verb
epifōnamō
Strong’sG2019
I call out, shout
stem epifōn-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 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.
** ἐπι-φωνέω, -ῶ
[in LXX: I Es 9:47 AR, II Mac 1:23, III Mac 7:13 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2019 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
mention by name, tell of, ἐπιφωνεῖν..ἱερὰν θήκην Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, Refs
b add a title, Refs 1st c.AD+
2 say with respect to, τινὶ ἐπιφώνημα Refs 1st c.BC+; apply a phrase to, τινι Refs 2nd c.AD+: frequently of quoted sayings, ἐ. τὸ τραγικόν κτλ. Refs 1st c.AD+
3 call out, proclaim, exclaim, ἐ. ὡς εὖ ἡμῖν βεβίωται NT+4th c.BC+; ἐ. τινὶ καλῶς λέγεινRefs 1st c.BC+; τῷ παρὰ δεῖπνον ἀκράτῳ προσδιδομένῳ τὸν Ἀγαθὸν ἐπιφωνοῦσι Δαίμονα Philonid.middle cited in Refs 2nd c.AD+ —passive, τὸ τοῖς γαμοῦσιν -φωνούμενον ταλασίῳ Refs 1st c.AD+
4 respond, in ritual, LXX
5 subjoin, add as a finishing touch, Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive,Refs 2nd c.AD+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| epifōnateἐπεφώνει | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | shouting | 1× |
| epifōnaleἐπεφώνουν | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | shouting | 3× |
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, 4 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epifōnamō | epifōname | epifōnami | epifōnama | epifōnamē | epifōnamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epifōnasō | epifōnase | epifōnasi | epifōnasa | epifōnasē | epifōnaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epifōnatō | epifōnate1×ἐπεφώνει | epifōnati | epifōnata | epifōnatē | epifōnatelē |
| we 1st person plural | epifōnanō | epifōnane | epifōnani | epifōnana | epifōnanē | epifōnanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epifōnavō | epifōnave | epifōnavi | epifōnava | epifōnavē | epifōnavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epifōnalō | epifōnale3×ἐπεφώνουν | epifōnali | epifōnala | epifōnalē | epifōnalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epifōnameiō | epifōnameia | epifōnameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epifōnaseiō | epifōnaseia | epifōnaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epifōnateiō | epifōnateia | epifōnateiē |
| we 1st person plural | epifōnaneiō | epifōnaneia | epifōnaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epifōnaveiō | epifōnaveia | epifōnaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epifōnaleiō | epifōnaleia | epifōnaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epifōnasōr | epifōnasar | epifōnasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epifōnatōr | epifōnatar | epifōnatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epifōnavōr | epifōnavar | epifōnavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epifōnalōr | epifōnalar | epifōnalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epifōnamoiō | epifōnamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epifōnasoiō | epifōnasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epifōnatoiō | epifōnatoia |
| we 1st person plural | epifōnanoiō | epifōnanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epifōnavoiō | epifōnavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epifōnaloiō | epifōnaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epifōnarō | epifōnari | epifōnara | epifōnarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epifōnarōntos | epifōnarintos | epifōnarantos | epifōnarēntos |
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
epifōn 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.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
epifōnate“shouting”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 12:22“shouting”tos de dēmos epifōnate; Theou fōnas kai ouk anthrōpou.And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”
epifōnale“shouting”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural3×
Luke 23:21tois de epifōnale legarōntois; Staurasōr staurasōr auton.but they kept shouting, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!”
Acts 21:34allosois de allosem tinem epifōnale en to ochlo; mē dunorōntou de …Some in the crowd were shouting one thing, and some another. And …
Acts 22:24“shouting”… hina epignōskateia dia han aitian houtōs epifōnale auto.… and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him.