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Lexicon :: Strong's G5455 - phōneō

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φωνέω
Transliteration
phōneō (Key)
Pronunciation
fo-neh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:301,1287

Strong’s Definitions

φωνέω phōnéō, fo-neh'-o; from G5456; to emit a sound (animal, human or instrumental); by implication, to address in words or by name, also in imitation:—call (for), crow, cry.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x

The KJV translates Strong's G5455 in the following manner: call (23x), crow (12x), cry (5x), call for (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x
The KJV translates Strong's G5455 in the following manner: call (23x), crow (12x), cry (5x), call for (2x).
  1. to sound, emit a sound, to speak

    1. of a cock: to crow

    2. of men: to cry, cry out, cry aloud, speak with a loud voice

  2. to call, to call one's self, either by one's own voice or though another

  3. to send for, summon

    1. to call out of (i.e. bid one to quit a place and come to one

    2. to invite

    3. to address, accost, call by a name

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
φωνέω phōnéō, fo-neh'-o; from G5456; to emit a sound (animal, human or instrumental); by implication, to address in words or by name, also in imitation:—call (for), crow, cry.
STRONGS G5455:
φωνέω, φώνω; imperfect 3 person singular ἐφώνει; future φωνήσω; 1 aorist ἐφώνησα; 1 aorist infinitive passive, φωνηθῆναι; (φωνή);
1. as from Homer down, intransitive, to sound, emit a sound, to speak: of a cock, to crow, Matthew 26:34, 74; Mark 14:30, 68 (L brackets; WH omits the clause (see the latter's Appendix at the passage)), 72; Luke 22:34, 60; John 13:38; John 18:27 (of the cries of other animals, Isaiah 38:14; Jeremiah 17:11; Zephaniah 2:14; rarely so in secular authors as (Aristotle (see Liddell and Scott, under I. 2)), Aesop fab. 36 (225 edition Halm)); of men, to cry, cry out, cry aloud, speak with a loud voice: followed by the words uttered, Luke 8:8; with φωνή μεγάλη added ((cf. Winer's Grammar, § 32, 2 at the end), Mark 1:26 T Tr WH); Acts 16:28; ἐφώνησε λέγων, Luke 8:54; φωνήσας εἶπεν, Luke 16:24; φωνήσας φωνή μεγάλη... εἶπεν, Luke 23:46; ἐφώνησεν ἐν κραυγή (L T Tr WH φωνή) μεγάλη... λέγων, Revelation 14:18; (φωνήσαντες ἐπυνθάνοντο (WH text ἐπυθοντο), Acts 10:18).
2. as from (Homer, Odyssey 24, 535) Sophocles down, transitive,
a. to call, call to oneself: τινα — either by one's own voice, Matthew 20:32; Matthew 27:47; Mark 9:35; Mark 10:49 (cf. Buttmann, § 141, 5 at the end); Mark 15:35; John 1:48(John 1:49); John 2:9; 4:16; 10:3 L T Tr WH; John 11:28a; 18:33; Acts 9:41; Acts 10:7; — or through another; to send for, summon: Mark 3:31 R G; Luke 16:2; John 9:18, 24; John 11:28b; εἶπε φωνηθῆναι αὐτῷ τούς κτλ., Luke 19:15; ἐφώνησεν τινα... ἐκ, with a genitive of the place, to call out of (i. e. bid one to quit a place and come to one), John 12:17.
b. to invite: Luke 14:12.
c. equivalent to to address, accost, call by a name: τινα, followed by a nominative of the title (see Winers Grammar, § 29, 1; (Buttmann, § 131, 8)), John 13:13. (Compare: ἀναφωνέω, ἐπιφωνέω, προσφωνέω, συμφωνέω.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
38:14
Jeremiah
17:11
Zephaniah
2:14
Matthew
20:32; 26:34; 26:74; 27:47
Mark
1:26; 3:31; 9:35; 10:49; 14:30; 14:68; 15:35
Luke
8:8; 8:54; 14:12; 16:2; 16:24; 19:15; 22:34; 22:60; 23:46
John
1:48; 1:49; 2:9; 4:16; 9:18; 9:24; 10:3; 11:28; 11:28; 12:17; 13:13; 13:38; 18:27; 18:33
Acts
9:41; 10:7; 10:18; 16:28
Revelation
14:18

