φωνήphōnḗ

a tone (articulate, bestial or artificial); by implication, an address (for any purpose), saying or language

Greek (New Testament) · G5456

Meanings

a voice

(a) properly, of persons, Matthew 2:18 (LXX), and elsewhere; φ. αἴρειν (ἐπαίρειν), Luke 17:13, Acts 2:14, and elsewhere; φ. μεγάλῃ εἰπεῖν (λέγειν, φωνεῖν, etc.), Luke 8:28, Acts 7:57, Revelation 5:12, and elsewhere; γίνεται (ἔρχεται) φ. ἐκ τ. οὐρανῶν (ἐξ οὐρανοῦ), Mark 1:11, Luke 3:22, John 12:28, and elsewhere; ἀκούειν φωνήν (-ῆς; see ἀκούω), Acts 9:4, Acts 9:7 and elsewhere; φ. βοῶντος, Matthew 3:3, Mark 1:3, Luke 3:4, John 1:23 (LXX); τ. θεοῦ, John 5:37, Hebrews 3:7, and elsewhere By by metonymy

(α) of the speaker, βλέπειν τὴν φ., Revelation 1:12

(β) speech, language (Genesis 11:1, 4 Maccabees 12:7, and elsewhere): 1 Corinthians 14:10

(b) of inanimate things: Matthew 24:31, John 3:8, Acts 2:6, Revelation 1:15, Revelation 9:9, Revelation 14:2, and elsewhere (cf. Tr., Syn., § lxxxix).

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 139 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 2:18 “A cry was heard in Ramah— weeping and great mourning. Rachel weeps for her children, refusing to be comforted, for they are dead.”
  • Matthew 3:3 The prophet Isaiah was speaking about John when he said, “He is a voice shouting in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord’s coming! Clear the road for him!’”
  • Matthew 3:17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.”
  • Matthew 12:19 He will not fight or shout or raise his voice in public.
  • Matthew 17:5 But even as he spoke, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy. Listen to him.”
  • Matthew 27:46 At about three o’clock, Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.