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Lexicon :: Strong's G4487 - rhēma

Aa
ῥῆμα
Transliteration
rhēma (Key)
Pronunciation
hray'-mah
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:69,505

Strong’s Definitions

ῥῆμα rhēma, hray'-mah; from G4483; an utterance (individually, collectively or specially),; by implication, a matter or topic (especially of narration, command or dispute); with a negative naught whatever:—+ evil, + nothing, saying, word.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 70x

The KJV translates Strong's G4487 in the following manner: word (56x), saying (9x), thing (3x), no thing (with G3756) (1x), not translated (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 70x
The KJV translates Strong's G4487 in the following manner: word (56x), saying (9x), thing (3x), no thing (with G3756) (1x), not translated (1x).
  1. that which is or has been uttered by the living voice, thing spoken, word

    1. any sound produced by the voice and having definite meaning

    2. speech, discourse

      1. what one has said

    3. a series of words joined together into a sentence (a declaration of one's mind made in words)

      1. an utterance

      2. a saying of any sort as a message, a narrative

        1. concerning some occurrence

  2. subject matter of speech, thing spoken of

    1. so far forth as it is a matter of narration

    2. so far as it is a matter of command

    3. a matter of dispute, case at law

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ῥῆμα rhēma, hray'-mah; from G4483; an utterance (individually, collectively or specially),; by implication, a matter or topic (especially of narration, command or dispute); with a negative naught whatever:—+ evil, + nothing, saying, word.
STRONGS G4487:
ῤῆμα, ῤήματος, τό (from Ρ᾽ΑΩ, perfect passive ἐίρημαι), from Theognis, Herodotus, Pindar down; the Sept. chiefly for דָּבָר; also for אֹמֶר, מִלָּה, פֶּה, אִמְרָה, etc.;
1. properly, that which is or has been uttered by the living voice, thing spoken, word (cf. ἔπος, also λόγος, I. 1); i. e.
a. any sound produced by the voice and having a definite meaning: Matthew 27:14; ῤῆμα γλώσσης, Sir. 4:24; φωνή ῤημάτων, a sound of words, Hebrews 12:19; ῤήματα ἄρρητα (unspeakable words), 2 Corinthians 12:4.
b. Plural, τά ῤήματα, speech, discourse (because it consists of words either few or many (cf. Philo, leg. alleg. 3, 61 τό δέ ῤῆμα μέρος λόγου)): Luke 7:1; Acts 2:14; words, sayings, John 8:20; John 10:21; Acts (Acts 10:44); Acts 16:38; τῶν ῤημάτων τίνος, what one has said, Luke 24:8, 11, or taught, Romans 10:18; τοῖς ἐμοῖς ῥηματοις, my teachings, John 5:47; John 12:47; John 15:7; τά ῥημαψα ἐγώ λελάληκα, John 6:63; John 14:10; (ἀληθείας καί σωφροσύνης ῤήματα ἀποφθέγγομαι, Acts 26:25); ῤήματα ζωῆς αἰωνίου ἔχεις, thy teaching begets eternal life, John 6:68; τά ῤήματα τοῦ Θεοῦ, utterances in which God through someone declares his mind, John 8:47; λαλεῖ τίς τά ῤήματα τοῦ Θεοῦ, speaks what God bids him, John 3:34; λαλεῖν πάντα τά ῤήματα τῆς ζωῆς ταύτης, to deliver the whole doctrine concerning this life, i. e. the life eternal, Acts 5:20; τά ῤήματα ἔδωκας μοι, what thou hast bidden me to speak, John 17:8; ῤήματα λαλεῖν πρός τινα, ἐν οἷς etc. to teach one the things by which etc. Acts 11:14; τά ῤήματα τά προειρημενα ὑπό τίνος, what one has foretold, 2 Peter 3:2; Jude 1:17; λαλεῖν ῤήματα βλάσφημα εἰς τινα, to speak abusively in reference to one (see εἰς, B. II. 2 c. β.), Acts 6:11; κατά τίνος, against a thing, Acts 6:13 (G L T Tr WH omit βλάσφημα).
