φθέγγομαιphthéngomai
of men or animals, to utter a sound or voice: absolutely, Acts 4:18; followed by ἐν φωνῇ, 2 Peter 2:16; with accusative, ὑπέρογκα, 2 Peter 2:18.
Greek (New Testament) · G5350
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Acts 4:18 So they called the apostles back in and commanded them never again to speak or teach in the name of Jesus.
- 2 Peter 2:16 But Balaam was stopped from his mad course when his donkey rebuked him with a human voice.
- 2 Peter 2:18 They brag about themselves with empty, foolish boasting. With an appeal to twisted sexual desires, they lure back into sin those who have barely escaped from a lifestyle of deception.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.