φωνή
Transliteration
phōnē (Key)
Pronunciation
fo-nay'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably akin to φαίνω (G5316) through the idea of disclosure
mGNT
139x in 10 unique form(s) TR
141x in 12 unique form(s) LXX
515x in 11 unique form(s)
φωναὶ — 6x
φωναῖς — 1x
φωνὰς — 2x
φωνάς — 1x
Φωνὴ — 3x
φωνὴ — 28x
φωνῇ — 32x
φωνὴν — 40x
φωνήν — 2x
φωνὴς — 1x
φωνῆς — 23x
φωνῶν — 2x
φωναὶ — 6x
φωνὰς — 1x
φωνάς — 1x
φωναῖς — 1x
φωνὴ — 33x
φωνῇ — 32x
φωνὴν — 38x
φωνήν — 2x
φωνῆς — 23x
φωνῶν — 2x
φωναὶ — 6x
φωναί — 1x
φωνὰς — 5x
φωνάς — 1x
φωνὴ — 107x
φωνή — 10x
φωνῇ — 60x
φωνὴν — 131x
φωνήν — 18x
φωνῆς — 175x
φωνῶν — 1x
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, ἡ (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); ἡ 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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References

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