noun · masculine
fthongos
Greekφθόγγος (fthongos)
Strong’sG5353
a sound
stem fthong-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
φθόγγος, -ου, ὁ
(< φθέγγομαι), [in LXX: Ps 18 (19):4 (קַו), Wi 19:18 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5353 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidftong'-gos
utterance, i.e. a musical note (vocal or instrumental)
Fromfrom G5350;
King Jamessound.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | fthongos1×φθόγγος | fthongois |
| object accusative | fthongon | fthongoin |
| direct address vocative | fthongor | fthongoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | fthongou | fthongoiu |
| to, for dative | fthongo | fthongoi1×φθόγγοις |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
fthongo 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
fthongos“voice”subjectnominative singular1×
Romans 10:18“voice”Alla legamō, mē ouk akouala? menounge; Eis pantan tan gēan exerchata tos fthongos autoiu, kai eis teim perateim tau oikoumenau teim rēmeim autoiu.But I ask, did they not hear? Indeed they did: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”
fthongoi“notes”to, fordative plural1×
1 Corinthians 14:7“notes”homōs teim apsucheim fōnan dōarōteim, eite aulos eite kitharas, ean diastolan toi fthongoi mē dōateia, pōs gnōskiti tem aulirōtem ē tem kitharizirōtem?Even in the case of lifeless instruments, such as the flute or harp, how will anyone recognize the tune they are playing unless the notes are distinct?