Greek · G4487, G2222, G166

ῥήματα ζωῆς αἰωνίου

Declaration · life (literally or figuratively) · perpetual (also used of past time, or past and future as well)

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ῥῆμα G4487 declaration

Pronunciation rhēma

A spoken word or statement, often divinely authoritative; contrasts with ὄνομα (single name).

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ζωή G2222 life (literally or figuratively)

Pronunciation zōḗ

Eternal divine life of grace and glory, distinct from mere biological existence or earthly duration

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αἰώνιος G166 perpetual (also used of past time, or past and future as well)

Pronunciation aiṓnios

Eternal quality without end; applied to punishment, life, and God's attributes in eschatological contexts.

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What does ῥήματα ζωῆς αἰωνίου (rhēmata zōēs aiōniou) mean in the Bible?

ῥῆμα · ζωή · αἰώνιος is a Greek phrase meaning "an utterance (individually, collectively or specially),; by implication, a matter or topic (especially of narration, command or dispute); with a negative naught whatever".

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What does ῥῆμα · ζωή · αἰώνιος mean in the Bible?

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4487, G2222, G166?

G4487, G2222, G166 is connected to 67 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. an utterance (individually, collectively or specially),; by implication, a matter or topic (especially of narration, command or dispute); with a negative naught whatever

Strong's G4487, G2222, G166

Lexical occurrences 67 verses Word forms 8 forms 67 references

Source Gloss

an utterance (individually, collectively or specially),; by implication, a matter or topic (especially of narration, command or dispute); with a negative naught whatever

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

This word appears as a noun across 8 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.

Form patterns 8 Aligned forms 67 Case pattern Accusative (33) Number pattern Plural (34)

Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 18:16 · Luke 1:37 · Luke 3:2 · Luke 18:34 · Rom 10:8 · 2 Cor 13:1 · Eph 6:17 · 1 Pet 1:25 10×

Nominative · Plural · Neuter Luke 1:65 · Luke 24:11 · John 6:63 · John 10:21 · John 15:7 · Rom 10:18 6×

Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 26:75 · Luke 2:17 · Luke 9:45 · Luke 20:26 · Acts 11:16 · Rom 10:17 6×

Genitive · Plural · Neuter Luke 24:8 · John 12:47 · Acts 5:32 · Heb 12:19 · 2 Pet 3:2 · Jude 1:17 6×

Dative · Singular · Neuter Matt 4:4 · Luke 5:5 · Eph 5:26 · Heb 1:3 · Heb 11:3 5×

Dative · Plural · Neuter John 5:47 1×

Accusative · Plural · Neuter Luke 2:19 · Luke 2:51 · Luke 7:1 · John 3:34 · John 6:68 · John 8:20 · John 8:47 · John 12:48 · John 14:10 · John 17:8 · Acts 2:14 · Acts 5:20 · Acts 6:11 · Acts 6:13 · Acts 10:22 · Acts 10:44 21×

Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 12:36 · Matt 27:14 · Mark 9:32 · Mark 14:72 · Luke 1:38 · Luke 2:15 · Luke 2:29 · Luke 2:50 · Luke 9:45 · Acts 10:37 · Acts 28:25 · Heb 6:5 12×

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