verb
apofthengomō
Strong’sG669
I speak out, declare
stem apoftheng-3 times in the New Testament3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
† ἀπο-φθέγγομαι,
[in LXX for נבא, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G669 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
speak one's opinion plainly, Refs 2nd c.AD+; utter an apophthegm, Refs 1st c.BC+: metaphorically of vessels when struck, ring, σαπρὸν ἀ.Refs 2nd c.AD+
II chant hymns, Refs
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| apofthengomōἀποφθέγγομαι | happening now · Ipresent middle or passive indicative 1st person singular | speaking | 1× |
| apofthengetaἀπεφθέγξατο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | addressed | 1× |
| apofthengorōἀποφθέγγεσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive | utterance | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apofthengomō1×ἀποφθέγγομαι | apofthengome | apofthengomē | apofthengomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apofthengosō | apofthengose | apofthengosē | apofthengoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apofthengotō | apofthengote | apofthengotē | apofthengotelē |
| we 1st person plural | apofthengonō | apofthengone | apofthengonē | apofthengonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apofthengovō | apofthengove | apofthengovē | apofthengovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apofthengolō | apofthengole | apofthengolē | apofthengolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apofthengemi | apofthengema |
| you 2nd person singular | apofthengesi | apofthengesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apofthengeti | apofthengeta1×ἀπεφθέγξατο |
| we 1st person plural | apofthengeni | apofthengena |
| ye 2nd person plural | apofthengevi | apofthengeva |
| they 3rd person plural | apofthengeli | apofthengela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apofthengomeiō | apofthengomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apofthengoseiō | apofthengoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apofthengoteiō | apofthengoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | apofthengoneiō | apofthengoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apofthengoveiō | apofthengoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apofthengoleiō | apofthengoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apofthengemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | apofthengeseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apofthengeteia |
| we 1st person plural | apofthengeneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apofthengeveia |
| they 3rd person plural | apofthengeleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apofthengosōr | apofthengosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apofthengotōr | apofthengotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apofthengovōr | apofthengovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apofthengolōr | apofthengolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apofthengesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apofthengetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | apofthengevar |
| they 3rd person plural | apofthengelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apofthengomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | apofthengosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apofthengotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | apofthengonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | apofthengovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | apofthengoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apofthengemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apofthengesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apofthengetoia |
| we 1st person plural | apofthengenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apofthengevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apofthengeloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | apofthengorō1×ἀποφθέγγεσθαι | apofthengorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | apofthengeri | apofthengera |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | apofthengorōntos | apofthengorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | apofthengerintos | apofthengerantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
apoftheng is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
apofthengomō“speaking”happening now · Ipresent middle or passive indicative 1st person singular1×
Acts 26:25… Fēstor, alla alētheiau kai sōfrosunau rēmeim apofthengomō.… insane, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and sobriety.
apofthengeta“addressed”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 2:14… hendeka eparata tan fōnan autou kai apofthengeta autoi; Androir Ioudaioir kai tois katoikarōntoir …… Eleven, lifted up his voice, and addressed the crowd: “Men of Judea and …
apofthengorō“utterance”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive1×
Acts 2:4“utterance”… heterai glōssai kathōs tem pneumem dōate apofthengorō autoi.… speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.