What does ῥῆμα · θεός mean in the Bible?
ῥῆμα · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "the spoken word, message, or utterance of God".
Greek · G4487, G2316
ῥῆμα θεοῦ
Declaration · God
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ῥῆμαG4487declaration
Pronunciationrhēma
A spoken word or statement, often divinely authoritative; contrasts with ὄνομα (single name).
Open lexicon entry →θεόςG2316God
Pronunciationtheós
The definite article marks God as the one true God; anarthrous form emphasizes His divine nature or character.
Open lexicon entry →What does ῥῆμα θεοῦ (rhēma theou) mean in the Bible?
ῥῆμα · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "the spoken word, message, or utterance of God".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4487, G2316?
G4487, G2316 is connected to 67 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. the spoken word, message, or utterance of God
Source Gloss
the spoken word, message, or utterance of God
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 patterns8Aligned forms67Case patternAccusative (33)Number patternPlural (34)
Nominative · Singular · NeuterMatt 18:16 · Luke 1:37 · Luke 3:2 · Luke 18:34 · Rom 10:8 · 2 Cor 13:1 · Eph 6:17 · 1 Pet 1:2510×
Nominative · Plural · NeuterLuke 1:65 · Luke 24:11 · John 6:63 · John 10:21 · John 15:7 · Rom 10:186×
Genitive · Singular · NeuterMatt 26:75 · Luke 2:17 · Luke 9:45 · Luke 20:26 · Acts 11:16 · Rom 10:176×
Genitive · Plural · NeuterLuke 24:8 · John 12:47 · Acts 5:32 · Heb 12:19 · 2 Pet 3:2 · Jude 1:176×
Dative · Singular · NeuterMatt 4:4 · Luke 5:5 · Eph 5:26 · Heb 1:3 · Heb 11:35×
Dative · Plural · NeuterJohn 5:471×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterLuke 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 10:4421×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterMatt 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 6:512×
Word Origins
ῥῆμα θεοῦ is built from this root: