φωνέωphōnéō
to emit a sound (animal, human or instrumental); by implication, to address in words or by name, also in imitation
Greek (New Testament) · G5455
Meanings
I. Intrans.
1. Of persons, to call out, cry out, speak aloud: Luke 8:8; φωνῇ μεγάλῃ, Mark 1:26, Acts 16:28; ἐφώνησε (φωνῇ μεγάλῇ) λέγων, Luke 8:54, Revelation 14:18; φωνήσαντες ἐπύθοντο, Acts 10:18.
2. Of the cries of animals (rarely in classical Greek; Isaiah 38:14, Jeremiah 17:11): of a cock, to crow, Matthew 26, Mark 1, Luke 22, John 13:38, John 18:27.
II. Trans. (in classical Greek chiefly poët.), with accusative of person, to call, summon, invite: Matthew 20:32, Matthew 27:47, Mark 9:35, Mark 10:49, Mark 15:35, Luke 14:12, Luke 16:2, Luke 19:15, John 1:49, John 2:9, John 4:16, John 10:3, John 11:28, John 12:17, John 18:33, Acts 9:41, Acts 10:7; to address, call by name, John 13:13 (cf. ἀνα-, ἐπι-, προσ-, συν-φωνέω).
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 43 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 20:32 When Jesus heard them, he stopped and called, “What do you want me to do for you?”
- Matthew 26:34 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, Peter—this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny three times that you even know me.”
- Matthew 26:74 Peter swore, “A curse on me if I’m lying—I don’t know the man!” And immediately the rooster crowed.
- Matthew 26:75 Suddenly, Jesus’ words flashed through Peter’s mind: “Before the rooster crows, you will deny three times that you even know me.” And he went away, weeping bitterly.
- Matthew 27:47 Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought he was calling for the prophet Elijah.
- Mark 1:26 At that, the evil spirit screamed, threw the man into a convulsion, and then came out of him.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.