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verb

fōnamō

Greekφωνέω (fōneō)

Strong’sG5455

I crow, shout, summon

stem fōn-43 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books16 forms occur

Translated as

called15×crowedcrowscalled outcallingcallcrowcalling outcallscried outinvitesummoned

What it means

φωνέω, -ῶ

(< φωνή), [in LXX for קרא (Je 17:11, al.), etc.;]

I. Intrans.
1. Of persons, to call out, cry out, speak aloud: Lk 8:8; φωνῇ μεγάλῃ, Mk 1:26, Ac 16:28; ἐφώνησε (φωνῇ μεγάλῇ) λέγων, Lk 8:54, Re 14:18; φωνήσαντες ἐπύθοντο, Ac 10:18.
2. Of the cries of animals (rarely in cl.; Is 38:14, Je, l.c.): of a cock, to crow, Mt 263, Mk 14, Lk 223, Jo 13:38 18:27.
II. Trans. (in cl. chiefly poët.), c. acc. pers., to call, summon, invite: Mt 20:32 27:47, Mk 9:35 10:49 15:35, Lk 14:12 16:2 19:15, Jo 1:49 2:9 4:16 10:3 11:28 12:17 18:33, Ac 9:41 10:7; to address, call by name (Soph.), Jo 13:13 (cf. ἀνα-, ἐπι-, προσ-, συν-φωνέω).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G5455 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidfo-neh'-o

to emit a sound (animal, human or instrumental); by implication, to address in words or by name, also in imitation

Fromfrom G5456;

King Jamescall (for), crow, cry.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
fōnatōφωνεῖhappening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singularcalling
fōnavōφωνεῖτέhappening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person pluralcall
fōnalōφωνοῦσιhappening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person pluralcalled
fōnateἐφώνειwas happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singularcalled out
fōnatiφωνήσειwill happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singularcrow
fōnataἐφώνησενhappened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singularcalled13×
fōnalaἐφώνησανhappened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person pluralcalled
fōnateiaφωνήσῃhappened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singularcrow
fōnasōrφώνειhappening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singularinvite
fōnasarφώνησονhappened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singularcall
fōnavarΦωνήσατεhappened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person pluralcall
fōnaraφωνῆσαιhappened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitivecrows
fōniraφωνηθῆναιhappened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitivecalled
fōnaratosφωνήσαςhappened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculinecalled
fōnaratemφωνῆσανhappened · subjectaorist active participle direct singular neutercried out
fōnaratoisφωνήσαντεςhappened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculinecalled out

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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 25 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularfōnamōfōnamefōnamifōnamafōnamēfōnamelē
you 2nd person singularfōnasōfōnasefōnasifōnasafōnasēfōnaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularfōnatōφωνεῖfōnateἐφώνειfōnatiφωνήσειfōnata13×ἐφώνησενfōnatēfōnatelē
we 1st person pluralfōnanōfōnanefōnanifōnanafōnanēfōnanelē
ye 2nd person pluralfōnavōφωνεῖτέfōnavefōnavifōnavafōnavēfōnavelē
they 3rd person pluralfōnalōφωνοῦσιfōnalefōnalifōnalaἐφώνησανfōnalēfōnalelē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularfōnimōfōnimefōnimifōnimafōnimēfōnimelē
you 2nd person singularfōnisōfōnisefōnisifōnisafōnisēfōniselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularfōnitōfōnitefōnitifōnitafōnitēfōnitelē
we 1st person pluralfōninōfōninefōninifōninafōninēfōninelē
ye 2nd person pluralfōnivōfōnivefōnivifōnivafōnivēfōnivelē
they 3rd person pluralfōnilōfōnilefōnilifōnilafōnilēfōnilelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularfōnameiōfōnameiafōnameiē
you 2nd person singularfōnaseiōfōnaseiafōnaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularfōnateiōfōnateiaφωνήσῃfōnateiē
we 1st person pluralfōnaneiōfōnaneiafōnaneiē
ye 2nd person pluralfōnaveiōfōnaveiafōnaveiē
they 3rd person pluralfōnaleiōfōnaleiafōnaleiē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularfōnimeiōfōnimeiafōnimeiē
you 2nd person singularfōniseiōfōniseiafōniseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularfōniteiōfōniteiafōniteiē
we 1st person pluralfōnineiōfōnineiafōnineiē
ye 2nd person pluralfōniveiōfōniveiafōniveiē
they 3rd person pluralfōnileiōfōnileiafōnileiē
Commands — imperative mood, 3 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularfōnasōrφώνειfōnasarφώνησονfōnasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularfōnatōrfōnatarfōnatēr
ye 2nd person pluralfōnavōrfōnavarΦωνήσατεfōnavēr
they 3rd person pluralfōnalōrfōnalarfōnalēr