c. a series of words joined together into a sentence (a declaration of one's mind made in words);
α. universally, an utterance, declaration (German eine Aeusserung).: Matthew 26:75; Mark 9:32; Mark 14:72; Luke 2:50; Luke 9:45; Luke 18:34; Luke 20:26; Acts 11:16; Acts 28:25; with adjectives, ῤῆμα ἀργόν, Matthew 12:36; εἰπεῖν πονηρόν ῤῆμα κατά τίνος, to assail one with abuse, Matthew 5:11 (R G; others omit ῤῆμα).
β. a saying of any sort, as a message, a narrative: concerning some occurrence, λαλεῖν τό ῤῆμα περί τίνος, Luke 2:17; ῤῆμα τῆς πίστεως, the word of faith, i. e. concerning the necessity of putting faith in Christ, Romans 10:8; a promise, Luke 1:38; Luke 2:29; καλόν Θεοῦ ῤῆμα, God's gracious, comforting promise (of salvation), Hebrews 6:5 (see καλός, c.); καθαρίσας... ἐν ῤήματι, according to promise (properly, on the ground of his word of promise, viz. the promise of the pardon of sins; cf. Mark 16:16), Ephesians 5:26 (others take ῤήματι here as equivalent to 'the gospel,' cf. Ephesians 6:17, Romans 10:8; (see Meyer at the passage)); the word by which something is commanded, directed, enjoined: Matthew 4:4 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 389 (364) n.); Luke 4:4 R G L Tr in brackets; Hebrews 11:3; a command, Luke 5:5; ἐγένετο ῤῆμα Θεοῦ ἐπί τινα, Luke 3:2 (Jeremiah 1:1; πρός τινα, Genesis 15:1; 1 Kings 18:1); plural ῤήματα παρά σου, words from thee, i. e. to be spoken by time, Acts 10:22; ῤῆμα τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ, his omnipotent command, Hebrews 1:3. doctrine, instruction (cf. Winer's Grammar, 123 (117)): (τό) ῤῆμα (τοῦ) Θεοῦ, divine instruction by the preachers of the gospel, Romans 10:17 (R G; but L T Tr WH ῤήματος Χριστοῦ; others give ῤήματος here the sense of command, commission; (cf. Meyer)); saving truth which has God for its author, Ephesians 6:17; also τοῦ κυρίου, 1 Peter 1:25; words of prophecy, prophetic announcement, τά ῤήματα τοῦ Θεοῦ, Revelation 17:17, Rec. (others, οἱ λόγοι τοῦ Θεοῦ).
2. In imitation of the Hebrew דָּבָר, the subject matter of speech, thing spoken of, thing; and that
a. so far forth as it is a matter of narration: Luke 2:15; Acts 10:37; plural, Luke 1:65; Luke 2:19, 51; Acts 5:32; Acts 13:42.
b. in so far as it is matter of command: Luke 1:37 (see ἀδυνατέω, b.) (Genesis 18:14; Deuteronomy 17:8).
c. a matter of dispute, case at law: Matthew 18:16; 2 Corinthians 13:1 (A. V. retains 'word' here and in the preceding passage) (Deuteronomy 19:15).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
15:1; 18:14
Deuteronomy
17:8; 19:15
1 Kings
18:1
Jeremiah
1:1
Matthew
4:4; 5:11; 12:36; 18:16; 26:75; 27:14
Mark
9:32; 14:72; 16:16
Luke
1:37; 1:38; 1:65; 2:15; 2:17; 2:19; 2:29; 2:50; 2:51; 3:2; 4:4; 5:5; 7:1; 9:45; 18:34; 20:26; 24:8; 24:11
John
3:34; 5:47; 6:63; 6:68; 8:20; 8:47; 10:21; 12:47; 14:10; 15:7; 17:8
Acts
2:14; 5:20; 5:32; 6:11; 6:13; 10:22; 10:37; 10:44; 11:14; 11:16; 13:42; 16:38; 26:25; 28:25
Romans
10:8; 10:8; 10:17; 10:18
2 Corinthians
12:4; 13:1
Ephesians
5:26; 6:17; 6:17
Hebrews
1:3; 6:5; 11:3; 12:19
1 Peter
1:25
2 Peter
3:2
Jude
1:17
Revelation
17:17

