verb

fthengemō

Greekφθέγγομαι (fthengomai)

Strong’sG5350

I speak aloud, utter

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

Translated as

speak2×spoke1×

What it means

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.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
fthengerōφθέγγεσθαι	happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle infinitive	speak	1×
fthengerōtoisφθεγγόμενοι	happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine	speak	1×
fthengeratemφθεγξάμενον	happened · subjectaorist middle participle direct singular neuter	spoke	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, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	fthengemō	fthengeme	fthengemi	fthengema	fthengemē	fthengemelē
you 2nd person singular	fthengesō	fthengese	fthengesi	fthengesa	fthengesē	fthengeselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	fthengetō	fthengete	fthengeti	fthengeta	fthengetē	fthengetelē
we 1st person plural	fthengenō	fthengene	fthengeni	fthengena	fthengenē	fthengenelē
ye 2nd person plural	fthengevō	fthengeve	fthengevi	fthengeva	fthengevē	fthengevelē
they 3rd person plural	fthengelō	fthengele	fthengeli	fthengela	fthengelē	fthengelelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	fthengemeiō	fthengemeia	fthengemeiē
you 2nd person singular	fthengeseiō	fthengeseia	fthengeseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	fthengeteiō	fthengeteia	fthengeteiē
we 1st person plural	fthengeneiō	fthengeneia	fthengeneiē
ye 2nd person plural	fthengeveiō	fthengeveia	fthengeveiē
they 3rd person plural	fthengeleiō	fthengeleia	fthengeleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	fthengesōr	fthengesar	fthengesēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	fthengetōr	fthengetar	fthengetēr
ye 2nd person plural	fthengevōr	fthengevar	fthengevēr
they 3rd person plural	fthengelōr	fthengelar	fthengelēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	fthengemoiō	fthengemoia
you 2nd person singular	fthengesoiō	fthengesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	fthengetoiō	fthengetoia
we 1st person plural	fthengenoiō	fthengenoia
ye 2nd person plural	fthengevoiō	fthengevoia
they 3rd person plural	fthengeloiō	fthengeloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	fthengerō1×φθέγγεσθαι	fthengeri	fthengera	fthengerē

Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	fthengerōtos1×	fthengeritos	fthengeratos1×	fthengerētos

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+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen 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

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

fthengerō“speak”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle infinitive1×

Acts 4:18“speak”kai kalaratois autoin parangellala tem katholou mē fthengerō mēde didaskarō epi te onome tou Iēsu.Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.

fthengerōtois“speak”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine1×

2 Peter 2:18“speak”huperonkeim gar mataiotau fthengerōtois deleazalō en epithumiai sarxau aselgeiai toin oligōs apofeugarōtoin toin en plana anastrefirōtoin,With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.

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

2 Peter 2:16“spoke”elenxian de echata idiau paranomiau; hupozugiem afōnem en anthrōpou fōna fthengeratem kōluata tan tou profētou parafronian.But he was rebuked for his transgression by a donkey, otherwise without speech, that spoke with a man’s voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.