φθέγγομαι
phthengomai · speak, utter
Greek word · Strong’s number G5350 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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phthengomai (φθέγγομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “speak, utter”.
Words.
How to say it
phthen·go·mai
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
- To give voice to words or sounds.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- speak ×1
- speaking ×1
- uttering ×1
Related words
Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Acts 4:18
And calling them, they ordered them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.
- 2 Peter 2:16
but he received a rebuke for his own transgression: a mute beast of burden speaking with a human voice restrained the madness of the prophet.
- 2 Peter 2:18
For uttering swelling words of futility, they entice with desires of the flesh, with debaucheries, those who are barely escaping from those who live in error,