Word

φωνή

phōnḗ · G5456 · Greek · 139 occurrences

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Meanings

  1. sound

    Any type of sound, including human speech, but normally a distinctive type of sound as opposed to confused noise

    Examples

    Luke 1:44 “For behold, when the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy.

    John 3:8 “The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it is coming from and where it is going; so is everyone who has been born of the Spirit.”

    Acts 2:6 And when this sound occurred, the crowd came together and they were bewildered, because each one of them was hearing them speak in his own language.

  2. voice

    The human voice as an instrument of communication

    Examples

    Matthew 3:3 For this is the one referred to by Isaiah the prophet when he said, “THE VOICE OF ONE CALLING OUT IN THE WILDERNESS, ‘PREPARE THE WAY OF THE LORD, MAKE HIS PATHS STRAIGHT!’”

    Matthew 3:17 and behold, a voice from the heavens said, “This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

    Matthew 12:19 “HE WILL NOT QUARREL, NOR CRY OUT; NOR WILL ANYONE HEAR HIS VOICE IN THE STREETS.

  3. cry, shout

    The sound of a cry or shout

    Examples

    Matthew 2:18 “A VOICE WAS HEARD IN RAMAH, WEEPING AND GREAT MOURNING, RACHEL WEEPING FOR HER CHILDREN; AND SHE REFUSED TO BE COMFORTED, BECAUSE THEY WERE NO MORE.”

    Matthew 27:46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “ELI, ELI, LEMA SABAKTANEI?” that is, “MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?”

    Matthew 27:50 And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and gave up His spirit.

  4. language

    A verbal code, whether oral or written, as a basic means of communication

    Examples

    1 Corinthians 14:10 There are, perhaps, a great many kinds of languages in the world, and none is incapable of meaning.

    1 Corinthians 14:11 So if I do not know the meaning of the language, I will be unintelligible to the one who speaks, and the one who speaks will be unintelligible to me.

    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.

