φωνέω phōneō

Greek word for “to call” · Strong’s G5455 · used 43 times in 39 verses

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Meaning

φωνέω, -ῶ; (φωνή); I.

How it is translated

Glosses given for phōneō in context, with how often each is used:

• called 9
• crowing 5
• crowed 5
• calls 5
• do call 3
• having called 3
• call 2
• called out 2
• having called out 2
• having shouted 1
• calling out 1
• having cried out 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Matthew 26 (3), Mark 14 (3), Luke 22 (3), Luke 8 (2), Luke 16 (2), John 9 (2), John 13 (2), John 18 (2), Acts 10 (2), Matthew 20 (1)

Forms

• ἐφώνησεν 12
• φωνῆσαι 6
• φωνεῖ 6
• φωνήσας 5
• φωνῆσαν 1
• φωνήσατε 1
• φωνοῦσιν 1
• ἐφώνει 1
• φώνει 1
• φωνηθῆναι 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with phōneō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• ἀλέκτωρ alektōr “rooster” 11
• τρίς tris “three times” 7
• ἀπαρνέομαι aparneomai “to deny” 6
• πρίν prin “before” 5
• Πέτρος Petros “Peter” 7
• ἐνθάδε enthade “in/to this place” 3
• φωνή phōnē “voice/sound” 5
• οἶδα oida “to know” 5
• ἀρνέομαι arneomai “to deny” 3
• σήμερον sēmeron “today” 3
• τυφλός tuphlos “blind” 3
• ἀκούω akouō “to hear” 5

Key verses

The verses using phōneō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 26:74 — Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.
• Matthew 26:75 — And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.
• Luke 16:2 — And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.
• Luke 16:24 — And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am…
• Luke 22:61 — And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me…
• Luke 23:46 — And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.
• John 9:24 — Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.
• John 10:3 — To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
• John 11:28 — And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.
• John 13:13 — Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
• John 18:33 — Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?
• Acts 10:7 — And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.