Mar 5:38 | RWP | e4.org | Wailing greatly ( αλαλαζοντας πολλα ). An onomatopoetic word from Pindar down. The soldiers on entering battle cried Αλαλα . Used of clanging cymbals ( ). Like ολολυζω in . It is used here of the monotonous wail of the hired mourners.

‏ Mark 5:38

Wailing greatly ( αλαλαζοντας πολλα ). An onomatopoetic word from Pindar down. The soldiers on entering battle cried Αλαλα. Used of clanging cymbals (1Co 13:1). Like ολολυζω in Jas 5:1. It is used here of the monotonous wail of the hired mourners.