How it’s used In 9 roles

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

the word studied the word it goes with

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

54 occurrences in 31 groups

Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles

51 occurrences in 9 groups

Named alongside itApposition

8 occurrences in 8 groups

What it doesIt is the subject

48 occurrences in 12 groups

What is done to itIt is the object

37 occurrences in 11 groups

What it is said to bePredicate

2 occurrences in 2 groups

What is said to be itIt is the predicate

2 occurrences in 2 groups

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

10 occurrences in 4 groups

In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive

3 occurrences in 3 groups

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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In the other Testament 3 words
קוֹל qôwl · H6963 · sound, noise, cry
Hebrew קוֹל and Greek φωνή are direct translation equivalents, both denoting voice, sound, or an audible tone, spanning human speech, animal cries, and inanimate noise. φωνή serves as the standard Greek rendering for the full semantic range of the Hebrew term.
קָל qâl · H7032 · sound, voice
φωνή (phōnḗ, G5456) is the standard Greek equivalent for Aramaic קָל (qâl, H7032), both denoting sound or voice as core sense; the pair represents direct cross-linguistic semantic equivalence between sister-language cognates (Hebrew קוֹל / Aramaic קָל) and their Greek rendering.
תְּרוּעָה tᵉrûwʻâh · H8643 · shout, cry, call
φωνή (phōnḗ, G5456) is the broad Greek term for any vocal sound or voice, while תְּרוּעָה (tᵉrûwʻâh, H8643) specifically denotes loud, celebratory, or alarm sounds (shouts, trumpet blasts, joyful noise), representing a semantically narrower subset of vocal/sound phenomena that φωνή encompasses in LXX translation contexts.
Semantic domains 4 entries
Sound14.74
1 Corinthians 14:8 asks, “if the trumpet produces an indistinct sound, who will prepare himself for battle?”
Language33.1
1 Corinthians 14:10 says, “There are, perhaps, a great many kinds of languages in the world, and none is incapable of meaning.”
Voice33.103
John 5:28 has Jesus say, “Do not be amazed at this; for a time is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear His voice.”
Cry, shout33.80
Acts 19:34 recounts that “a single outcry arose from them all as they shouted for about two hours, Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
Word family 13 words
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon φωνῆς, ἡ (φάω) to shine, make clear (cf. Curtius, § 407; Liddell and Scott, under the…
φωνῆς, ἡ (φάω) to shine, make clear (cf. Curtius, § 407; Liddell and Scott, under the word φάω)), from Homer down, Hebrew קול:
1. a sound, tone: of inanimate things, as of musical instruments, Mt 24:31 (T omits φωνῆς, WH give it only in marginal reading; cf. Buttmann, § 132, 10); 1 Cor 14:7; Rev 14:2; Rev 18:22 (Isa 18:3; Isa 24:8; Sir. 50:16; 1 Macc. 5:31; ὀργάνων, Plato, de rep. 3, p. 397a; συριγγων, Euripides, Tro. 127; ψαλτηρίου καί αὐλοῦ, Plutarch, mor., p. 713 c.); of wind, Jn 3:8; Acts 2:6; of thunder, Rev 6:1; Rev 14:2; Rev 19:6, cf. Rev 4:5; Rev 8:5; Rev 11:19; ; noise, of a millstone, Rev 18:22; of a thronging multitude, Rev 19:1, Rev 19:6; of chariots, Rev 9:9; of wings, whir (Ezek 1:24), ibid.; of waters (Ezek 1:24; Ezek 1:4 Esdr. 6:17 [2 Esdras 6:17>]), Rev 1:15; Rev 14:2; Rev 19:6; also with the genitive of a thing implying speech, the sound (A. V. voice): τοῦ ἀσπασμοῦ, Lk 1:44; ῤημάτων, Heb 12:19; the cry (of men), φωνή μεγάλη, a loud cry, Mk 15:37; the clamor of men making a noisy demand, Lk 23:28, cf. Acts 19:34; absolutely, a cry i. e. wailing, lamentation, Mt 2:18 (from Jer 38:15).
2. a voice, i. e. the sound of uttered words: λαλεῖν φωνάς, Rev 10:3; those who begin to cry out or call to anyone are said τήν φωνήν αἴρειν, Lk 17:13; πρός τινα, Acts 4:24; φωνήν ἐπαίρειν, Lk 11:27; Acts 2:14; Acts 14:11; Acts 22:22; (φωνῆς... ἐκέκραξα (or ἐκκράζειν), Acts 24:21 (cf. Buttmann, § 143, 11)); φωνή μεγάλη added to verbs: to λέγειν, Rev 5:12; Rev 8:13; (ἐν φωνή μεγάλη Rev 14:7 (Lachmann omits ἐν; )); to εἰπεῖν, Lk 8:28; Acts 14:10; to φάναι, Acts 26:24; to αἰνεῖν τόν Θεόν, Lk 19:37; with verbs of crying out, shouting: ἀναβοαν, Mt 27:46 (R G L text T); βοᾶν (Mt 27:46 L marginal reading Tr WH); Mk 15:34; Acts 8:7; φώνειν, (Mk 1:26 T Tr WH); Lk 23:46; Acts 16:28; (Rev 14:18 L T Tr WH); ἀναφωνεῖν, Lk 1:42 (R G L Tr marginal reading); κηρύσσειν (ἐν φωνή μεγάλη), Rev 5:2 (Rec. omits ἐν); κραυγάζειν, Jn 11:43; ἀνακράζειν, Lk 4:33; κράζειν. Mt 27:50; Mk 1:26 (R G L); ; Acts 7:57, Acts 7:60; Rev 6:10; Rev 7:2, Rev 7:10; Rev 10:3; ( Rec.); ; κράζων ἐν φωνή μεγάλη Rev 14:15; ἐν ἰσχυρά φωνή, Rev 18:2 (G L T Tr WH); μετά φωνῆς μεγάλης δοξάζων τόν Θεόν, Lk 17:15; of declarations from heaven, heard through no speaker is seen: ἰδού φωνή λέγουσα, Mt 3:17; Mt 17:5; ἔρχεται φωνή, Mk 9:7 (R G L Tr text); Jn 12:28; ἐξέρχεται, Rev 16:17; Rev 19:5; γίνεται φωνή, Mk 1:11 (T omits; WH brackets ἐγένετο; T Tr marginal reading WH); Lk 3:22; Lk 9:35; Jn 12:30; (Acts 7:31 (where Rec. adds πρός αὐτόν)); πρός τινα, Acts 10:13, Acts 10:15; (φωνῆς ἐνεχθείσης αὐτῷ, 2 Pet 1:17); ἐγένοντο φωναί μεγάλαι, Rev 11:15; (ἀπεκρίθη φωνή, Acts 11:9); ἀκούειν φωνήν (cl. Buttmann, §§ 132, 17; 144, 16 α.), Acts 9:4; Acts 22:9,(14); ; 2 Pet 1:18; Rev 1:10; Rev 4:1 (Buttmann, § 129, 8 b.); Rev 6:6 (here L T Tr WH insert ὡς), Rev 6:7 (here G omits; Tr brackets φωνήν); Rev 9:13 (Buttmann, as above); Rev 10:4, Rev 10:8, Rev 11:12 (R G L WH marginal reading); Rev 12:10; Rev 14:2; Rev 18:4; ; ἀκούειν φωνῆς (Buttmann, § 132, 17; Winer's Grammar, § 30, 7d.), Acts 9:7; Acts 11:7; Acts 22:7; Rev. ( T Tr WH text); Rev 14:13; Rev 16:1; ; βλέπειν τήν φωνήν, i. e. the one who uttered the voice, Rev 1:12. φωνή with a genitive of the subject: βοῶντος, Mt 3:3; Mk 1:3; Lk 3:4; Jn 1:23, all from Isa 40:3; (ἀγγέλου ὅταν μέλλῃ σαλπίζειν, Rev 10:7); ἡ φωνή τίνος, the natural (familiar) sound of one's voice, Acts 12:14; Rev 3:20 (Song of Solomon 5:2); the manner of speaking, as a shepherd's (cry or call to iris sheep), Jn 10:3-5; to such 'voices' Jesus likens his precepts approved (`heard') by all the good, Jn 10:16, Jn 10:27, cf. 18:37; ἀνθρώπου, human utterance, 2 Pet 2:16; φωνή τίνος, the voice of a clamorous person, Mt 12:19 (Isa 42:2); of one exulting, jubilant, Jn 3:29; Rev 18:23; ἀγγέλων πολλῶν, singing the praises of Christ, Rev 5:11f; the sound of the words of Christ as he shall recall the dead to life (the Resurrection-cry), Jn 5:25, Jn 5:28; ἀρχαγγέλου, the awakening shout of the archangel, the leader of the angelic host, 1 Thess 4:16; τοῦ Θεοῦ, of God — teaching, admonishing, whether in the O. T. Scriptures or in the gospel, Jn 5:37; Heb 3:7, Heb 3:15; Heb 4:7; shaking the earth, Heb 12:26; the speech, discourse, Θεοῦ... οὐκ ἀνθρώπου, Acts 12:22; (τάς φωνάς τῶν προφητῶν, the predictions (`read every sabbath'), Acts 13:27); ἀλλάξαι τήν φωνήν. (See ἀλλάσσω), Gal 4:20. Gal 4:3. speech, i. e. a language, tongue: 1 Cor 14:10f (Josephus, contra Apion 1, 1; (1, 9, 2; 1, 14, 1, etc.); Cebes () tab. 33; Aelian v. h. 12, 48; (Diogenes Laërtius 8, 3; for other examples from Greek writings see Passow, under the word, p. 2377{b}; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, II. 3); Gen 11:1; Deut 28:49; τῇ Ἑβραΐδι φωνή, 4 Macc. 12:7; τῇ πατρίῳ φωνή, 2 Macc. 7:8, 21, 27). (Synonym: cf. Schmidt, chapter 1 § 27; Trench, § lxxxix.; and see λαλέω, at the beginning.)

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

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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.

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