Strong G4487ῥῆμα
declaration
- Transliteration
- rhēma
- Pronunciation
- hray'-mah
- Morphology
- Greek Noun Neuter
Definition
From G4483; an utterance (individually collectively or specifically); by implication a matter or topic (especially of narration command or dispute); with a negative naught whatever: - + evil + nothing saying word.
Detailed definition
ῥῆμα, -τος, τό
[in LXX chiefly for דָּבָר, also for פֶּה, and Aram. פִּתְגָּם, etc.;]
1. prop., of that which is said or spoken,
__(a) a word: Mat.27:14, 2Co.12:4; pl., τὰ ῥ., of speech, discourse, Luk.7:1, Jhn.8:20, Act.2:14, Rom.10:18, 2Pe.3:2, al.;
__(b) opposite to ὄνομα (a single word), a saying, statement, word of prophecy, instruction or command (in cl., phrase): Mat.26:75, Mrk.9:32, Luk.1:38 2:50, Act.11:16, Rom.10:8, Heb.11:3; ῥ. θεοῦ (κυρίου), Luk.3:2, Act.11:16, Eph.6:17, Heb.6:5 11:3, 1Pe.1:25" (LXX); τὰ ῥ. τ. θεοῦ, Jhn.3:34 8:47; ῥ. ἀργόν, Mat.12:36;ῥ. ἄρρητα, 2Co.12:4.
2. Like Heb. דָּבָר (but perh. also a Gk. colloquialism, see Kennedy, Sources, 124; Thackeray, Gr., 41), of that which is the subject of speech, a thing, matter (Gen.15:1, Deu.17:8, al.): Luk.1:37 2:15, Act.10:37; pl., Luk.1:65 2:19, 51, Act.5:32 13:42
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[in LXX chiefly for דָּבָר, also for פֶּה, and Aram. פִּתְגָּם, etc.;]
1. prop., of that which is said or spoken,
__(a) a word: Mat.27:14, 2Co.12:4; pl., τὰ ῥ., of speech, discourse, Luk.7:1, Jhn.8:20, Act.2:14, Rom.10:18, 2Pe.3:2, al.;
__(b) opposite to ὄνομα (a single word), a saying, statement, word of prophecy, instruction or command (in cl., phrase): Mat.26:75, Mrk.9:32, Luk.1:38 2:50, Act.11:16, Rom.10:8, Heb.11:3; ῥ. θεοῦ (κυρίου), Luk.3:2, Act.11:16, Eph.6:17, Heb.6:5 11:3, 1Pe.1:25" (LXX); τὰ ῥ. τ. θεοῦ, Jhn.3:34 8:47; ῥ. ἀργόν, Mat.12:36;ῥ. ἄρρητα, 2Co.12:4.
2. Like Heb. דָּבָר (but perh. also a Gk. colloquialism, see Kennedy, Sources, 124; Thackeray, Gr., 41), of that which is the subject of speech, a thing, matter (Gen.15:1, Deu.17:8, al.): Luk.1:37 2:15, Act.10:37; pl., Luk.1:65 2:19, 51, Act.5:32 13:42
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In the Bible
Strong G4487 appears in 67 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- word54
- saying5
- say3
- thing3
- of1
- the1
First verses
- Matthew 4:4But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
- Matthew 5:11Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
- Matthew 12:36But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
- Matthew 18:16But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
- Matthew 26:75And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.
- Matthew 27:14And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.
- Mark 9:32But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.
- Mark 14:72And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.
- Luke 1:37For with God nothing shall be impossible.
- Luke 1:38And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
- Luke 1:65And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judea.
- Luke 2:15And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
- Luke 2:17And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.
- Luke 2:19But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
- Luke 2:29Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:
- Luke 2:50And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.
