phōnē · voice, sound

What it means

phōnē (φωνή) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “voice, sound”.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Someone's voice, or a shout.
2. What is heard, like a trumpet or wind.
3. The language a people speaks.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Word study

Voice; sound, noise; also a language. Abbott-Smith: a voice; speech, language. Of the same family as φωνέω, “to call”.

• “A voice of one crying out in the wilderness” Mark 1:3
• A voice from heaven Mark 1:11
• “The sheep hear his voice” John 10:3
• “Crying out with a loud voice” Luke 23:46
• Sound, noise John 3:8Acts 2:6
• Languages 1 Corinthians 14:10

How we translate it

“Voice” 107 times, “voices” 10, “sound” 16, “languages” 1, “language” 1, “cry” 1… In Acts 9:7, “hearing the voice”, with a note that compares it with Acts 22:9.

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• voice ×107
• sound ×16
• voices ×10
• blasts ×1
• cry ×1
• language ×1
• languages ×1
• statement ×1
• tone ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×7
• Mark×7
• Luke×14
• John×15
• Acts×27
• 1 Corinthians×4
• Galatians×1
• 1 Thessalonians×1
• Hebrews×5
• 2 Peter×3
• Revelation×55

• Matthew 2:18

  “A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning: Rachel weeping for her children; and she would not be comforted, because they are no more.”

• Matthew 3:3

  For this is the one spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, when he says, “A voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.’”

• Matthew 3:17

  And look, a voice from the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

• Matthew 12:19

  He will not quarrel or cry out, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.

• Matthew 17:5

  While he was still speaking, look, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and look, a voice from the cloud was saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; listen to him.”

• Matthew 27:46

  And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

• Matthew 27:50

  And Jesus, crying out again with a loud voice, let go of his spirit.

• Mark 1:3

  a voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.’”

• Mark 1:11

  And a voice came from the heavens: “You are my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased.”

• Mark 1:26

  And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying out with a loud voice, came out of him.

• Mark 5:7

  and crying out with a loud voice, he says, “What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me!”

• Mark 9:7

  And a cloud came, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud: “This is my beloved Son; listen to him.”

• Mark 15:34

  And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

• Mark 15:37

  But Jesus, letting out a loud cry, breathed his last.

• Luke 1:44

  For look, when the sound of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in joy in my womb.

• Luke 3:4

  as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, “A voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

• Luke 3:22

  and the Holy Spirit came down in bodily form, like a dove, upon him, and a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased.”

• Luke 4:33

  And in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,

• Luke 8:28

  And when he saw Jesus, he cried out, fell down before him, and said with a loud voice, “What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me.”

• Luke 9:35

  And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, the Chosen One; listen to him.”

• Luke 9:36

  And when the voice had come, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen.

• Luke 11:27

  Now it happened, as he was saying these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to him, “Happy is the womb that carried you, and the breasts that you nursed at!”

• Luke 17:13

  And they raised their voice, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

• Luke 17:15

  And one of them, seeing that he had been healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice;

• Luke 19:37

  And as he was now drawing near, at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began rejoicing and praising God with a loud voice for all the miracles that they had seen,

• Luke 23:23

  But they were insistent with loud voices, asking for him to be crucified; and their voices were prevailing.

• Luke 23:46

  And crying out with a loud voice, Jesus said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” And having said this, he breathed his last.

• John 1:23

  He said, “I am a voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”

• John 3:8

  The wind blows where it wants, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from and where it goes. So it is with everyone who has been born of the Spirit.”

• John 3:29

  The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom’s voice. So this joy of mine is complete.

• John 5:25

  Truly, truly, I tell you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.

• John 5:28

  Do not be amazed at this, for an hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs will hear his voice

• John 5:37

  And the Father who sent me, he has testified about me. You have never heard his voice nor seen his form,

• John 10:3

  To him the gatekeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

• John 10:4

  When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice.

• John 10:5

  But a stranger they will never follow; instead they will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.”

• John 10:16

  And I have other sheep that are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice, and they will become one flock, one shepherd.

• John 10:27

  My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me;

• John 11:43

  And having said these things, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”

• John 12:28

  Father, glorify your name.” So a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”

And 99 more times.