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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5350 matches the Greek φθέγγομαι (phthengomai),
which occurs 11 times in 11 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:11 - Listen to the village musicians[fn]
gathered at the watering holes.
They recount the righteous victories of the LORD
and the victories of his villagers in Israel.
Then the people of the LORD
marched down to the city gates.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:7 - “Are you defending God with lies?
Do you make your dishonest arguments for his sake?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:2 - for I will speak to you in a parable.
I will teach you hidden lessons from our past—

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:4 - How long will they speak with arrogance?
How long will these evil people boast?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:172

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:172 - Let my tongue sing about your word,
for all your commands are right.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:17 - This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says:
“Consider all this, and call for the mourners.
Send for the women who mourn at funerals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:14 - The LORD of Heaven’s Armies has taken this vow
and has sworn to it by his own name:
“Your cities will be filled with enemies,
like fields swarming with locusts,
and they will shout in triumph over you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:12 - “Does it mean nothing to you, all you who pass by?
Look around and see if there is any suffering like mine,
which the LORD brought on me
when he erupted in fierce anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:2 - This is what he saw and heard:
“The LORD’s voice will roar from Zion
and thunder from Jerusalem!
The lush pastures of the shepherds will dry up;
the grass on Mount Carmel will wither and die.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:7 - Nineveh’s exile has been decreed,
and all the servant girls mourn its capture.
They moan like doves
and beat their breasts in sorrow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:11 - The very stones in the walls cry out against you,
and the beams in the ceilings echo the complaint.
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