written, recorded (112×)H1984b 1. praise, laud (Piel) (111×)H7592 1. ask, inquire, question (96×)H3034 1. give thanks, praise (Hifil) (94×)G1321 1. teach, instruct actively (92×)H3789 2. Qal active: write, compose (89×)G1125 1. to write, compose (a letter or document) (84×)H5046 2. Hifil: to declare, proclaim (79×)H7892a 1. song, musical composition (78×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἐξηχ-έω, sound forth, LXX+2nd c.BC+ sound forth the swan's song, i.e. give vent to dying prayers, Refs 2nd c.BC+:—passive, NT+5th c.AD+ __II utter senseless sounds, of idiots, Refs