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularfōnisōrfōnisarfōnisēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularfōnitōrfōnitarfōnitēr
ye 2nd person pluralfōnivōrfōnivarfōnivēr
they 3rd person pluralfōnilōrfōnilarfōnilēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularfōnamoiōfōnamoia
you 2nd person singularfōnasoiōfōnasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularfōnatoiōfōnatoia
we 1st person pluralfōnanoiōfōnanoia
ye 2nd person pluralfōnavoiōfōnavoia
they 3rd person pluralfōnaloiōfōnaloia

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularfōnimoiōfōnimoia
you 2nd person singularfōnisoiōfōnisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularfōnitoiōfōnitoia
we 1st person pluralfōninoiōfōninoia
ye 2nd person pluralfōnivoiōfōnivoia
they 3rd person pluralfōniloiōfōniloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, 7 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicefōnarōfōnarifōnaraφωνῆσαιfōnarē
acted on passive voicefōnirōfōnirifōniraφωνηθῆναιfōnirē
Used as an adjective — participle, 7 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicefōnarōtosfōnaritosfōnaratosφωνήσαςfōnarētos
acted on passive voicefōnirōtosfōniritosfōniratosfōnirētos

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
fōnstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvlwho person+eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+tthen it declines+ogender+sits job in the sentence case

fōn 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

Words built on the same stem

fōnas — φωνή, a sound, noise, voice

Where it appears

43 occurrences, every one of them listed

fōnatō“calling”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular

Matthew 27:47“calling”tinois de toiu ekei histanarētoiu akouaratois legale hoti Ēliaon fōnatō houtos.When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He is calling Elijah.”

Mark 10:49“calling”kai histanaratos tos Iēsus legata; Fōnavar auton. kai fōnalō ton tuflon legarōtois auto; Tharsasōr, egeirasōr, fōnatō sin.Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called the blind man. “Take courage!” they said. “Get up! He is calling for you.”

Mark 15:35“calling”kai tinois toiu paristanarētoiu akouaratois legale; Ide Ēliaon fōnatō.When some of those standing nearby heard this, they said, “Behold, He is calling Elijah.”

John 2:9“called”hōs de geueta tos architriklinos tem hudōrem oinon ginirētem, kai ouk oidatelē pothen atō, tois de diakonois oidalelē tois antlarētois tem hudōrem, fōnatō ton numfion tos architriklinosand the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not know where it was from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside

John 10:3“calls”houto tos thurōros anoigatō, kai teim probateim tau fōnau autou akouatō kai teim idieim probateim fōnatō kata onomem kai exagatō auteim.The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

John 11:28“calling”Kai houtem legaratas aperchata kai fōnata Mariam tan adelfan autau lathra legaratas; Tos didaskalos pareiatō kai fōnatō sin.After Martha had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside to tell her, “The Teacher is here and is asking for you.”

fōnavō“call”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural

John 13:13“call”vis fōnavō min Tos didaskalos kai Tos kurios, kai kalōs legavō, amō gar.You call Me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, because I am.

fōnalō“called”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural

Mark 10:49“called”kai histanaratos tos Iēsus legata; Fōnavar auton. kai fōnalō ton tuflon legarōtois auto; Tharsasōr, egeirasōr, fōnatō sin.Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called the blind man. “Take courage!” they said. “Get up! He is calling for you.”

fōnate“called out”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular

Luke 8:8“called out”kai heterem piptata eis tan gēan tan agathan, kai fuiratem poiata karpon hekatontaplasiōnon. houteim legarōtos fōnate; Tos echarōtos oueim akouarō akouatōr.Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop — a hundredfold.” As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

fōnati“crow”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular

Luke 22:34“crow”tos de legata; Legamō si, Petror, ouk fōnati sēmeron alektōros heōs tris min aparneseia oidarē.But Jesus replied, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me.”

fōnata“called”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular13×

Matthew 20:32“called”kai histanaratos tos Iēsus fōnata autoin kai legata; Tinem thelavō poiameia vi?Jesus stopped and called them. “What do you want Me to do for you?” He asked.

