Word

φθέγγομαι

phthéngomai · G5350 · Greek · 3 occurrences

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Meanings

to speak, to utter

To speak, with focus upon verbal sound rather than upon content

Examples
Acts 4:18 And when they had summoned them, they commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.
2 Peter 2:16 but he received a rebuke for his own offense, for a mute donkey, speaking with a human voice, restrained the insanity of the prophet.
2 Peter 2:18 For, while speaking out arrogant words of no value they entice by fleshly desires, by indecent behavior, those who barely escape from the ones who live in error,

How it’s used In 5 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

3 occurrences in 2 groups

Not stated (participle) 2
Not stated (infinitive) 1

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

1 occurrences in 1 groups

ὑπέρογκοςboastful 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

2 occurrences in 2 groups

ἐνin+ φωνήvoice, sound 1
ἐπίon+ ὄνομαname 1

With adverbsAdverbs

1 occurrences in 2 groups

καθόλουcomplete 1
μήnot 1

What is done to itIt is the object

1 occurrences in 1 groups

παραγγέλλωto order, to command 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Near synonyms 3 words

λαλέω laléō · G2980 · to speak, to say, to talk: λαλέω is the most common NT verb for speaking/uttering; φθέγγομαι is more formal and emphasizes clear, articulate sound (often in elevated or prophetic contexts), while λαλέω is neutral and general; both can mean 'to utter' but φθέγγομαι suggests greater solemnity or clarity
λέγω légō · G3004 · to say, to talk, to tell: λέγω focuses on the content of what is said, whereas φθέγγομαι emphasizes the act of producing articulate sound or utterance; both involve verbal expression but with different nuances (content vs. phonetic production)
φωνέω phōnéō · G5455 · to call, to summon, to cry out: Both involve producing vocal sound; φθέγγομαι emphasizes articulate, clear utterance (especially in speech or proclamation), while φωνέω emphasizes calling out or making a sound/voice heard; they overlap in the domain of vocal utterance

In the other Testament 1 word

דָבַר dâbar · H1696 · to destroy, to get rid of, to do away with: The most common Hebrew verb for speaking; φθέγγομαι can be rendered by דָּבַר when the emphasis is on uttering/proclaiming rather than the specific phonetic clarity, making it a legitimate translation equivalent for the general sense 'to speak forth'

Semantic domains 1 entry

To speak, to utter33.76: Acts 4:18 recounts the Sanhedrin's command that the apostles “not speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus”.

Word family 3 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

φθέγγομαιphthéngomai · G5350ἀποφθέγγομαι apophthéngomai · G669 · to speak, to utter · 3×φθόγγος phthóngos · G5353 · sound, utterance, message · 2×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon 1 aorist participle φθεγξάμενος; (φέγγος (but cf. Vanicek, p. 1176), ΦΑΩ); deponent…

1 aorist participle φθεγξάμενος; (φέγγος (but cf. Vanicek, p. 1176), ΦΑΩ); deponent middle; from Homer down;
1. to give out a sound, noise, or cry; used by the Greeks of any sort of sound or voice, whether of man or animal or inanimate object — as of thunder, musical instruments, etc.; (φθέγγεσθαι denotes sound in its relation to the hearer rather than to its cause; the μέγα λαλῶν is a braggart, the μέγα φθεγγόμενος. is a lofty orator; Schmidt, Syn., chapter 1 § 53).
2. to proclaim; to speak, utter: Acts 4:18; ὑπέρογκα, 2 Pet 2:18 (ἄδικα, Wis. 1:8); ὑποζύγιον, ἄφωνον ἐν ἀνθρωπίνῃ φωνή φθεγξάμενον, 2 Pet 2:16. (Compare: ἀποφθέγγομαι.)

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 1 entry

Speak, Talk3 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0