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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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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 answering said, 'It hath been written, Not upon bread alone doth man live, but upon every word coming forth from the mouth of God.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:11 - 'Happy are ye whenever they may reproach you, and may persecute, and may say any evil thing against you falsely for my sake --

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:36 - 'And I say to you, that every idle word that men may speak, they shall give for it a reckoning in a day of judgment;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:16 - and if he may not hear, take with thee yet one or two, that by the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may stand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:75

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:75 - and Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, he having said to him -- 'Before cock-crowing, thrice thou wilt deny me;' and having gone without, he did weep bitterly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:14 - And he did not answer him, not even to one word, so that the governor did wonder greatly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:32 - but they were not understanding the saying, and they were afraid to question him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:72

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:72 - and a second time a cock crew, and Peter remembered the saying that Jesus said to him -- 'Before a cock crow twice, thou mayest deny me thrice;' and having thought thereon -- he was weeping.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:37 - because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:38

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:38 - And Mary said, 'Lo, the maid-servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to thy saying,' and the messenger went away from her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:65

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:65 - And fear came upon all those dwelling around them, and in all the hill-country of Judea were all these sayings spoken of,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:15 - And it came to pass, when the messengers were gone away from them to the heavens, that the men, the shepherds, said unto one another, 'We may go over indeed unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that hath come to pass, that the Lord did make known to us.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:17 - and having seen, they made known abroad concerning the saying spoken to them concerning the child.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:19 - and Mary was preserving all these things, pondering in her heart;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:29 - 'Now Thou dost send away Thy servant, Lord, according to Thy word, in peace,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:50

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:50 - and they did not understand the saying that he spake 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 he was subject to them, and his mother was keeping all these sayings in her heart,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:2 - Annas and Caiaphas being chief priests -- there came a word of God unto 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 hath been written, that, not on bread only shall man live, but on every saying of God.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:5 - and Simon answering said to him, 'Master, through the whole night, having laboured, we have taken nothing, but at thy saying I will let down the net.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:1 - And when he completed all his sayings in the ears of the people, he went into Capernaum;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:45

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:45 - And they were not knowing this saying, and it was veiled from them, that they might not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:34 - And they none of these things understood, and this saying was hid from them, and they were not knowing the things said.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:26 - and they were not able to take hold on his saying before the people, and having wondered at his answer, they were silent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:8

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:11 - and their sayings appeared before them as idle talk, and they were not believing them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:34 - for he whom God sent, the sayings of God he speaketh; for not by measure doth God give the Spirit;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:47

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:47 - but if his writings ye believe not, how shall ye believe my sayings?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:63

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:63 - the spirit it is that is giving life; the flesh doth not profit anything; the sayings that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:68

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:68 - Simon Peter, therefore, answered him, 'Sir, unto whom shall we go? thou hast sayings of life age-during;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:20 - These sayings spake Jesus in the treasury, teaching in the temple, and no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:47

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:47 - he who is of God, the sayings of God he doth hear; because of this ye do not hear, because of God ye are not.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:21 - others said, 'These sayings are not those of a demoniac; is a demon able blind men's eyes to open?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:47

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:47 - and if any one may hear my sayings, and not believe, I -- I do not judge him, for I came not that I might judge the world, but that I might save the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:48

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:48 - 'He who is rejecting me, and not receiving my sayings, hath one who is judging him, the word that I spake, that will 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 is in me? the sayings that I speak to you, from myself I speak not, and the Father who is abiding in me, Himself doth the works;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 15:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:7 - if ye may remain in me, and my sayings in you may remain, whatever ye may wish ye shall ask, and it shall be done to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 17:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:8 - because the sayings that Thou hast given to me, I have given to them, and they themselves received, and have known truly, that from Thee I came forth, and they did believe that Thou didst send me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:14 - and Peter having stood up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and declared to them, 'Men, Jews! and all those dwelling in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and harken to my sayings,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:20 - 'Go on, and standing, speak in the temple to the people all the sayings 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 sayings, and the Holy Spirit also, whom God gave to those obeying him.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:11 - then they suborned men, saying -- 'We have heard him speaking evil sayings in regard to Moses and God.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:13 - they set up also false witnesses, saying, 'This one doth not cease to speak evil sayings against this holy place and the law,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:22 - And they said, 'Cornelius, a centurion, a man righteous and fearing God, well testified to, also, by all the nation of the Jews, was divinely warned by a holy messenger to send for thee, to his house, and to hear sayings from thee.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:37

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:37 - ye -- ye have known; -- the word that came throughout all Judea, having begun from Galilee, after the baptism that John preached;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:44

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:44 - While Peter is yet speaking these sayings, the Holy spirit fell upon all those hearing the word,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:14 - who shall speak sayings by which thou shalt be saved, thou and all thy house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:16 - and I remembered the saying of the Lord, how he said, John indeed did baptize with water, and ye shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit;

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:42 - And having gone forth out of the synagogue of the Jews, the nations were calling upon them that on the next sabbath these sayings may be spoken to them,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:38 - And the rod-bearers told to the magistrates these sayings, and they were afraid, having heard that they are Romans,

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