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4487 matches the Greek ῥῆμα (rhēma),
which occurs 68 times in 65 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 4:4–Act 26:25)

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:4 - But He answered G611 and said G3004, “It is written G1125: ‘MAN G444 SHALL NOT LIVE G2198 ON BREAD G740 ALONE G3441, BUT ON EVERY G3956 WORD G4487 THAT COMES G1607 OUT G1607 OF G1223 THE MOUTH G4750 OF GOD G2316.’”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:36 - “But I tell G3004 you that for every G3956 [fn]careless G692 word G4487 that people G444 [fn]speak G2980, they will give G591 an account G3056 of it on the day G2250 of judgment G2920.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:16 - “But if G1437 he does not listen G191 to you, take G3880 one G1520 or G2228 two G1417 more G2089 with you, so G2443 that G2443 ON THE [fn]TESTIMONY G4750 OF TWO G1417 OR G2228 THREE G5140 WITNESSES G3144 EVERY G3956 [fn]MATTER G4487 MAY BE CONFIRMED G2476.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:75 - And Peter G4074 remembered G3403 the statement G4487 that Jesus G2424 had [fn]made G3004: “Before G4250 a rooster G220 crows G5455, you will deny G533 Me three G5151 times G5151.” And he went G1831 out G1831 and wept G2799 bitterly G4090.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:14 - And still He did not answer G611 him in G4314 regard G4314 to G4314 even G3761 a single G1520 [fn]charge G4487, so G5620 the governor G2232 was G2296 greatly G3029 amazed G2296.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:32 - But they [fn]did not understand G50 this statement G4487, and they were G5399 afraid G5399 to ask G1905 Him.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:72 - And immediately G2117 a rooster G220 crowed G5455 a second G1208 time G1208. And Peter G4074 remembered G363 how G5613 Jesus G2424 had made G3004 the remark G4487 to him, “Before G4250 a rooster G220 crows G5455 twice G1364, you will deny G533 Me three G5151 times G5151.” And [fn]he hurried G1911 on G1911 and began to weep G2799.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:37 - “For nothing G3756 G3956 G4487 will be impossible G101 with God G2316.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:38 - And Mary G3137 said G3004, “Behold G2400, the Lord’s G2962 bond-servant G1401; may it be done G1096 to me according G2596 to your word G4487.” And the angel G32 departed G565 from her.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:65 - And fear G5401 came G1096 on all G3956 those G3588 who lived G4039 around G4039 them; and all G3956 these G3778 matters G4487 were being talked G1255 about G1255 in the entire G3650 hill G3714 country G3714 of Judea G2449.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:15 -

When G5613 the angels G32 had departed G565 from them into heaven G3772, the shepherds G4166 began saying G2980 to one G240 another G240, “Let’s go G1330 straight G1330 to Bethlehem G965, then G1211, and see G3708 this G3778 thing G4487 that has happened G1096, which G3739 the Lord G2962 has made G1107 known G1107 to us.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:17 - When they had seen G3708 Him, they made G1107 known G1107 the statement G4487 which had been told G2980 them about G4012 this G3778 Child G3813.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:19 - But Mary G3137 treasured G4933 all G3956 these G3778 things G4487, pondering G4820 them in her heart G2588.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:29 -

“Now G3568, Lord G1203, You are letting G630 Your bond-servant G1401 depart G630 in peace G1515,

