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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.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 13 times in 12 verses in 'Jhn' in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:48

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:48 - Nathanael asked him, "How do you know me?" Jesus replied, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:9 - When the head steward tasted the water that had been turned to wine, not knowing where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), he called the bridegroom

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:16 - He said to her, "Go call your husband and come back here."

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:18 - Now the Jewish religious leaders refused to believe that he had really been blind and had gained his sight until at last they summoned the parents of the man who had become able to see.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:24 - Then they summoned the man who used to be blind a second time and said to him, "Promise before God to tell the truth. We know that this man is a sinner."

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:3 - The doorkeeper opens the door for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:28 - And when she had said this, Martha went and called her sister Mary, saying privately, "The Teacher is here and is asking for you."

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:17 - So the crowd who had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead were continuing to testify about it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:13 - You call me 'Teacher' and 'Lord,' and do so correctly, for that is what I am.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:38 - Jesus answered, "Will you lay down your life for me? I tell you the solemn truth, the rooster will not crow until you have denied me three times!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:27 - Then Peter denied it again, and immediately a rooster crowed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:33 - So Pilate went back into the governor's residence, summoned Jesus, and asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?"
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