φωνή phōnē

Greek word for “voice/sound” · Strong’s G5456 · used 139 times in 128 verses

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Meaning

φωνή, -ῆς, ἡ; a voice;

Senses in the lexicon

• voice/sound: voice (123)
• voice/sound: noise (16)

How it is translated

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

• voice 109
• sound 13
• voices 8
• cry 2
• their voice 2
• her voice 1
• this is the voice 1
• languages 1
• tone 1
• sounds 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Revelation 14 (6), John 10 (5), Acts 22 (4), 1 Corinthians 14 (4), Revelation 6 (4), Revelation 10 (4), Revelation 18 (4), Revelation 19 (4), Mark 1 (3), John 5 (3)

Forms

• φωνὴν 38
• φωνὴ 33
• φωνῇ 32
• φωνῆς 23
• φωναὶ 6
• φωνήν 2
• φωνῶν 2
• φωναῖς 1
• φωνὰς 1
• φωνάς 1

Words used with it

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

• μέγας megas “great” 45
• ἀκούω akouō “to hear” 51
• οὐρανός ouranos “heaven” 21
• κράζω krazō “to cry” 13
• βροντή brontē “thunder” 9
• γῆ gē “earth” 16
• ἄγγελος angelos “angel” 14
• ὡς hōs “as/when” 15
• εἴδω eidō “to perceive” 14
• ἀνοίγω anoigō “to open” 9
• σάλπιγξ salpigx “trumpet” 6
• βοάω boaō “to cry out” 6

Key verses

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

• Matthew 3:17 — And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
• Matthew 17:5 — While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well…
• John 10:16 — And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
• John 10:27 — My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
• Revelation 6:10 — And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
• Revelation 11:15 — And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his…
• Revelation 11:19 — And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings,…
• Revelation 14:7 — Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and…
• Revelation 14:13 — And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest…
• Revelation 18:2 — And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul…
• Revelation 19:1 — And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:
• Revelation 21:3 — And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God…

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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.