"to cry aloud, exclaim, shout, Mk. 1:23; 6:49; Lk. 4:33; 8:28; 23:18*"
Definition and meaning
to cry aloud, exclaim, shout, Mk. 1:23; 6:49; Lk. 4:33; 8:28; 23:18*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀνακράζω
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of anakrazo (G349) across the King James Bible.
And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:
And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,
When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.
And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:
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Common questions
Strong's G349 (anakrazo) is a Greek word that means: to cry aloud, exclaim, shout, Mk. 1:23; 6:49; Lk. 4:33; 8:28; 23:18* It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word anakrazo (G349) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G349 is anakrazo, a Greek word defined as: to cry aloud, exclaim, shout, Mk. 1:23; 6:49; Lk. 4:33; 8:28; 23:18*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
anakrazo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.