Greek · Strong's G5350
φθέγγομαι
phthengomaiftheng'-gom-ahee
to utter a clear sound, i.e. (generally) to proclaim
1890 spelling: phthéngomai
- φ500
- θ9
- ε5
- γ3
- γ3
- ο70
- μ40
- α1
- ι10
Isopsephy 641
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to utter a clear sound, i.e. (generally) to proclaim
Rendered in the KJV as
speak.
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- φθέγγεσθαι1
- φθεγγόμενοι1
- φθεγξάμενον1
How it is rendered · 3
- having spoken1
- speaking words1
- to speak1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- verb · aorist (simple past) deponent, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · neuter singular1
- verb · present middle deponent, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1
- verb · present deponent, infinitive (“to…”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-ANP-NSN · 1
- V-PDP-NPM · 1
- V-PNN · 1
All 3, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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2 Peter2 occurrences
- 2 Peter 2:16φθεγξάμενονphthegxamenonverb · aorist (simple past) deponent, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · neuter singularBut he was rebuked for his transgression by a donkey, otherwise without speech, that spoke with a man’s voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.here: having spoken
- 2 Peter 2:18φθεγγόμενοιphthengomenoiverb · present middle deponent, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralWith lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.here: speaking words