Strong's Greek · G5350

φθέγγομαι

phthéngomai

speak

Definition

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

Derivation

probably akin to G5338 (φέγγος) and thus to G5346 (φημί);

Appears 3 times in Scripture

Acts 4:18

Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.

2 Peter 2:16

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.

2 Peter 2:18

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.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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