According G2596 to Your word G4487;

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:50 - And yet they on their part G846 did not understand G4920 the statement G4487 which G3739 He had [fn]made G2980 to them.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:51 - And He went G2597 down G2597 with them and came G2064 to Nazareth G3478, and He continued G1510 to be G5293 subject G5293 to them; and His mother G3384 treasured G1301 all G3956 these [fn]things G4487 in her heart G2588.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:2 - in the high G749 priesthood G749 of Annas G452 and Caiaphas G2533, the word G4487 of God G2316 came G1096 to John G2491, the son G5207 of Zechariah G2197, in the wilderness G2048.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:5 - Simon G4613 responded G611 and said G3004, “Master G1988, we worked G2872 hard G2872 all G3650 night G3571 and caught G2983 nothing G3762, but [fn]I will do as You say G4487 and let G5465 down G5465 the nets G1350.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:1 -

When G1894 He had completed G4137 all G3956 His [fn]teaching G4487 in the hearing G189 of the people G2992, He went G1525 to Capernaum G2584.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:45 - But they [fn]did not understand G50 this G3778 statement G4487, and it was concealed G3871 from them so G2443 that G2443 they would not comprehend G143 it; and they were G5399 afraid G5399 to ask G2065 Him about G4012 this G3778 statement G4487.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:34 - [fn]The disciples understood G4920 none G3762 of these G3778 things G3778, and the meaning of this G3778 statement G4487 was hidden G2928 from them, and they did not comprehend G1097 the things that were said G3004.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:26 - And they were unable G3756 G2480 to catch G1949 Him in a statement G4487 in G1726 the G1726 presence G1726 of the people G2992; and they were G2296 amazed G2296 at His answer G612, and said G4601 nothing G4601.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:61 - And then the Lord G2962 turned G4762 and looked G1689 at G1689 Peter G4074. And Peter G4074 remembered G5279 the word G3056 of the Lord G2962, how G5613 He had told G3004 him, “Before G4250 a rooster G220 crows G5455 today G4594, you will deny G533 Me three G5151 times G5151.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:8 - And they remembered G3403 His words G4487,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:11 - But these G3778 words G4487 appeared G5316 [fn]to them as nonsense G3026, and they would not G569 believe G569 [fn]the women.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:34 - “For He whom G3739 God G2316 sent G649 speaks G2980 the words G4487 of God G2316; for He does not give G1325 the Spirit G4151 [fn]sparingly G1537 G3358.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:47 - “But if G1487 you do not believe G4100 his writings G1121, how G4459 will you believe G4100 My words G4487?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:63 - “It is the Spirit G4151 who gives G2227 life G2227; the flesh G4561 provides G5623 no G3762 benefit G5623; the words G4487 that I have spoken G2980 to you are spirit G4151, and are life G2222.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:68 - Simon G4613 Peter G4074 answered G611 Him, “Lord G2962, to whom G5101 shall we go G565? You have G2192 words G4487 of eternal G166 life G2222.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:20 - These G3778 words G4487 He spoke G2980 [fn]in the treasury G1049, as He taught G1321 in the temple G2413 area; and no G3762 one G3762 arrested G4084 Him, because G3754 His hour G5610 had not yet G3768 come G2064.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:47 - “The one who is of God G2316 hears G191 the words G4487 of God G2316; for this G3778 reason G1223 you do not hear G191 them, because G3754 you are not of God G2316.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:21 - Others G243 were saying G3004, “These G3778 are not the words G4487 of one who is demon-possessed G1139. A demon G1140 cannot G1410 G3361 open G455 the eyes G3788 of those who are blind G5185, can it?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:47 - “If G1437 anyone G5100 hears G191 My [fn]teachings G4487 and does not keep G5442 them, I do not judge G2919 him; for I did not come G2064 to judge G2919 the world G2889, but to save G4982 the world G2889.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:48 - “The one who rejects G114 Me and does not [fn]accept G2983 My [fn]teachings G4487 has G2192 one who judges G2919 him: the word G3056 which G3739 I spoke G2980. That will judge G2919 him on the last G2078 day G2250.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:10 - “Do you not believe G4100 that I am in the Father G3962, and the Father G3962 is in Me? The words G4487 that I say G3004 to you I do not speak G2980 on My own G1683, but the Father G3962, as He remains G3306 in Me, does G4160 His works G2041.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:7 - “If G1437 you remain G3306 in Me, and My words G4487 remain G3306 in you, ask G154 whatever G3739 G1437 you wish G2309, and it will be done G1096 for you.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:8 - for the words G4487 which G3739 You gave G1325 Me I have given G1325 to them; and they received G2983 them and truly G230 understood G1097 that I came G1831 forth G1831 from You, and they believed G4100 that You sent G649 Me.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:14 -

