Greek · G4487 · unreviewed

ῥῆμα

Declaration

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ῥῆμα G4487

Pronunciation rhēma

What does ῥῆμα (rhēma) mean in the Bible?

ῥῆμα (rhēma) is a Greek word meaning "declaration". ῥῆμα, -τος, τό [in LXX chiefly for דָּבָר, also for פֶּה, and Aram. This term runs through the canonical themes of Revelation.

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Meaning

declaration

Extended definition

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

1prop., of that which is said or spoken,

aa word: Mat.27:14, 2Co.12:4; pl., τὰ ῥ., of speech, discourse, Luk.7:1, Jhn.8:20, Act.2:14, Rom.10:18, 2Pe.3:2, al.;

bopposite to ὄνομα (a single word), a saying, statement, word of prophecy, instruction or command (in cl., phrase): Mat.26:75, Mrk.9:32, Luk.1:38 2:50, Act.11:16, Rom.10:8, Heb.11:3; ῥ. θεοῦ (κυρίου), Luk.3:2, Act.11:16, Eph.6:17, Heb.6:5 11:3, 1Pe.1:25" (LXX) ; τὰ ῥ. τ. θεοῦ, Jhn.3:34 8:47; ῥ. ἀργόν, Mat.12:36;ῥ. ἄρρητα, 2Co.12:4.

2Like Heb. דָּבָר (but perh. also a Gk. colloquialism, see Kennedy, Sources, 124; Thackeray, Gr., 41), of that which is the subject of speech, a thing, matter (Gen.15:1, Deu.17:8, al.): Luk.1:37 2:15, Act.10:37; pl., Luk.1:65 2:19, 51, Act.5:32 13:42

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Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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×

Canonical Themes

Revelation

Biblical Occurrences

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Witnesses

Mark 9:30–32 ῥῆμα rhēma

word, saying

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Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Ephesians 6 — Household Faithfulness and Standing Firm in the Armor of God John 12 — The Anointed King, the Lifted-Up Son of Man, and the Hour of Glory John 15 — The True Vine, Abiding Fruitfulness, Christlike Love, and the World’s Hatred John 17 — The Son’s High Priestly Prayer: Glory, Preservation, Sanctification, Unity, Mission, and Love John 6 — The Bread of Life, the Words of Eternal Life, and the Crisis of True Discipleship Luke 3 — The Way Prepared, the Son Revealed, and the Lineage Traced Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 4 — The Tested Son, the Kingdom Proclaimed, and the First Disciples Called Romans 10 — Christ the End of the Law and the Righteousness Received by Faith

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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