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Lexicon :: Strong's G5456 - phōnē

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φωνή
Transliteration
phōnē (Key)
Pronunciation
fo-nay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably akin to φαίνω (G5316) through the idea of disclosure
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:278,1287

Trench's Synonyms: lxxxix. φωνή, λόγος.

Strong’s Definitions

φωνή phōnḗ, fo-nay'; probably akin to G5316 through the idea of disclosure; a tone (articulate, bestial or artificial); by implication, an address (for any purpose), saying or language:—noise, sound, voice.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 141x

The KJV translates Strong's G5456 in the following manner: voice (131x), sound (8x), be noised abroad (with G1096) (1x), noise (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 141x
The KJV translates Strong's G5456 in the following manner: voice (131x), sound (8x), be noised abroad (with G1096) (1x), noise (1x).
  1. a sound, a tone

    1. of inanimate things, as musical instruments

  2. a voice

    1. of the sound of uttered words

  3. speech

    1. of a language, tongue

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
φωνή phōnḗ, fo-nay'; probably akin to G5316 through the idea of disclosure; a tone (articulate, bestial or artificial); by implication, an address (for any purpose), saying or language:—noise, sound, voice.
STRONGS G5456:
φωνή, φωνῆς, (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, Matthew 24:31 (T omits φωνῆς, WH give it only in marginal reading; cf. Buttmann, § 132, 10); 1 Corinthians 14:7; Revelation 14:2; Revelation 18:22 (Isaiah 18:3; Isaiah 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, John 3:8; Acts 2:6; of thunder, Revelation 6:1; Revelation 14:2; Revelation 19:6, cf. Revelation 4:5; 8:5; 11:19; 16:18; noise, of a millstone, Revelation 18:22; of a thronging multitude, Revelation 19:1, 6; of chariots, Revelation 9:9; of wings, whir (Ezekiel 1:24), ibid.; of waters (Ezekiel 1:24; 4 Esdr. 6:17 [2 Esdras 6:17]), Revelation 1:15; Revelation 14:2; Revelation 19:6; also with the genitive of a thing implying speech, the sound (A. V. voice): τοῦ ἀσπασμοῦ, Luke 1:44; ῤημάτων, Hebrews 12:19; the cry (of men), φωνή μεγάλη, a loud cry, Mark 15:37; the clamor of men making a noisy demand, Luke 23:28, cf. Acts 19:34; absolutely, a cry i. e. wailing, lamentation, Matthew 2:18 (from Jeremiah 38:15 (Jer. 31:15)).
2. a voice, i. e. the sound of uttered words: λαλεῖν φωνάς, Revelation 10:3; those who begin to cry out or call to anyone are said τήν φωνήν αἴρειν, Luke 17:13; πρός τινα, Acts 4:24; φωνήν ἐπαίρειν, Luke 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, Revelation 5:12; Revelation 8:13; (ἐν φωνή μεγάλη Revelation 14:7 (Lachmann omits ἐν; Rev. 14:9)); to εἰπεῖν, Luke 8:28; Acts 14:10; to φάναι, Acts 26:24; to αἰνεῖν τόν Θεόν, Luke 19:37; with verbs of crying out, shouting: ἀναβοαν, Matthew 27:46 (R G L text T); βοᾶν (Matthew 27:46 L marginal reading Tr WH); Mark 15:34; Acts 8:7; φώνειν, (Mark 1:26 T Tr WH); Luke 23:46; Acts 16:28; (Revelation 14:18 L T Tr WH); ἀναφωνεῖν, Luke 1:42 (R G L Tr marginal reading); κηρύσσειν (ἐν φωνή μεγάλη), Revelation 5:2 (Rec. omits ἐν); κραυγάζειν, John 11:43; ἀνακράζειν, Luke 4:33; κράζειν. Matthew 27:50; Mark 1:26 (R G L); Mark 5:7; Acts 7:57, 60; Revelation 6:10; Revelation 7:2, 10; Revelation 10:3; (Revelation 18:2 Rec.); Rev. 19:17; κράζων ἐν φωνή μεγάλη Revelation 14:15; ἐν ἰσχυρά φωνή, Revelation 18:2 (G L T Tr WH); μετά φωνῆς μεγάλης δοξάζων τόν Θεόν, Luke 17:15; of declarations from heaven, heard through no speaker is seen: ἰδού φωνή λέγουσα, Matthew 3:17; Matthew 17:5; ἔρχεται φωνή, Mark 9:7 (R G L Tr text); John 12:28; ἐξέρχεται, Revelation 16:17; Revelation 19:5; γίνεται φωνή, Mark 1:11 (T omits; WH brackets ἐγένετο; Mark 9:7 T Tr marginal reading WH); Luke 3:22; Luke 9:35; John 12:30; (Acts 7:31 (where Rec. adds πρός αὐτόν)); πρός τινα, Acts 10:13, 15; (φωνῆς ἐνεχθείσης αὐτῷ, 2 Peter 1:17); ἐγένοντο φωναί μεγάλαι, Revelation 11:15; (ἀπεκρίθη φωνή, Acts 11:9); ἀκούειν φωνήν (cl. Buttmann, §§ 132, 17; 144, 16 α.), Acts 9:4; Acts 22:9,(14); Acts 26:14; 2 Peter 1:18; Revelation 1:10; Revelation 4:1 (Buttmann, § 129, 8 b.); Revelation 6:6 (here L T Tr WH insert ὡς), Revelation 6:7 (here G omits; Tr brackets φωνήν); Revelation 9:13 (Buttmann, as above); Revelation 10:4,8; 11:12 (R G L WH marginal reading); Rev. 12:10; 14:2; 18:4; 19:6; ἀκούειν φωνῆς (Buttmann, § 132, 17; Winer's Grammar, § 30, 7d.), Acts 9:7; Acts 11:7; Acts 22:7; Rev. (Revelation 11:12 T Tr WH text); Rev 14:13; 16:1; 21:3; βλέπειν τήν φωνήν, i. e. the one who uttered the voice, Revelation 1:12. φωνή with a genitive of the subject: βοῶντος, Matthew 3:3; Mark 1:3; Luke 3:4; John 1:23, all from Isaiah 40:3; (ἀγγέλου ὅταν μέλλῃ σαλπίζειν, Revelation 10:7); φωνή τίνος, the natural (familiar) sound of one's voice, Acts 12:14; Revelation 3:20 (Song of Solomon 5:2); the manner of speaking, as a shepherd's (cry or call to iris sheep), John 10:3-5; to such 'voices' Jesus likens his precepts approved (`heard') by all the good, John 10:16, 27, cf. 18:37; ἀνθρώπου, human utterance, 2 Peter 2:16; φωνή τίνος, the voice of a clamorous person, Matthew 12:19 (Isaiah 42:2); of one exulting, jubilant, John 3:29; Revelation 18:23; ἀγγέλων πολλῶν, singing the praises of Christ, Revelation 5:11f; the sound of the words of Christ as he shall recall the dead to life (the Resurrection-cry), John 5:25, 28; ἀρχαγγέλου, the awakening shout of the archangel, the leader of the angelic host, 1 Thessalonians 4:16; τοῦ Θεοῦ, of God — teaching, admonishing, whether in the O. T. Scriptures or in the gospel, John 5:37; Hebrews 3:7, 15; Hebrews 4:7; shaking the earth, Hebrews 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), Galatians 4:20. 3. speech, i. e. a language, tongue: 1 Corinthians 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); Genesis 11:1; Deuteronomy 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.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
11:1
Deuteronomy
28:49
Ezra
6:17
Song of Songs
5:2
Isaiah
18:3; 24:8; 40:3; 42:2
Jeremiah
31:15; 38:15
Ezekiel
1:24; 1:24; 4
Matthew
2:18; 3:3; 3:17; 12:19; 17:5; 24:31; 27:46; 27:46; 27:50
Mark
1:3; 1:11; 1:26; 1:26; 5:7; 9:7; 9:7; 15:34; 15:37
Luke
1:42; 1:44; 3:4; 3:22; 4:33; 8:28; 9:35; 11:27; 17:13; 17:15; 19:37; 23:28; 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; 22:22; 24:21; 26:14; 26:24
1 Corinthians
14:7; 14:10
Galatians
4:3; 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; 10:3; 10:4; 10:7; 10:8; 11:12; 11:12; 11:15; 11:19; 12:10; 14:2; 14:2; 14:2; 14:2; 14:7; 14:9; 14:13; 14:15; 14:18; 16:1; 16:17; 16:18; 18:2; 18:2; 18:4; 18:22; 18:22; 18:23; 19:1; 19:5; 19:6; 19:6; 19:6; 19:6; 19:17; 21:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5456 matches the Greek φωνή (phōnē),
which occurs 141 times in 129 verses in the TR Greek.

