Strong G5455φωνέω
to call
- Transliteration
- phōneō
- Pronunciation
- fo-neh'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From G5456; to emit a sound (animal human or instrumental); by implication to address in words or by name also in imitation: - call (for) crow cry.
Detailed definition
φωνέω, -ῶ
(φωνή), [in LXX for קָרָא (Jer.17:11, al.), etc.;]
I. Intrans.
1. Of persons, to call out, cry out, speak aloud: Luk.8:8; φωνῇ μεγάλῃ, Mrk.1:26, Act.16:28; ἐφώνησε (φωνῇ μεγάλῇ) λέγων, Luk.8:54, Rev.14:18; φωνήσαντες ἐπύθοντο, Act.10:18.
2. Of the cries of animals (rarely in cl.; Isa.38:14, Je, l.with): of a cock, to crow, Mat.26:34, Mrk.14:30, Luk.22:3, Jhn.13:38 18:27.
II. Trans. (in cl. chiefly poët.), with accusative of person(s), to call, summon, invite: Mat.20:32 27:47, Mrk.9:35 10:49 15:35, Luk.14:12 16:2 19:15, Jhn.1:49 2:9 4:16 10:3 11:28 12:17 18:33, Act.9:41 10:7; to address, call by name (Soph.), Jhn.13:13 (cf. ἀνα-, ἐπι-, προσ-, συν-φωνέω).†
(AS)
(φωνή), [in LXX for קָרָא (Jer.17:11, al.), etc.;]
I. Intrans.
1. Of persons, to call out, cry out, speak aloud: Luk.8:8; φωνῇ μεγάλῃ, Mrk.1:26, Act.16:28; ἐφώνησε (φωνῇ μεγάλῇ) λέγων, Luk.8:54, Rev.14:18; φωνήσαντες ἐπύθοντο, Act.10:18.
2. Of the cries of animals (rarely in cl.; Isa.38:14, Je, l.with): of a cock, to crow, Mat.26:34, Mrk.14:30, Luk.22:3, Jhn.13:38 18:27.
II. Trans. (in cl. chiefly poët.), with accusative of person(s), to call, summon, invite: Mat.20:32 27:47, Mrk.9:35 10:49 15:35, Luk.14:12 16:2 19:15, Jhn.1:49 2:9 4:16 10:3 11:28 12:17 18:33, Act.9:41 10:7; to address, call by name (Soph.), Jhn.13:13 (cf. ἀνα-, ἐπι-, προσ-, συν-φωνέω).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G5455 appears in 38 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- call20
- crow7
- crew5
- cry5
- calleth4
- shall2
First verses
- Matthew 20:32And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?
- Matthew 26:34Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
- Matthew 26:74Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.
- 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 27:47Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.
- Mark 3:31There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.
- Mark 9:35And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.
- Mark 10:49And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.
- Mark 14:30And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.
- Mark 14:68But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew.
- 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.
- Mark 15:35And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.
- Luke 8:8And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
- Luke 8:54And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.
- Luke 14:12Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
- Luke 16:2And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.
- Luke 16:24And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
- Luke 19:15And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.
- Luke 22:34And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.
- Luke 22:60And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew.
