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verb

Greekφθέγγομαι (fthengomai)
Biblang

fthengomō

Strong’sG5350

I speak aloud, utter

stem ftheng-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 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.

φθέγγομαι

[in LXX for ענה, נבע hi., etc.;]

of men or animals, to utter a sound or voice: absol., Ac 4:18; seq. ἐν φωνῇ, II Pe 2:16; c. acc., ὑπέρογκα, ib. 18.†

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

Strong’s G5350 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidftheng'-gom-ahee

to utter a clear sound, i.e. (generally) to proclaim

Fromprobably akin to G5338 and thus to G5346;

King Jamesspeak.

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

Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
φθέγγομαι,
Refs 8th c.BC+: future φθέγξομαι Refs 8th c.BC+aorist ἐφθεγξάμην, Epic dialect and poetry φθεγξάμην Refs 5th c.BC+perfect ἔφθεγμαι, 2nd pers. singular ἔφθεγξαι Refs 5th c.BC+, 3rd.pers. singular ἔφθεγκται (transitive) Refs 4th c.BC+: —utter a sound or voice, especially speak loud and clear, frequently in Refs 8th c.BC+ (properly of all animals that have lungs, Refs 4th c.BC+
I of the human voice, ἀνθρωπηΐῃ φωνῇ φ. Refs 8th c.BC+; with a participle expressing the kind of cry, φθέγξομ᾽ ἐγὼν ἰάχουσα Refs 8th c.BC+; also of weak, small voice, φθεγξάμενος ὀλίγῃ ὀπί Refs 8th c.BC+; of the battle-cry, Refs 5th c.BC+; of the recitative of the chorus, Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐδ᾽ ἂν φθέγξασθαι δυνηθείη would not be able to utter a syllable, Refs 5th c.BC+; εἶτα σὺ φθέγγει..; open your mouth.. ? Refs 4th c.BC+; of children just born, Refs 4th c.BC+:—Constr.:—with accusative cognate, utter, ἔπος Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀράς, λόγους, βλασφημίαν, Refs 5th c.BC+; τἀληθῆ NT+5th c.BC+: the person addressed added with a preposition, φ. εἰς ἡμᾶς Refs 5th c.BC+; later τισί, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ φθεγγόμενον, absolutely, that which uttered the sound, Refs 5th c.BC+
I.2 of animals, as a horse, neigh, whinny, Refs; of an eagle, scream, Refs 5th c.BC+; of a raven, croak, Refs 4th c.BC+; of a fawn, cry, Refs 3rd c.BC+; of birds, opposed to ἄφωνοί εἰσι, Refs 4th c.BC+; of worms, φ. οἷον τριγμόν Refs 4th c.BC+; of certain fish, Refs 4th c.BC+
I.3 of inanimate things, of a door, creak, Refs 5th c.BC+; of thunder, Refs 5th c.BC+; of trumpets, Refs; of the flute, Refs 6th c.BC+; of the lyre, φόρμιγξ φ. ἱρὸν μέλος Refs 4th c.BC+; of an earthen pot, εἴτε ὑγιὲς εἴτε σαθρὸν φ. whether it rings sound or cracked, Refs 5th c.BC+; φ. παλάμῃσι to clap with the hands, Refs 4th c.AD+
II ={ὀνομάζω}, to name, call by name, Refs 5th c.BC+; τῷ πλέγματι τούτῳ τὸ ὄνομα ἐφθεγξάμεθα λόγον gave it the name of λόγος, Refs; φ. γιγνόμενα speak of things as coming into existence, Refs; καὶ τὸν κύλλαστιν φθέγγου use the word κ., Refs 5th c.BC+; also τῇ δυνάμει ταὐτὸν φ. have the same meaning, Refs 5th c.BC+
III with accusative person, sing, or celebrate one aloud, Refs 5th c.BC+; also, tell of, recount, θεῶν ἔργα Refs 6th c.BC+

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.

speak2×spoke1×

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 itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
fthengorōφθέγγεσθαιhappening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitivespeak1×
fthengorōntoisφθεγγόμενοιhappening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculinespeak1×
fthengerantemφθεγξάμενονhappened · subjectaorist middle participle direct singular neuterspoke1×

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, no occurrences

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfecthas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularfthengomōfthengomefthengomēfthengomelē
you 2nd person singularfthengosōfthengosefthengosēfthengoselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularfthengotōfthengotefthengotēfthengotelē
we 1st person pluralfthengonōfthengonefthengonēfthengonelē
ye 2nd person pluralfthengovōfthengovefthengovēfthengovelē
they 3rd person pluralfthengolōfthengolefthengolēfthengolelē

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personwill happen futurehappened aorist
I 1st person singularfthengemifthengema
you 2nd person singularfthengesifthengesa
he/she/it 3rd person singularfthengetifthengeta
we 1st person pluralfthengenifthengena
ye 2nd person pluralfthengevifthengeva
they 3rd person pluralfthengelifthengela
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthas happened perfect
I 1st person singularfthengomeiōfthengomeiē
you 2nd person singularfthengoseiōfthengoseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularfthengoteiōfthengoteiē
we 1st person pluralfthengoneiōfthengoneiē
ye 2nd person pluralfthengoveiōfthengoveiē
they 3rd person pluralfthengoleiōfthengoleiē

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappened aorist
I 1st person singularfthengemeia
you 2nd person singularfthengeseia
he/she/it 3rd person singularfthengeteia
we 1st person pluralfthengeneia
ye 2nd person pluralfthengeveia
they 3rd person pluralfthengeleia
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularfthengosōrfthengosēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularfthengotōrfthengotēr
ye 2nd person pluralfthengovōrfthengovēr
they 3rd person pluralfthengolōrfthengolēr

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappened aorist
you 2nd person singularfthengesar
he/she/it 3rd person singularfthengetar
ye 2nd person pluralfthengevar
they 3rd person pluralfthengelar
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who personhappening now present
I 1st person singularfthengomoiō
you 2nd person singularfthengosoiō
he/she/it 3rd person singularfthengotoiō
we 1st person pluralfthengonoiō
ye 2nd person pluralfthengovoiō
they 3rd person pluralfthengoloiō

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappened aorist
I 1st person singularfthengemoia
you 2nd person singularfthengesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularfthengetoia
we 1st person pluralfthengenoia
ye 2nd person pluralfthengevoia
they 3rd person pluralfthengeloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voicefthengorō1×φθέγγεσθαιfthengorē
acts on or for itself middle voicefthengerifthengera
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voicefthengorōntos1×fthengorēntos
acts on or for itself middle voicefthengerintosfthengerantos1×

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
fthengstem+aoeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—ntthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

ftheng 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

fthengorō“speak”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive1×

Acts 4:18… kalarantois autoin parangelala tem katholou mē fthengorō mēde didaskarō epi te onome tou …… again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the …

fthengorōntois“speak”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×

2 Peter 2:18“speak”huperonkeim gar mataiotau fthengorōntois deleazalō en epithumiai sarkau aselgeiai toin …With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are …

fthengerantem“spoke”happened · subjectaorist middle participle direct singular neuter1×

2 Peter 2:16… paranomiau; hupozugiem afōnem en anthrōpou fōna fthengerantem kōluata tan tou profētou parafronian.… a donkey, otherwise without speech, that spoke with a man’s voice and restrained …