Page 1 / 3 (Mat 2:18–Act 7:60)

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:18 - “A voice was heard in Ramah,
Lamentation, weeping, and great mourning,
Rachel weeping
for her children,
Refusing to be comforted,
Because they are no more.”
[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:3 - For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying:

“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the LORD;
Make His paths straight.’ ”
[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:17 - And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:19 - He will not quarrel nor cry out,
Nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:5 - While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:31 - “And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:46 - And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:50 - And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:3 - “The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the LORD;
Make His paths straight.’ ”
[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:11 - Then a voice came from heaven, “You are My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:26 - And when the unclean spirit had convulsed him and cried out with a loud voice, he came out of him.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:7 - And he cried out with a loud voice and said, “What have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore You by God that You do not torment me.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:7 - And a cloud came and overshadowed them; and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:34 - And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:37 - And Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and breathed His last.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:42 - Then she spoke out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:44 - “For indeed, as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:4 - as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying:

“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the LORD;
Make His paths straight.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:22 - And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:33 - Now in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon. And he cried out with a loud voice,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:28 - When he saw Jesus, he cried out, fell down before Him, and with a loud voice said, “What have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You, do not torment me!”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:35 - And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son.[fn] Hear Him!”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:36 - When the voice had ceased, Jesus was found alone. But they kept quiet, and told no one in those days any of the things they had seen.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:27 - And it happened, as He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which nursed You!”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:13 - And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:15 - And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:37 - Then, as He was now drawing near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:23 - But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices that He be crucified. And the voices of these men and of the chief priests prevailed.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:46 - And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, ‘into Your hands I commit My spirit.’ [fn] Having said this, He breathed His last.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:23 - He said: “I am

‘The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
“Make straight the way of the LORD,” ’
[fn]
as the prophet Isaiah said.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:8 - “The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:29 - “He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:25 - “Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:28 - “Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:37 - “And the Father Himself, who sent Me, has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His form.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:3 - “To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:4 - “And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:5 - “Yet they will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:16 - “And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:27 - “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:43 - Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth!”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:28 - “Father, glorify Your name.” Then a voice came from heaven, saying, “I have both glorified it and will glorify it again.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:30 - Jesus answered and said, “This voice did not come because of Me, but for your sake.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:37 - Pilate therefore said to Him, “Are You a king then?” Jesus answered, “You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:6 - And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were confused, because everyone heard them speak in his own language.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:14 - But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heed my words.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:24 - So when they heard that, they raised their voice to God with one accord and said: “Lord, You are God, who made heaven and earth and the sea, and all that is in them,
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:31 - “When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight; and as he drew near to observe, the voice of the Lord came to him,
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:57 - Then they cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and ran at him with one accord;
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:60 - Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not charge them with this sin.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

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