STRONGS G5350:
φθέγγομαι; 1 aorist participle
φθεγξάμενος; (
φέγγος (but cf.
Vanicek, p. 1176),
ΦΑΩ); deponent middle; from
Homer down;
1. to give out a sound, noise, or cry; used by the Greeks of any sort of sound or voice, whether of man or animal or inanimate object — as of thunder, musical instruments, etc.; (
φθέγγεσθαι denotes sound in its relation to the hearer rather than to its cause; the
μέγα λαλῶν is a braggart, the
μέγα φθεγγόμενος. is a lofty orator;
Schmidt, Syn., chapter 1 § 53).
2. to proclaim; to speak, utter:
Acts 4:18;
ὑπέρογκα,
2 Peter 2:18 (
ἄδικα, Wis. 1:8);
ὑποζύγιον,
ἄφωνον ἐν ἀνθρωπίνῃ φωνή φθεγξάμενον,
2 Peter 2:16. (Compare:
ἀποφθέγγομαι.)
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