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Lexicon :: Strong's G5350 - phthengomai

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φθέγγομαι
Transliteration
phthengomai (Key)
Pronunciation
ftheng'-gom-ahee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably akin to φέγγος (G5338) and thus to φημί (G5346)
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Strong’s Definitions

φθέγγομαι phthéngomai, ftheng'-gom-ahee; probably akin to G5338 and thus to G5346; to utter a clear sound, i.e. (generally) to proclaim:—speak.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G5350 in the following manner: speak (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G5350 in the following manner: speak (3x).

  1. to give out a sound, noise or cry

    1. of any sort of sound or voice, whether of man or of animal or inanimate object as thunder, musical instruments, etc.

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
φθέγγομαι phthéngomai, ftheng'-gom-ahee; probably akin to G5338 and thus to G5346; to utter a clear sound, i.e. (generally) to proclaim:—speak.
STRONGS G5350:
φθέγγομαι; 1 aorist participle φθεγξάμενος; (φέγγος (but cf. Vanicek, p. 1176), ΦΑΩ); deponent middle; from Homer down;
1. to give out a sound, noise, or cry; used by the Greeks of any sort of sound or voice, whether of man or animal or inanimate object — as of thunder, musical instruments, etc.; (φθέγγεσθαι denotes sound in its relation to the hearer rather than to its cause; the μέγα λαλῶν is a braggart, the μέγα φθεγγόμενος. is a lofty orator; Schmidt, Syn., chapter 1 § 53).
2. to proclaim; to speak, utter: Acts 4:18; ὑπέρογκα, 2 Peter 2:18 (ἄδικα, Wis. 1:8); ὑποζύγιον, ἄφωνον ἐν ἀνθρωπίνῃ φωνή φθεγξάμενον, 2 Peter 2:16. (Compare: ἀποφθέγγομαι.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
4:18
2 Peter
2:16; 2:18

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Strong's Number G5350 matches the Greek φθέγγομαι (phthengomai),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:18 - So they called them and charged them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:16 - but was rebuked for his own transgression; a speechless donkey spoke with human voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:18 - For, speaking loud boasts of folly, they entice by sensual passions of the flesh those who are barely escaping from those who live in error.
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