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φωνέω

To call

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φωνέω G5455
Pronunciation phōnéō

What does φωνέω (phōnéō) mean in the Bible?

φωνέω (phōnéō) is a Greek word meaning "to call". φωνέω, -ῶ (φωνή), [in LXX for קָרָא (Jer.

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Meaning

to call
Extended definition

To call out audibly or summon someone by voice; often emphasizes public proclamation or addressing directly.

(φωνή), [in LXX for קָרָא (Jer.17:11, al.), etc. ;]

IIntrans.
1Of persons, to call out, cry out, speak aloud: Luk.8:8; φωνῇ μεγάλῃ, Mrk.1:26, Act.16:28; ἐφώνησε (φωνῇ μεγάλῇ) λέγων, Luk.8:54, Rev.14:18; φωνήσαντες ἐπύθοντο, Act.10:18.
2Of the cries of animals (rarely in cl.; Isa.38:14, Je, l.with): of a cock, to crow, Mat.26:34, Mrk.14:30, Luk.22:3, Jhn.13:38 18:27.
IITrans. (in cl. chiefly poët.), with accusative of person(s), to call, summon, invite: Mat.20:32 27:47, Mrk.9:35 10:49 15:35, Luk.14:12 16:2 19:15, Jhn.1:49 2:9 4:16 10:3 11:28 12:17 18:33, Act.9:41 10:7; to address, call by name (Soph.), Jhn.13:13 (cf. ἀνα-, ἐπι-, προσ-, συν-φωνέω).
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Present Imperfect Future
Voices
Active Passive
Indicative states a fact or reality 25×
Aorist Active Matt 20:32 · Matt 26:74 · Mark 9:35 · Mark 14:68 · Mark 14:72 · Luke 8:54 · Luke 22:60 · John 11:28 · John 12:17 · John 18:27 · John 18:33 · Acts 16:28 · Rev 14:18 · John 9:18 · John 9:24 15×
Present Active Matt 27:47 · Mark 10:49 · Mark 15:35 · John 2:9 · John 10:3 · John 11:28 · John 13:13 8×
Imperfect Active Luke 8:8 1×
Future Active Luke 22:34 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 7×
Aorist Active Matt 26:34 · Matt 26:75 · Mark 14:30 · Mark 14:72 · Luke 22:61 · John 1:48 6×
Aorist Passive Luke 19:15 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 7×
Aorist Active Luke 16:2 · Luke 16:24 · Luke 23:46 · Acts 9:41 · Acts 10:7 · Mark 1:26 · Acts 10:18 7×
Imperative command or strong request 3×
Aorist Active Mark 10:49 · John 4:16 2×
Present Active Luke 14:12 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Active John 13:38 1×
43 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 43 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 15 ongoing 8 prospective 1 imperative 3 background 1 subjunctive 1 infinitive 7 participle 7
Tense
aorist 32 present 9 imperfect 1 future 1
Voice
active 42 passive 1
Mood
indicative 25 participle 7 infinitive 7 imperative 3 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 20:32 ἐφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 26:34 φωνῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 26:74 ἐφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 26:75 φωνῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 27:47 φωνεῖ present active indicative ongoing Mark 1:26 φωνῆσαν aorist active participle participle Mark 9:35 ἐφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 10:49 Φωνήσατε aorist active imperative imperative Mark 10:49 φωνοῦσι present active indicative ongoing Mark 10:49 φωνεῖ present active indicative ongoing Mark 14:30 φωνῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 14:68 ἐφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 14:72 ἐφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 14:72 φωνῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 15:35 φωνεῖ present active indicative ongoing Luke 8:54 ἐφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 8:8 ἐφώνει imperfect active indicative background Luke 14:12 φώνει present active imperative imperative Luke 16:2 φωνήσας aorist active participle participle Luke 16:24 φωνήσας aorist active participle participle Luke 19:15 φωνηθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Luke 22:34 φωνήσει future active indicative prospective Luke 22:60 ἐφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 22:61 φωνῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 23:46 φωνήσας aorist active participle participle John 1:48 φωνῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive John 2:9 φωνεῖ present active indicative ongoing John 4:16 φώνησον aorist active imperative imperative John 9:18 ἐφώνησαν aorist active indicative completed John 9:24 Ἐφώνησαν aorist active indicative completed John 10:3 φωνεῖ present active indicative ongoing John 11:28 ἐφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed John 11:28 φωνεῖ present active indicative ongoing John 12:17 ἐφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed John 13:13 φωνεῖτέ present active indicative ongoing John 13:38 φωνήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 18:27 ἐφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed John 18:33 ἐφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 9:41 φωνήσας aorist active participle participle Acts 10:18 φωνήσαντες aorist active participle participle +3 more occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

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Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

ἀλέκτωρ · φωνέω G220, G5455
rooster crowed
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.

John 18 — The Arrested King: Betrayal, Sovereign Surrender, Denial, Trial, and the Kingdom Not of This World Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial

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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