Matthew 26:74“crowed”tote archeta katathematizarō kai omnuarō hoti Ouk oidamē ton anthrōpon. kai eutheōs alektōros fōnata;At that he began to curse and swear to them, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed.

Mark 9:35“called”kai kathizaratos fōnata toin dōdeka kai legatō autoi; Ei tinos thelatō prōtos arō eti pantoiu eschatos kai pantoiu diakonos.Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all.”

Mark 14:68“crowed”tos de arneta legarōtos; Oute oidamē oute epistemō sis tinem legasō, kai exerchata exō eis tem proauliem kai alektōros fōnata.But he denied it. “I do not know or even understand what you are talking about,” he said. Then he went out to the gateway, and the rooster crowed.

Mark 14:72“crowed”kai euthuos ek deutereu alektōros fōnata; kai anamimnēskita tos Petros tem rēmem hōs legata auto tos Iēsus hoti Prin alektōron fōnara dis tris min aparnesi, kai epiballaratos klaiate.And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And he broke down and wept.

Luke 8:54“called”autos de krataratos tau cheirau autau fōnata legarōtos; Tar paidar, egeirasōr.But Jesus took her by the hand and called out, “Child, get up!”

Luke 22:60“crowed”legata de tos Petros; Anthrōpor, ouk oidamē hem legasō. kai parachrēma ēti lalarōtou autou fōnata alektōros.“Man, I do not know what you are talking about,” Peter replied. And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed.

John 11:28“called”Kai houtem legaratas aperchata kai fōnata Mariam tan adelfan autau lathra legaratas; Tos didaskalos pareiatō kai fōnatō sin.After Martha had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside to tell her, “The Teacher is here and is asking for you.”

John 12:17“called”marturate oun tos ochlos tos arōtos meta autou hote ton Lazaron fōnata ek teu mnēmeieu kai egeirata auton ek nekroiu.Meanwhile, many people who had been with Jesus when He called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to testify.

John 18:27“crowed”palin oun arneta Petros; kai eutheōs alektōros fōnata.Peter denied it once more, and immediately a rooster crowed.

John 18:33“summoned”Eiserchata oun palin eis tem praitōriem tos Pilatos kai fōnata ton Iēsun kai legata auto; Sis asō tos basilevos toiu Ioudaioiu?Pilate went back into the Praetorium, summoned Jesus, and asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”

Acts 16:28“called out”fōnata de fōna mega tos Paulos legarōtos; Mēdenem prassaseia siauto kakem, hapantois gar anō enthade.But Paul called out in a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself! We are all here!”

Revelation 14:18“called”kai allos angelos ek teu thusiastērieu, tos echarōtos exousian epi teu pureu, kai fōnata fōna mega to echarōto tem drepanem tem oxuem legarōtos; Pempasar su tem drepanem tem oxuem kai trugasar toin botruoin tau ampelau tau gēau, hoti akmazala tais stafulais autau.Still another angel, with authority over the fire, came from the altar and called out in a loud voice to the angel with the sharp sickle, “Swing your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the vine of the earth, because its grapes are ripe.”

fōnala“called”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural

John 9:18“called”Ouk pisteuala oun tois Ioudaiois peri autou hoti ate tuflos kai anablepata, heōs hotinou fōnala toin gonevoin autou tou anableparatouThe Jews still did not believe that the man had been blind and had received his sight until they summoned his parents

John 9:24“called”Fōnala oun ton anthrōpon ek deutereu hos ate tuflos kai legala auto; Dōasar doxan to theo; nis oidanē hoti houtos tos anthrōpos hamartōlos atō.So a second time they called for the man who had been blind and said, “Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner.”

fōnateia“crow”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular

John 13:38“crow”apokrinetō Iēsus; Tan psuchan su huper mu tithasi? amēn amēn legamō si, ouk mē alektōros fōnateia heōs hou arnesi min tris.“Will you lay down your life for Me?” Jesus replied. “Truly, truly, I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.[’’]

fōnasōr“invite”happening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singular

Luke 14:12“invite”Legate de kai to kalarēto auton; Hotan poiaseiō aristem ē deipnem, mē fōnasōr toin filoin su mēde toin adelfoin su mēde toin sungenoin su mēde geitōnoin plousioin, mēpote kai autois antikalaleia sin kai gineteia antapodomem si.Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid.

fōnasar“call”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular

John 4:16“call”Legatō auta; Hupagasōr fōnasar ton anēron su kai erchasar enthade.Jesus told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.”

fōnavar“call”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural

Mark 10:49“call”kai histanaratos tos Iēsus legata; Fōnavar auton. kai fōnalō ton tuflon legarōtois auto; Tharsasōr, egeirasōr, fōnatō sin.Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called the blind man. “Take courage!” they said. “Get up! He is calling for you.”

fōnara“crows”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive

Matthew 26:34“crows”fēate auto tos Iēsus; Amēn legamō si hoti en houta ta nuxa prin alektōron fōnara tris aparnesi min.“Truly I tell you,” Jesus declared, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”

Matthew 26:75“crows”kai mimnēskita tos Petros teu rēmeu Iēsu legarētou hoti Prin alektōron fōnara tris aparnesi min, kai exercharatos exō klaiata pikrōs.Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken: “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly.

Mark 14:30“crows”kai legatō auto tos Iēsus; Amēn legamō si hoti sis sēmeron houta ta nuxa prin ē dis alektōron fōnara tris min aparnesi.“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.”

Mark 14:72“crows”kai euthuos ek deutereu alektōros fōnata; kai anamimnēskita tos Petros tem rēmem hōs legata auto tos Iēsus hoti Prin alektōron fōnara dis tris min aparnesi, kai epiballaratos klaiate.And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And he broke down and wept.

Luke 22:61“crows”kai strefiratos tos kurios emblepata to Petro, kai hupomimnēskita tos Petros teu logou tou kuriou hōs legata auto hoti Prin alektōron fōnara sēmeron aparnesi min tris.And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word that the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.”

John 1:48“called”legatō auto Nathanaēl; Pothen min gnōskasō? apokrinita Iēsus kai legata auto; Pro teu sin Filippon fōnara arōton hupo tan sukan horama sin.“How do You know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”

fōnira“called”happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive

Luke 19:15“called”kai gineta en te epanerchara auton lambaraton tan basileian kai legata fōnira auto toin douloin houtoin hoi dōatelē tem arguriem, hina gnōskateia tinem diapragmateuela.When he returned from procuring his kingship, he summoned the servants to whom he had given the money, to find out what each one had earned.

fōnaratos“called”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine

Luke 16:2“called”kai fōnaratos auton legata auto; Tinem houtem akouamō peri su? apodōasar ton logon tau oikonomiau su, ouk gar dunesō ēti oikonomarō.So he called him in to ask, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.’

Luke 16:24“called out”kai autos fōnaratos legata; Patēror Abraam, elēasar min kai pempasar Lazaron hina baptateia tem akrem tou daktulou autou hudōreu kai katapsuchateia tan glōssan mu, hoti odunemō en ta floxa houta.So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’

Luke 23:46“calling out”kai fōnaratos fōna mega tos Iēsus legata; Patēror, eis cheirain su paratithemō tem pneumem mu. houtem de legaratos ekpnata.Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.

Acts 9:41“called”dōaratos de auta cheiran anistanata autan, fōnaratos de toin hagioin kai tain chērain paristanata autan zōarōtan.Peter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her to them alive.

Acts 10:7“called”hōs de aperchata tos angelos tos lalarōtos auto, fōnaratos duo toiu oiketoiu kai stratiōton eusebon toiu proskarterarōtoiu autoWhen the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants.

fōnaratem“cried out”happened · subjectaorist active participle direct singular neuter

Mark 1:26“cried out”kai sparassaratem auton tem pneumem tem akathartem kai fōnaratem fōna mega exerchata ek autou.At this, the unclean spirit threw the man into convulsions and came out with a loud shriek.

fōnaratois“called out”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine

Acts 10:18“called out”kai fōnaratois punthanele ei Simōnos tos epikalirōtos Petros enthade xenizitō.They called out to ask if Simon called Peter was staying there.