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Lexicon :: Strong's G5456 - phōnē

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φωνή
Transliteration
phōnē (Key)
Pronunciation
fo-nay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably akin to φαίνω (G5316) through the idea of disclosure
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:278,1287

Trench's Synonyms: lxxxix. φωνή, λόγος.

Strong’s Definitions

φωνή phōnḗ, fo-nay'; probably akin to G5316 through the idea of disclosure; a tone (articulate, bestial or artificial); by implication, an address (for any purpose), saying or language:—noise, sound, voice.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 141x

The KJV translates Strong's G5456 in the following manner: voice (131x), sound (8x), be noised abroad (with G1096) (1x), noise (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 141x
The KJV translates Strong's G5456 in the following manner: voice (131x), sound (8x), be noised abroad (with G1096) (1x), noise (1x).
  1. a sound, a tone

    1. of inanimate things, as musical instruments

  2. a voice

    1. of the sound of uttered words

  3. speech

    1. of a language, tongue

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
φωνή phōnḗ, fo-nay'; probably akin to G5316 through the idea of disclosure; a tone (articulate, bestial or artificial); by implication, an address (for any purpose), saying or language:—noise, sound, voice.
STRONGS G5456:
φωνή, φωνῆς, (φάω) to shine, make clear (cf. Curtius, § 407; Liddell and Scott, under the word φάω)), from Homer down, Hebrew קול:
1. a sound, tone: of inanimate things, as of musical instruments, Matthew 24:31 (T omits φωνῆς, WH give it only in marginal reading; cf. Buttmann, § 132, 10); 1 Corinthians 14:7; Revelation 14:2; Revelation 18:22 (Isaiah 18:3; Isaiah 24:8; Sir. 50:16; 1 Macc. 5:31; ὀργάνων, Plato, de rep. 3, p. 397a; συριγγων, Euripides, Tro. 127; ψαλτηρίου καί αὐλοῦ, Plutarch, mor., p. 713 c.); of wind, John 3:8; Acts 2:6; of thunder, Revelation 6:1; Revelation 14:2; Revelation 19:6, cf. Revelation 4:5; 8:5; 11:19; 16:18; noise, of a millstone, Revelation 18:22; of a thronging multitude, Revelation 19:1, 6; of chariots, Revelation 9:9; of wings, whir (Ezekiel 1:24), ibid.; of waters (Ezekiel 1:24; 4 Esdr. 6:17 [2 Esdras 6:17]), Revelation 1:15; Revelation 14:2; Revelation 19:6; also with the genitive of a thing implying speech, the sound (A. V. voice): τοῦ ἀσπασμοῦ, Luke 1:44; ῤημάτων, Hebrews 12:19; the cry (of men), φωνή μεγάλη, a loud cry, Mark 15:37; the clamor of men making a noisy demand, Luke 23:28, cf. Acts 19:34; absolutely, a cry i. e. wailing, lamentation, Matthew 2:18 (from Jeremiah 38:15 (Jer. 31:15)).
