G5456 φωνή (phōnḗ) — voice/sound

Lexical Definition

Strong's Greek G5456

a tone (articulate, bestial or artificial); by implication, an address (for any purpose), saying or language

KJV usage: :--noise, sound, voice.

Etymology: probably akin to through the idea of disclosure;

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

a sound, Mt. 24:31; Jn. 3:8; Rev. 4:5; 8:5; a cry, Mt. 2:18; an articulate sound, voice, Mt. 3:3, 17; 17:5; 27:46, 50; voice, speech, discourse, Jn. 10:16, 27; Acts 7:31; 12:22; 13:27; Heb. 3:7, 15; tone of address, Gal. 4:20; language, tongue, dialect, 1 Cor. 14:10

Key Appearances in the New Testament

Matthew 2:18 Matthew 3:3 Matthew 3:17 Matthew 12:19 Matthew 17:5 Matthew 27:46 Matthew 27:50 Mark 1:3 Mark 1:11 Mark 1:26 Mark 5:7 Mark 9:7 Mark 15:34 Mark 15:37 Luke 1:44 + 113 more →

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