But Peter G4074, taking G2476 his stand G2476 with the other eleven G1733, raised G1869 his voice G5456 and declared G669 to them: “Men G435 of Judea G2449 and all G3956 you who live G2730 in Jerusalem G2419, [fn]know G1110 this G3778, and pay G1801 attention G1801 to G1801 my words G4487.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:20 - “Go G4198, stand G2476 and [fn]speak G2980 to the people G2992 in the temple G2413 area [fn]the whole G3956 message G4487 of this G3778 Life G2222.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:32 - “And we are witnesses G3144 [fn]of these G3778 things G4487; and so is the Holy G40 Spirit G4151, whom G3739 God G2316 has given G1325 to those G3588 who obey G3980 Him.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:11 - Then G5119 they secretly G5260 induced G5260 men G435 to say G3004, “We have heard G191 him speak G2980 blasphemous G989 words G4487 against G1519 Moses G3475 and God G2316.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:13 - They put G2476 forward G2476 false G5571 witnesses G3144 who said G3004, “This G3778 man G444 does not G3756 stop G3973 [fn]speaking G2980 against G2596 this G3778 holy G40 place G5117 and the Law G3551;
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:22 - They said G3004, “Cornelius G2883, a centurion G1543, a righteous G1342 and God-fearing G2316 man G435 well G3140 spoken G3140 of by the entire G3650 nation G1484 of the Jews G2453, was divinely directed G5537 by a holy G40 angel G32 to send G3343 for you to come to his house G3624 and hear G191 [fn]a message G4487 from you.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:37 - you yourselves G4771 know G6063 the thing G4487 that happened G1096 throughout G2596 G3650 Judea G2449, starting G757 from Galilee G1056, after G3326 the baptism G908 which G3739 John G2491 proclaimed G2784.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:44 -

While Peter G4074 was still G2089 speaking G2980 these G3778 words G4487, the Holy G40 Spirit G4151 fell G1968 upon all G3956 those G3588 who were listening G191 to the [fn]message G3056.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:14 - and he will speak G2980 words G4487 to you by which G3739 you will be saved G4982, you and all G3956 your household G3624.’
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:16 - “And I remembered G3403 the word G4487 of the Lord G2962, how G5613 He used to say G3004, ‘John G2491 baptized G907 with water G5204, but you will be baptized G907 [fn]with the Holy G40 Spirit G4151.’
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:42 -

As [fn]Paul and Barnabas were going G1826 out G1826, the people repeatedly begged G3870 to have these G3778 [fn]things G4487 spoken G2980 to them the next G3342 Sabbath G4521.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:38 - The officers G4465 reported G518 these G3778 words G4487 to the chief G4755 magistrates G4755. And they became G5399 fearful G5399 when they heard G191 that they were Romans G4514,
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:25 - But Paul G3972 *said G5346, “I am G3105 not insane G3105, most G2903 excellent G2903 Festus G5347; on G235 the G235 contrary G235, I am speaking G669 out G669 with [fn]truthful G225 and rational G4997 words G4487.

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