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Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
φων-έω,
(φωνή) produce a sound or tone:
I properly of men, speak loud or clearly, or simply, speak, give utterance, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus only in)]aorist (present and imperfect only in compounds); ὣς ἄρα φωνήσας ἀπέβη [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 6.116, compare 11.531, +others; ἔπος φάτο φώνησέν τε 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 4.370; φωνήσας προσέφη 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 14.41)]; καί μιν φωνήσας ἔπεα πτερόεντα προσηύδα addressed him with a loud voice in winged words, [Refs (1.201, compare 4.284, +others)]; φωνοῦντος ἢ ἠχοῦντος ἢ ψοφοῦντος [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Epistulae” 1p.13U.)]; followed by the words spoken, φώνησε (φώνασε codices) δ᾽, εὕδεις, βασιλεῦ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 13.67; χρυσοῖς δὲ φωνεῖ γράμμασιν, πρήσω πόλιν 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 434, compare “Ag.” 1334 (_anapaest meter_))]; οἱ βουλευταὶ ἐφώνησαν.. the Senators exclaimed.., [Refs 4th c.AD+ (POxy. 2110.6 (4th c.AD))]; “βέκος φ. utter the word βέκος, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.2: with _accusative_ _cognate_, ὄπα φωνησάσης)] having made her voice sound, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 24.535; φ. φάτιν 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 329: with _neuter_)] adjective, φ. μέγιστον ἀνθρώπων to have the loudest voice, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.141, 7.117; ὄρθιον φ. 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 10.76; ἄλλο τι φ. 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 1063 (_anapaest meter_); τάδε φ. [prev. author] “Ch.” 314 (_anapaest meter_); μέγα φ. [prev. author] “Eu.” 936 (_anapaest meter_), 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 574; ἄπυστα φ. [prev. author] “OC” 489; ὅσια φ. [prev. author] “Ph.” 662)]; δεινὸν φ.[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 1225; εὔφημα [prev. author] “Aj.” 362, 591, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Taurica” 687, etc.; μηδεὶς ἔπος φωνείτω “IG” 22.1368.108; τὸν ῥηϊδίως φωνεῦντα πᾶν ἔπος 4th c.BC: Anaxarchus Philosophus 1)]: absolutely, cry aloud, as in joy, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 202)]; of a singer, ἀοιδὸς.. αἰόλα φωνέων [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 16.44:)] —passive, τὰ φωνηθέντα sounds or words uttered, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sophista” 262c, “Ti.” 72a, compare 3rd c.AD: Longinus Rhetor 39.4.)]
I.2 of animals, utter their cries, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 578a32)]; of birds,[Refs ([prev. work] 593a14)]; [τὰ σελάχη] φωνεῖν οὐκ ὀρθῶς ἔχει φάναι, ψοφεῖν δέ[LXX ([prev. work] 535b25; ἐφώνησε πέρδιξ LXX.Jer.17.11)]; of the cock, crow, [NT (NT.Matt.26.34, +others)]
I.3 as law-term, affirm, testify in court, [Refs (“Leg.Gort.” 1.18, +others (written πωνίω).)]
I.4 of a musical instrument, sound, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 146 (Lyric poetry))]; of sounds, ἡδὺ φωνεῖν sound sweetly, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.1021b)]; but βροντὴ φ. it has a voice, is significant, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Apologia Socratis” 12.)]
I.5 ἄφωνα καὶ φωνοῦντα consonants and vowels, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 578 codices 5th c.AD: Stobaeus, Joannes (perhaps ἄφωνα φωνήεντα).)]
II with accusative person, call by name, call, Αἴαντα φωνῶ I call 'Ajax' [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 73, compare “Ph.” 229, NT.Matt.27.47, etc.)]; call by a name, ὑμεῖς φωνεῖτέ με ὁ διδάσκαλος [NT (NT.John.13.13)]:—passive, to be called, τὰ ἀρχαῖα ἐκπώματα κισσύβια φωνέεται [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Nicander Epicus “fragment” 1.)]
II.2 φ. τινα with infinitive, command, σὲ φωνῶ νεκρὸν.. μὴ συγκομίζειν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 1047.)]
II.3 invite, τοὺς φίλους [NT (NT.Luke.14.12.)]
II.4 with dative person, call to, cry to, Ζεῦ ἄνα, σοὶ φωνῶ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1485 (Lyric poetry), compare “OT” 1121; ἕρποντι φωνεῖς [prev. author] “Aj.” 543.)]
III with accusative of things, speak or tell of, προσβολὰς Ἐρινύων [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 283)]; ὁδοῦ τέλος.. οἷον οὐδὲ φωνῆσαί τινι ἔξεσθ᾽ tell to any one, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1402)]; φ. τὸ Ἐπιχάρμειον recite it, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Axiochus” 366c.)]
(φωνή) produce a sound or tone:
I properly of men, speak loud or clearly, or simply, speak, give utterance, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus only in)]aorist (present and imperfect only in compounds); ὣς ἄρα φωνήσας ἀπέβη [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 6.116, compare 11.531, +others; ἔπος φάτο φώνησέν τε 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 4.370; φωνήσας προσέφη 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 14.41)]; καί μιν φωνήσας ἔπεα πτερόεντα προσηύδα addressed him with a loud voice in winged words, [Refs (1.201, compare 4.284, +others)]; φωνοῦντος ἢ ἠχοῦντος ἢ ψοφοῦντος [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Epistulae” 1p.13U.)]; followed by the words spoken, φώνησε (φώνασε codices) δ᾽, εὕδεις, βασιλεῦ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 13.67; χρυσοῖς δὲ φωνεῖ γράμμασιν, πρήσω πόλιν 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 434, compare “Ag.” 1334 (_anapaest meter_))]; οἱ βουλευταὶ ἐφώνησαν.. the Senators exclaimed.., [Refs 4th c.AD+ (POxy. 2110.6 (4th c.AD))]; “βέκος φ. utter the word βέκος, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.2: with _accusative_ _cognate_, ὄπα φωνησάσης)] having made her voice sound, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 24.535; φ. φάτιν 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 329: with _neuter_)] adjective, φ. μέγιστον ἀνθρώπων to have the loudest voice, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.141, 7.117; ὄρθιον φ. 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 10.76; ἄλλο τι φ. 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 1063 (_anapaest meter_); τάδε φ. [prev. author] “Ch.” 314 (_anapaest meter_); μέγα φ. [prev. author] “Eu.” 936 (_anapaest meter_), 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 574; ἄπυστα φ. [prev. author] “OC” 489; ὅσια φ. [prev. author] “Ph.” 662)]; δεινὸν φ.[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 1225; εὔφημα [prev. author] “Aj.” 362, 591, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Taurica” 687, etc.; μηδεὶς ἔπος φωνείτω “IG” 22.1368.108; τὸν ῥηϊδίως φωνεῦντα πᾶν ἔπος 4th c.BC: Anaxarchus Philosophus 1)]: absolutely, cry aloud, as in joy, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 202)]; of a singer, ἀοιδὸς.. αἰόλα φωνέων [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 16.44:)] —passive, τὰ φωνηθέντα sounds or words uttered, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sophista” 262c, “Ti.” 72a, compare 3rd c.AD: Longinus Rhetor 39.4.)]
I.2 of animals, utter their cries, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 578a32)]; of birds,[Refs ([prev. work] 593a14)]; [τὰ σελάχη] φωνεῖν οὐκ ὀρθῶς ἔχει φάναι, ψοφεῖν δέ[LXX ([prev. work] 535b25; ἐφώνησε πέρδιξ LXX.Jer.17.11)]; of the cock, crow, [NT (NT.Matt.26.34, +others)]
I.3 as law-term, affirm, testify in court, [Refs (“Leg.Gort.” 1.18, +others (written πωνίω).)]
I.4 of a musical instrument, sound, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 146 (Lyric poetry))]; of sounds, ἡδὺ φωνεῖν sound sweetly, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.1021b)]; but βροντὴ φ. it has a voice, is significant, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Apologia Socratis” 12.)]
I.5 ἄφωνα καὶ φωνοῦντα consonants and vowels, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 578 codices 5th c.AD: Stobaeus, Joannes (perhaps ἄφωνα φωνήεντα).)]
II with accusative person, call by name, call, Αἴαντα φωνῶ I call 'Ajax' [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 73, compare “Ph.” 229, NT.Matt.27.47, etc.)]; call by a name, ὑμεῖς φωνεῖτέ με ὁ διδάσκαλος [NT (NT.John.13.13)]:—passive, to be called, τὰ ἀρχαῖα ἐκπώματα κισσύβια φωνέεται [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Nicander Epicus “fragment” 1.)]
II.2 φ. τινα with infinitive, command, σὲ φωνῶ νεκρὸν.. μὴ συγκομίζειν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 1047.)]
II.3 invite, τοὺς φίλους [NT (NT.Luke.14.12.)]
II.4 with dative person, call to, cry to, Ζεῦ ἄνα, σοὶ φωνῶ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1485 (Lyric poetry), compare “OT” 1121; ἕρποντι φωνεῖς [prev. author] “Aj.” 543.)]
III with accusative of things, speak or tell of, προσβολὰς Ἐρινύων [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 283)]; ὁδοῦ τέλος.. οἷον οὐδὲ φωνῆσαί τινι ἔξεσθ᾽ tell to any one, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1402)]; φ. τὸ Ἐπιχάρμειον recite it, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Axiochus” 366c.)]