- Luke 2:51And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
- Luke 3:2Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
- Luke 4:4And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
- Luke 5:5And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ῥῆμα, ατος, τό,
(ἐρῶ) that which is said or spoken, word, saying, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th c.BC: Archilochus Lyricus 50, 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 1152, 4th-5th c.BC: Simonides Lyricus 37.14, 92)] (where perhaps it ={ῥήτρα}[Refs 5th c.BC+ (11.2), 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus (see. below), etc.; in Prose first in 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus (assuming variant), ὁ νόος τοῦ ῥ. 7.162; τὰ λεγόμενά τινων [ῥήματα] 8.83)]; τοῦ Πιττακοῦ.. περιεφέρετο τοῦτο τὸ ῥ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 343b)]; τὸ δόγμα τε καὶ ῥ. [Refs ([prev. author] “R.” 464a)]; opposed to ἔργματα, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 4.6)]; opposed to ἔργον, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.111)]; opposed to τὸ ἀληθές, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 102b: proverbial, ῥήματα ἀντ᾽ ἀλφίτων)] 'fine words butter no parsnips', cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (10th c.AD: Suidas Legal icographus; ῥήματα πλέκων 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 4.94)]; ῥήματα θηρεύειν catch at one's words, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.9)]; ῥ. ἱπποβάμονα, ῥ. μυριάμφορον, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 821, “Pax” 521)]; ῥήματος ἐχόμενον depending on the word, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 656c)]; τῷ ῥ. τῷ τόδε προσχρώμενοι the word τόδε, [Refs ([prev. author] “Ti.” 49e)]; τῷ ῥ. λέγειν, εἰπεῖν, say in so many words, [Refs ([prev. author] “R.” 340d, “Grg.” 450e, compare “Tht.” 166d)]; κατὰ ῥῆμα ἀπαγγεῖλαι word for word, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 2.122.)]
2 phrase, opposed to ὄνομα (a single word), [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cratylus” 399b, 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.72; λέγοντες ἐν μύθοις τε καὶ ἐν ῥήμασιν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 840c.)]
2.b verse, line, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 1379, compare 97.)]
3 subject of speech, matter, Hebraism in [LXX+NT (LXX and NT, LXX.Gen.15.1, 22.1, LXX.Deu.2.7, NT.Luke.1.37, 65, 2.15; compare ῥητός IV. 2.)]
II Grammars, verb, opposed to ὄνομα (noun), [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sophista” 262af, “Cra.” 425a, +others, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Poetica” 1457a14, 2nd c.BC: Diogenes Babylonius Stoicus 3.213)]:— from the fact that a Verb usually forms the predicate [Refs 4th c.BC+ ((4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Interpretatione” 16b6), ῥῆμα)] is applied to an adjective when used as a predicate, [Refs ([prev. work] 16a13, 20b1.)]
(ἐρῶ) that which is said or spoken, word, saying, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th c.BC: Archilochus Lyricus 50, 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 1152, 4th-5th c.BC: Simonides Lyricus 37.14, 92)] (where perhaps it ={ῥήτρα}[Refs 5th c.BC+ (11.2), 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus (see. below), etc.; in Prose first in 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus (assuming variant), ὁ νόος τοῦ ῥ. 7.162; τὰ λεγόμενά τινων [ῥήματα] 8.83)]; τοῦ Πιττακοῦ.. περιεφέρετο τοῦτο τὸ ῥ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 343b)]; τὸ δόγμα τε καὶ ῥ. [Refs ([prev. author] “R.” 464a)]; opposed to ἔργματα, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 4.6)]; opposed to ἔργον, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.111)]; opposed to τὸ ἀληθές, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 102b: proverbial, ῥήματα ἀντ᾽ ἀλφίτων)] 'fine words butter no parsnips', cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (10th c.AD: Suidas Legal icographus; ῥήματα πλέκων 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 4.94)]; ῥήματα θηρεύειν catch at one's words, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.9)]; ῥ. ἱπποβάμονα, ῥ. μυριάμφορον, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 821, “Pax” 521)]; ῥήματος ἐχόμενον depending on the word, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 656c)]; τῷ ῥ. τῷ τόδε προσχρώμενοι the word τόδε, [Refs ([prev. author] “Ti.” 49e)]; τῷ ῥ. λέγειν, εἰπεῖν, say in so many words, [Refs ([prev. author] “R.” 340d, “Grg.” 450e, compare “Tht.” 166d)]; κατὰ ῥῆμα ἀπαγγεῖλαι word for word, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 2.122.)]
2 phrase, opposed to ὄνομα (a single word), [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cratylus” 399b, 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.72; λέγοντες ἐν μύθοις τε καὶ ἐν ῥήμασιν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 840c.)]
2.b verse, line, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 1379, compare 97.)]
3 subject of speech, matter, Hebraism in [LXX+NT (LXX and NT, LXX.Gen.15.1, 22.1, LXX.Deu.2.7, NT.Luke.1.37, 65, 2.15; compare ῥητός IV. 2.)]
II Grammars, verb, opposed to ὄνομα (noun), [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sophista” 262af, “Cra.” 425a, +others, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Poetica” 1457a14, 2nd c.BC: Diogenes Babylonius Stoicus 3.213)]:— from the fact that a Verb usually forms the predicate [Refs 4th c.BC+ ((4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Interpretatione” 16b6), ῥῆμα)] is applied to an adjective when used as a predicate, [Refs ([prev. work] 16a13, 20b1.)]