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
- φαίνωphaínō · G5316to lighten (shine), i.e. show (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
- ἀλεκτοροφωνίαalektorophōnía · G219cock-crow, i.e. the third night-watch
- φωνέωphōnéō · G5455to emit a sound (animal, human or instrumental); by implication, to address in words or by name, also in imitation
- σύμφωνοςsýmphōnos · G4859sounding together (alike), i.e. (figuratively) accordant (neuter as noun, agreement)
- ἄφωνοςáphōnos · G880voiceless, i.e. mute (by nature or choice); figuratively, unmeaning
- κενοφωνίαkenophōnía · G2757empty sounding, i.e. fruitless discussion
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?”
See every passage
- Matthew 2:18, 3:3, 3:17, 12:19, 17:5, 27:46, 27:50
- Mark 1:3, 1:11, 1:26, 5:7, 9:7, 15:34, 15:37
- Luke 1:44, 3:4, 3:22, 4:33, 8:28, 9:35, 9:36, 11:27, 17:13, 17:15, 19:37, 23:23, 23:46
- John 1:23, 3:8, 3:29, 5:25, 5:28, 5:37, 10:3, 10:4, 10:5, 10:16, 10:27, 11:43, 12:28, 12:30, 18:37
- Acts 2:6, 2:14, 4:24, 7:31, 7:57, 7:60, 8:7, 9:4, 9:7, 10:13, 10:15, 11:7, 11:9, 12:14, 12:22, 13:27, 14:10, 14:11, 16:28, 19:34, 22:7, 22:9, 22:14, 22:22, 24:21, 26:14, 26:24
- 1 Corinthians 14:7, 14:8, 14:10, 14:11
- Galatians 4:20
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16
- Hebrews 3:7, 3:15, 4:7, 12:19, 12:26
- 2 Peter 1:17, 1:18, 2:16
- Revelation 1:10, 1:12, 1:15, 3:20, 4:1, 4:5, 5:2, 5:11, 5:12, 6:1, 6:6, 6:7, 6:10, 7:2, 7:10, 8:5, 8:13, 9:9, 9:13, 10:3, 10:4, 10:7, 10:8, 11:12, 11:15, 11:19, 12:10, 14:2, 14:7, 14:9, 14:13, 14:15, 14:18, 16:1, 16:17, 16:18, 18:2, 18:4, 18:22, 18:23, 19:1, 19:5, 19:6, 19:17, 21:3
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.