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5455 matches the Greek φωνέω (phōneō),
which occurs 43 times in 39 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:32 -

Jesus stopped, called them, and said, “What do you want me to do for you? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:34 -

“Truly I tell you,” Jesus said to him, “tonight, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:74 -

Then he started to curse and to swear with an oath, “I don’t know the man! ” Immediately a rooster crowed,

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:75 -

and Peter remembered the words Jesus had spoken, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:47 -

When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He’s calling for Elijah.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:26 -

And the unclean spirit threw him into convulsions, shouted with a loud voice, and came out of him.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:35 -

Sitting down, he called the Twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be last and servant of all.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:49 -

Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.”

So they called the blind man and said to him, “Have courage! Get up; he’s calling for you.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:30 -

“Truly I tell you,” Jesus said to him, “today, this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:68 -

But he denied it: “I don’t know or understand what you’re talking about.” Then he went out to the entryway,[fn] and a rooster crowed.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:72 -

Immediately a rooster crowed a second time, and Peter remembered when Jesus had spoken the word to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” And he broke down and wept.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:35 -

When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “See, he’s calling for Elijah.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:8 -

“Still other seed fell on good ground; when it grew up, it produced fruit: a hundred times what was sown.” As he said this, he called out, “Let anyone who has ears to hear listen.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:54 -

So he[fn] took her by the hand and called out, “Child, get up! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:12 -

He also said to the one who had invited him, “When you give a lunch or a dinner, don’t invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors, because they might invite you back, and you would be repaid.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:2 -

“So he called the manager in and asked, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you can no longer be my manager.’

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:24 -

“‘Father Abraham! ’ he called out, ‘Have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this flame! ’

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:15 -

“At his return, having received the authority to be king, he summoned those servants he had given the money to, so that he could find out how much they had made in business.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:34 -

“I tell you, Peter,” he said, “the rooster will not crow today until[fn] you deny three times that you know me.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:60 -

But Peter said, “Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about! ” Immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:61 -

Then the Lord turned and looked at Peter. So Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said to him, “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny me three times.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:46 -

And Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I entrust my spirit. Saying this, he breathed his last.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:48 -

“How do you know me? ” Nathanael asked.

“Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you,” Jesus answered.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:9 -

When the headwaiter tasted the water (after it had become wine), he did not know where it came from ​— ​though the servants who had drawn the water knew. He called the groom

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:16 -

“Go call your husband,” he told her, “and come back here.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:18 -

The Jews did not believe this about him ​— ​that he was blind and received sight ​— ​until they summoned the parents of the one who had received his sight.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:24 -

So a second time they summoned the man who had been blind and told him, “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:3 -

“The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:28 -

Having said this, she went back and called her sister Mary, saying in private, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:17 -

Meanwhile, the crowd, which had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead, continued to testify.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:13 -

“You call me Teacher and Lord ​— ​and you are speaking rightly, since that is what I am.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:38 -

Jesus replied, “Will you lay down your life for me? Truly I tell you, a rooster will not crow until you have denied me three times.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:27 -

Peter denied it again. Immediately a rooster crowed.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:33 -

Then Pilate went back into the headquarters, summoned Jesus, and said to him, “Are you the king of the Jews? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:41 -

He gave her his hand and helped her stand up. He called the saints and widows and presented her alive.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:7 -

When the angel who spoke to him had gone, he called two of his household servants and a devout soldier, who was one of those who attended him.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:18 -

They called out, asking if Simon, who was also named Peter, was lodging there.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:28 -

But Paul called out in a loud voice, “Don’t harm yourself, because we’re all here! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:18 -

Yet another angel, who had authority over fire, came from the altar, and he called with a loud voice to the one who had the sharp sickle, “Use your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the vineyard of the earth, because its grapes have ripened.”

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