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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 42 times in 38 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:32 - And Jesus, having stopped, called them and said, What will ye that I shall do to you?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:34 - Jesus said to him, Verily I say to thee, that during this night, before the cock shall crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:74

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:74 - Then he began to curse and to swear, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:75

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:75 - And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, who had said to him, Before the cock crow thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went forth without, and wept bitterly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:47

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:47 - And some of those who stood there, when they heard it, said, This man calls for Elias.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:31 - And his brethren and his mother come, and standing without sent to him calling him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:35 - And sitting down he called the twelve; and he says to them, If any one would be first, he shall be last of all, and minister of all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:49

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:49 - And Jesus, standing still, desired him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying to him, Be of good courage, rise up, he calls thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:30 - And Jesus says to him, Verily I say to thee, that thou to-day, in this night, before the cock shall crow twice, thou shalt thrice deny me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:68

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:68 - But he denied, saying, I know not nor understand what thou sayest. And he went out into the vestibule; and a cock crew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:72

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:72 - And the second time a cock crew. And Peter remembered the word that Jesus said to him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice; and when he thought thereon he wept.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:35 - And some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calls for Elias.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:8 - and other fell into the good ground, and having sprung up bore fruit a hundredfold. As he said these things he cried, He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:54

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:54 - But *he*, having turned them all out and taking hold of her hand, cried saying, Child, arise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:12 - And he said also to him that had invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsfolk, nor rich neighbours, lest it may be they also should invite thee in return, and a recompense be made thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:2 - And having called him, he said to him, What is this that I hear of thee? give the reckoning of thy stewardship, for thou canst be no longer steward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:24 - And he crying out said, Father Abraham, have compassion on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering in this flame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:15 - And it came to pass on his arrival back again, having received the kingdom, that he desired these bondmen to whom he gave the money to be called to him, in order that he might know what every one had gained by trading.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:34 - And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow to-day before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:60

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:60 - And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he was yet speaking, the cock crew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:61

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:61 - And the Lord, turning round, looked at Peter; and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he said to him, Before the cock crow thou shalt deny me thrice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:46

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:46 - And Jesus, having cried with a loud voice, said, Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit. And having said this, he expired.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:48

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:48 - Nathanael says to him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said to him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:9 - But when the feast-master had tasted the water which had been made wine (and knew not whence it was, but the servants knew who drew the water), the feast-master calls the bridegroom,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:16 - Jesus says to her, Go, call thy husband, and come here.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:18 - The Jews therefore did not believe concerning him that he was blind and had received sight, until they had called the parents of him that had received sight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:24 - They called therefore a second time the man who had been blind, and said to him, Give glory to God: we know that this man is sinful.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:28 - And having said this, she went away and called her sister Mary secretly, saying, The teacher is come and calls thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:17 - The crowd therefore that was with him bore witness because he had called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from among the dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 13:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:13 - Ye call me the Teacher and the Lord, and ye say well, for I am so.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 13:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:38 - Jesus answers, Thou wilt lay down thy life for me! Verily, verily, I say to thee, The cock shall not crow till thou hast denied me thrice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:27 - Peter denied therefore again, and immediately the cock crew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:33 - Pilate therefore entered again into the praetorium and called Jesus, and said to him, Thou art the king of the Jews?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:41

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:41 - And having given her his hand, he raised her up, and having called the saints and the widows, presented her living.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:7 - And when the angel who was speaking to him had departed, having called two of his household and a pious soldier of those who were constantly with him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:18 - and having called some one, they inquired if Simon who was surnamed Peter was lodged there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:28 - But Paul called out with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm, for we are all here.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 14:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:18 - And another angel came out of the altar, having power over fire, and called with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Send thy sharp sickle, and gather the bunches of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripened.
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