What does φθέγγομαι (phthéngomai) mean in the Bible?
φθέγγομαι (phthéngomai) is a Greek word meaning "to speak".
Greek · G5350
φθέγγομαι
To speak
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φθέγγομαι G5350
Pronunciation phthéngomai
What does φθέγγομαι (phthéngomai) mean in the Bible?
φθέγγομαι (phthéngomai) is a Greek word meaning "to speak".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5350?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include that spoke (1), to speak (1), words, they appeal (1).
Where does φθέγγομαι (phthéngomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 4:18. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Peter (2), Acts (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It that spoke 1× 2 Peter 2:16
to speak 1× Acts 4:18
words, they appeal 1× 2 Peter 2:18
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 4:18
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Acts 1 2 Peter 2
Source forms
φθέγγεσθαι 1x phthengesthai Acts 4:18
φθεγγόμενοι 1x phthengomenoi 2 Peter 2:18
φθεγξάμενον 1x phthenxamenon 2 Peter 2:16
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Neuter Singular 1x 2 Peter 2:16
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive 1x Acts 4:18
Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x 2 Peter 2:18
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to speak
Strong's G5350
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 2 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to speak
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 4:18 Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Infinitive
φθέγγεσθαι fqeggesqai
I speak aloud, utter
Read verse 2 Peter 2:16 Verb Aorist Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Nominative Singular Neuter
φθεγξάμενον, fqegxamenon
I speak aloud, utter
Read verse 2 Peter 2:18 Verb Present Middle Deponent Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
φθεγγόμενοι, fqeggomenoi
I speak aloud, utter
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Present, Aorist Voices Middle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Middle Acts 4:18 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Aorist Middle 2 Pet 2:16 1×
Present Middle 2 Pet 2:18 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1 present 1
Voice
middle 2
Mood
participle 2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
φθέγγομαι is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain