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Lexicon :: Strong's G4487 - rēma

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ῥῆμα
Transliteration
rēma (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 ἅ 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 ἅ 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).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 (rēma),
which occurs 70 times in 67 verses in the TR Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 4:4–Act 16:38)

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:4 - But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:11 - Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:36 - But I say to you, That for every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account in the day of judgment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:16 - But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:75

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:75 - And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, who said to him, Before the cock shall crow, thou wilt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:14 - And he answered him to not a word; so that the governor marveled greatly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:32 - But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:72 - And the second time the cock crowed. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said to him, Before the cock shall crow twice, thou wilt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:37 - For with God nothing will be impossible.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:38

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:38 - And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:65

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:65 - And fear came on all that dwelt around them; and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill-country of Judea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:15 - And it came to pass, when the angels had departed from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even to Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known to us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:17 - And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:19 - But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:29 - Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:50

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:50 - And they understood not the saying which he spoke to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:51 - And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:2 - Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:4 - And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:5 - And Simon answering said to him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing; nevertheless, at thy word I will let down the net.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:1 - Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:45

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:45 - But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him concerning that saying.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:34 - And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:26 - And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marveled at his answer, and held their peace.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:8 - And they remembered his words,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:11 - And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:34 - For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God: for to him God giveth not the Spirit by measure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:47

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:47 - But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:63

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:63 - It is the spirit that reviveth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak to you, they are spirit, and they are life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:68

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:68 - Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:20 - These words Jesus spoke in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him, for his hour was not yet come.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:47

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:47 - He that is of God, heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:21 - Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:47

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:47 - And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:48

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:48 - He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:10 - Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak to you, I speak not from myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 15:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:7 - If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye may ask what ye will, and it shall be done to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 17:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:8 - For I have given to them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:14 - But Peter standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said to them, Ye men of Judea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known to you, and hearken to my words:

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:20 - Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:32 - And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Spirit, whom God hath given to them that obey him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:11 - Then they suborned men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:13 - And set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:22 - And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by a holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words from thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:37

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:37 - That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:44

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:44 - While Peter was yet speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all them who heard the word.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:14 - Who shall tell thee words, by which thou and all thy house shall be saved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:16 - Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:42 - And when the Jews had gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:38 - And the sergeants told these words to the magistrates: and they feared when they heard that they were Romans.

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