Strong’s G2279 · Greek

ἦχος
ēchos

Definition

a loud or confused noise ("echo"), i.e. roar; figuratively, a rumor

Etymology

of uncertain affinity;

How the KJV renders it

  • fame
  • sound

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.