2. a voice, i. e. the sound of uttered words: λαλεῖν φωνάς, Revelation 10:3; those who begin to cry out or call to anyone are said τήν φωνήν αἴρειν, Luke 17:13; πρός τινα, Acts 4:24; φωνήν ἐπαίρειν, Luke 11:27; Acts 2:14; Acts 14:11; Acts 22:22; (φωνῆς... ἐκέκραξα (or ἐκκράζειν), Acts 24:21 (cf. Buttmann, § 143, 11)); φωνή μεγάλη added to verbs: to λέγειν, Revelation 5:12; Revelation 8:13; (ἐν φωνή μεγάλη Revelation 14:7 (Lachmann omits ἐν; Rev. 14:9)); to εἰπεῖν, Luke 8:28; Acts 14:10; to φάναι, Acts 26:24; to αἰνεῖν τόν Θεόν, Luke 19:37; with verbs of crying out, shouting: ἀναβοαν, Matthew 27:46 (R G L text T); βοᾶν (Matthew 27:46 L marginal reading Tr WH); Mark 15:34; Acts 8:7; φώνειν, (Mark 1:26 T Tr WH); Luke 23:46; Acts 16:28; (Revelation 14:18 L T Tr WH); ἀναφωνεῖν, Luke 1:42 (R G L Tr marginal reading); κηρύσσειν (ἐν φωνή μεγάλη), Revelation 5:2 (Rec. omits ἐν); κραυγάζειν, John 11:43; ἀνακράζειν, Luke 4:33; κράζειν. Matthew 27:50; Mark 1:26 (R G L); Mark 5:7; Acts 7:57, 60; Revelation 6:10; Revelation 7:2, 10; Revelation 10:3; (Revelation 18:2 Rec.); Rev. 19:17; κράζων ἐν φωνή μεγάλη Revelation 14:15; ἐν ἰσχυρά φωνή, Revelation 18:2 (G L T Tr WH); μετά φωνῆς μεγάλης δοξάζων τόν Θεόν, Luke 17:15; of declarations from heaven, heard through no speaker is seen: ἰδού φωνή λέγουσα, Matthew 3:17; Matthew 17:5; ἔρχεται φωνή, Mark 9:7 (R G L Tr text); John 12:28; ἐξέρχεται, Revelation 16:17; Revelation 19:5; γίνεται φωνή, Mark 1:11 (T omits; WH brackets ἐγένετο; Mark 9:7 T Tr marginal reading WH); Luke 3:22; Luke 9:35; John 12:30; (Acts 7:31 (where Rec. adds πρός αὐτόν)); πρός τινα, Acts 10:13, 15; (φωνῆς ἐνεχθείσης αὐτῷ, 2 Peter 1:17); ἐγένοντο φωναί μεγάλαι, Revelation 11:15; (ἀπεκρίθη φωνή, Acts 11:9); ἀκούειν φωνήν (cl. Buttmann, §§ 132, 17; 144, 16 α.), Acts 9:4; Acts 22:9,(14); Acts 26:14; 2 Peter 1:18; Revelation 1:10; Revelation 4:1 (Buttmann, § 129, 8 b.); Revelation 6:6 (here L T Tr WH insert ὡς), Revelation 6:7 (here G omits; Tr brackets φωνήν); Revelation 9:13 (Buttmann, as above); Revelation 10:4,8; 11:12 (R G L WH marginal reading); Rev. 12:10; 14:2; 18:4; 19:6; ἀκούειν φωνῆς (Buttmann, § 132, 17; Winer's Grammar, § 30, 7d.), Acts 9:7; Acts 11:7; Acts 22:7; Rev. (Revelation 11:12 T Tr WH text); Rev 14:13; 16:1; 21:3; βλέπειν τήν φωνήν, i. e. the one who uttered the voice, Revelation 1:12. φωνή with a genitive of the subject: βοῶντος, Matthew 3:3; Mark 1:3; Luke 3:4; John 1:23, all from Isaiah 40:3; (ἀγγέλου ὅταν μέλλῃ σαλπίζειν, Revelation 10:7); φωνή τίνος, the natural (familiar) sound of one's voice, Acts 12:14; Revelation 3:20 (Song of Solomon 5:2); the manner of speaking, as a shepherd's (cry or call to iris sheep), John 10:3-5; to such 'voices' Jesus likens