σαλπίζω

Matthew 6:2 σαλπίσῃς may sound a trumpet

So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

Here: "Trumpet" or "sound a trumpet". Here it is a vivid picture of loudly announcing your own generosity. It is most likely a figure of speech, much like the English "blow your own horn" (see debates).

1 Corinthians 15:52 σαλπίσει [The] trumpet will sound

in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.

Here: Future tense with no stated subject. It can be read as 'it will trumpet' or 'the trumpet will sound', the way Greek says 'it will rain'. Who blows it is not the point. The point is that it will certainly sound.

Revelation 8:6 σαλπίσωσιν.¶ they may sound the trumpets.

And the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.

Here: 'That they might trumpet.' The verb comes from the noun 'trumpet,' so the verse closes on the same sound it named. The first blast follows in 8:7.

Revelation 8:7 ἐσάλπισεν, sounded [his] trumpet,

Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass.

Here: 'Trumpeted', one simple act in the past. In Israel's world a trumpet blast was a signal: alarm, battle, a gathering, or the coming of the Day of the LORD. It sets off what follows.

Revelation 8:8 ἐσάλπισεν, sounded [his] trumpet,

Then the second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned to blood,

Here: Literally 'he trumpeted': one sounding of a signal horn. In Israel's scriptures the trumpet announced war, alarm, assembly and the Day of the LORD. The past tense presents the blast as a single completed act.

Revelation 8:10 ἐσάλπισεν, sounded [his] trumpet,

Then the third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven and landed on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.

Here: One word in Greek, 'trumpeted'. The past tense presents the blast as a single event, and the blast sets off what follows.

Revelation 8:12 ἐσάλπισεν, sounded [his] trumpet,

Then the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well.

Here: A single verb meaning 'trumpeted'. The trumpet blast is a signal of alarm, war and divine intervention, and it sets off what follows.

Revelation 8:13 σαλπίζειν.¶ to sound [their] trumpets!

And as I observed, I heard an eagle flying overhead, calling in a loud voice, “Woe! Woe! Woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the remaining three angels!”

Here: 'To trumpet'. The verse ends on the action it warns about, with the next blast (9:1) coming straight after.

Revelation 9:1 ἐσάλπισεν, sounded [his] trumpet,

Then the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and it was given the key to the pit of the Abyss.

Here: A single blast, told as one completed act. In Israel's world a trumpet blast meant a summons, an alarm of war, or the announcement of God's coming in judgment.

Revelation 9:13 ἐσάλπισεν, sounded [his] trumpet,

Then the sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God

Here: One verb that means 'blew the trumpet'; the trumpet is built into the word, so 'sounded' needs no object. The trumpet is a signal for war, assembly and God's appearing, and here it sets off the next judgment.

Revelation 10:7 σαλπίζειν, to sound [the] trumpet,

But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he begins to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be fulfilled, just as He proclaimed to His servants the prophets.”

Here: To blow the trumpet. In Israel this was the signal for battle, assembly, coronation and the Day of the LORD. The seventh angel actually blows in 11:15.

Revelation 11:15 ἐσάλπισεν, sounded [his] trumpet,

Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”

Here: 'Trumpeted.' This is one blast, told as a single completed act. To a Jewish ear a trumpet signalled war, a gathering, the Day of the LORD, and the proclaiming of a king.