his precepts approved (`heard') by all the good, John 10:16, 27, cf. 18:37; ἀνθρώπου, human utterance, 2 Peter 2:16; φωνή τίνος, the voice of a clamorous person, Matthew 12:19 (Isaiah 42:2); of one exulting, jubilant, John 3:29; Revelation 18:23; ἀγγέλων πολλῶν, singing the praises of Christ, Revelation 5:11f; the sound of the words of Christ as he shall recall the dead to life (the Resurrection-cry), John 5:25, 28; ἀρχαγγέλου, the awakening shout of the archangel, the leader of the angelic host, 1 Thessalonians 4:16; τοῦ Θεοῦ, of God — teaching, admonishing, whether in the O. T. Scriptures or in the gospel, John 5:37; Hebrews 3:7, 15; Hebrews 4:7; shaking the earth, Hebrews 12:26; the speech, discourse, Θεοῦ... οὐκ ἀνθρώπου, Acts 12:22; (τάς φωνάς τῶν προφητῶν, the predictions (`read every sabbath'), Acts 13:27); ἀλλάξαι τήν φωνήν. (See ἀλλάσσω), Galatians 4:20. 3. speech, i. e. a language, tongue: 1 Corinthians 14:10f (Josephus, contra Apion 1, 1; (1, 9, 2; 1, 14, 1, etc.); Cebes () tab. 33; Aelian v. h. 12, 48; (Diogenes Laërtius 8, 3; for other examples from Greek writings see Passow, under the word, p. 2377{b}; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, II. 3); Genesis 11:1; Deuteronomy 28:49; τῇ Ἑβραΐδι φωνή, 4 Macc. 12:7; τῇ πατρίῳ φωνή, 2 Macc. 7:8, 21, 27). (Synonym: cf. Schmidt, chapter 1 § 27; Trench, § lxxxix.; and see λαλέω, at the beginning.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
11:1
Deuteronomy
28:49
Ezra
6:17
Song of Songs
5:2
Isaiah
18:3; 24:8; 40:3; 42:2
Jeremiah
31:15; 38:15
Ezekiel
1:24; 1:24; 4
Matthew
2:18; 3:3; 3:17; 12:19; 17:5; 24:31; 27:46; 27:46; 27:50
Mark
1:3; 1:11; 1:26; 1:26; 5:7; 9:7; 9:7; 15:34; 15:37
Luke
1:42; 1:44; 3:4; 3:22; 4:33; 8:28; 9:35; 11:27; 17:13; 17:15; 19:37; 23:28; 23:46
John
1:23; 3:8; 3:29; 5:25; 5:28; 5:37; 10:3; 10:4; 10:5; 10:16; 10:27; 11:43; 12:28; 12:30; 18:37
Acts
2:6; 2:14; 4:24; 7:31; 7:57; 7:60; 8:7; 9:4; 9:7; 10:13; 10:15; 11:7; 11:9; 12:14; 12:22; 13:27; 14:10; 14:11; 16:28; 19:34; 22:7; 22:9; 22:22; 24:21; 26:14; 26:24
1 Corinthians
14:7; 14:10
Galatians
4:3; 4:20
1 Thessalonians
4:16
Hebrews
3:7; 3:15; 4:7; 12:19; 12:26
2 Peter
1:17; 1:18; 2:16
Revelation
1:10; 1:12; 1:15; 3:20; 4:1; 4:5; 5:2; 5:11; 5:12; 6:1; 6:6; 6:7; 6:10; 7:2; 7:10; 8:5; 8:13; 9:9; 9:13; 10:3; 10:3; 10:4; 10:7; 10:8; 11:12; 11:12; 11:15; 11:19; 12:10; 14:2; 14:2; 14:2; 14:2; 14:7; 14:9; 14:13; 14:15; 14:18; 16:1; 16:17; 16:18; 18:2; 18:2; 18:4; 18:22; 18:22; 18:23; 19:1; 19:5; 19:6; 19:6; 19:6; 19:6; 19:17; 21:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5456 matches the Greek φωνή (phōnē),
which occurs 515 times in 447 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 3 / 9 (Deu 30:2–1Sa 28:21)

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:2 - and return to the LORD your God, you and your children, and obey his voice in all that I command you today, with all your heart and with all your soul,
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:8 - And you shall again obey the voice of the LORD and keep all his commandments that I command you today.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:10 - when you obey the voice of the LORD your God, to keep his commandments and his statutes that are written in this Book of the Law, when you turn to the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:20 - loving the LORD your God, obeying his voice and holding fast to him, for he is your life and length of days, that you may dwell in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.”
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:7 - And this he said of Judah:
“Hear, O LORD, the voice of Judah,
and bring him in to his people.
With your hands contend[fn] for him,
and be a help against his adversaries.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:10 - But Joshua commanded the people, “You shall not shout or make your voice heard, neither shall any word go out of your mouth, until the day I tell you to shout. Then you shall shout.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:20 - So the people shouted, and the trumpets were blown. As soon as the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the people shouted a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they captured the city.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:2 - and said to them, “You have kept all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you and have obeyed my voice in all that I have commanded you.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:24 - And the people said to Joshua, “The LORD our God we will serve, and his voice we will obey.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:2 - and you shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall break down their altars.’ But you have not obeyed my voice. What is this you have done?
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:4 - As soon as the angel of the LORD spoke these words to all the people of Israel, the people lifted up their voices and wept.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:20 - So the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he said, “Because this people have transgressed my covenant that I commanded their fathers and have not obeyed my voice,
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:11 - To the sound of musicians[fn] at the watering places,
there they repeat the righteous triumphs of the LORD,
the righteous triumphs of his villagers in Israel.
“Then down to the gates marched the people of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:10 - And I said to you, ‘I am the LORD your God; you shall not fear the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell.’ But you have not obeyed my voice.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:7 - When it was told to Jotham, he went and stood on top of Mount Gerizim and cried aloud and said to them, “Listen to me, you leaders of Shechem, that God may listen to you.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:9 - And God listened to the voice of Manoah, and the angel of God came again to the woman as she sat in the field. But Manoah her husband was not with her.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:3 - When they were by the house of Micah, they recognized the voice of the young Levite. And they turned aside and said to him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? What is your business here?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:25 - And the people of Dan said to him, “Do not let your voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall upon you, and you lose your life with the lives of your household.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:13 - Now therefore give up the men, the worthless fellows in Gibeah, that we may put them to death and purge evil from Israel.” But the Benjaminites would not listen to the voice of their brothers, the people of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:2 - And the people came to Bethel and sat there till evening before God, and they lifted up their voices and wept bitterly.
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:9 - The LORD grant that you may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband!” Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voices and wept.
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:14 - Then they lifted up their voices and wept again. And Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:13 - Hannah was speaking in her heart; only her lips moved, and her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli took her to be a drunken woman.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:25 - If someone sins against a man, God will mediate for him, but if someone sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to the voice of their father, for it was the will of the LORD to put them to death.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:5 - As soon as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel gave a mighty shout, so that the earth resounded.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:14 - When Eli heard the sound of the outcry, he said, “What is this uproar?” Then the man hurried and came and told Eli.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:15 - Now Eli was ninety-eight years old and his eyes were set so that he could not see.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:10 - As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to attack Israel. But the LORD thundered with a mighty sound that day against the Philistines and threw them into confusion, and they were defeated before Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:7 - And the LORD said to Samuel, “Obey the voice of the people in all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:9 - Now then, obey their voice; only you shall solemnly warn them and show them the ways of the king who shall reign over them.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:22 - And the LORD said to Samuel, “Obey their voice and make them a king.” Samuel then said to the men of Israel, “Go every man to his city.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:4 - When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul, they reported the matter in the ears of the people, and all the people wept aloud.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:1 - And Samuel said to all Israel, “Behold, I have obeyed your voice in all that you have said to me and have made a king over you.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:14 - If you will fear the LORD and serve him and obey his voice and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, and if both you and the king who reigns over you will follow the LORD your God, it will be well.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:15 - But if you will not obey the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then the hand of the LORD will be against you and your king.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:17 - Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call upon the LORD, that he may send thunder and rain. And you shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking for yourselves a king.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:18 - So Samuel called upon the LORD, and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day, and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:1 - And Samuel said to Saul, “The LORD sent me to anoint you king over his people Israel; now therefore listen to the words of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:14 - And Samuel said, “What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears and the lowing of the oxen that I hear?”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:19 - Why then did you not obey the voice of the LORD? Why did you pounce on the spoil and do what was evil in the sight of the LORD?”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:20 - And Saul said to Samuel, “I have obeyed the voice of the LORD. I have gone on the mission on which the LORD sent me. I have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and I have devoted the Amalekites to destruction.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:22 - And Samuel said,
“Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices,
as in obeying the voice of the LORD?
Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice,
and to listen than the fat of rams.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:24 - Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:6 - And Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan. Saul swore, “As the LORD lives, he shall not be put to death.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:16 - As soon as David had finished speaking these words to Saul, Saul said, “Is this your voice, my son David?” And Saul lifted up his voice and wept.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:35 - Then David received from her hand what she had brought him. And he said to her, “Go up in peace to your house. See, I have obeyed your voice, and I have granted your petition.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:17 - Saul recognized David’s voice and said, “Is this your voice, my son David?” And David said, “It is my voice, my lord, O king.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:12 - When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out with a loud voice. And the woman said to Saul, “Why have you deceived me? You are Saul.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:18 - Because you did not obey the voice of the LORD and did not carry out his fierce wrath against Amalek, therefore the LORD has done this thing to you this day.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:21 - And the woman came to Saul, and when she saw that he was terrified, she said to him, “Behold, your servant has obeyed you. I have taken my life in my hand and have listened to what you have said to me.

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