What does φωνή · μέγας mean in the Bible?
φωνή · μέγας is a Greek phrase meaning "loud cry".
Greek · G5456, G3173
φωνὴν μεγάλην
Voice/sound: noise · big (literally or figuratively, in a very wide application)
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Words in this compound — expand to study each participant
φωνήG5456voice/sound: noise
Pronunciationphōnḗ
Voice as divine communication: God's authoritative speech breaking into human reality through audible utterance
Open lexicon entry →μέγαςG3173big (literally or figuratively, in a very wide application)
Pronunciationmégas
Describes size, intensity, rank, or importance—applies broadly across physical, moral, and spiritual dimensions
Open lexicon entry →What does φωνὴν μεγάλην (phōnēn megalēn) mean in the Bible?
φωνή · μέγας is a Greek phrase meaning "loud cry".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5456, G3173?
G5456, G3173 is connected to 139 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. loud cry
Source Gloss
loud cry
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 forms139Case patternAccusative (42)Number patternSingular (128)
Nominative · Singular · FeminineMatt 2:18 · Matt 3:3 · Matt 3:17 · Matt 17:5 · Mark 1:3 · Mark 1:11 · Mark 9:7 · Luke 1:44 · Luke 3:4 · Luke 9:35 · John 1:23 · John 12:28 · John 12:30 · Acts 7:31 · Acts 10:13 · Acts 10:1532×
Nominative · Plural · FeminineLuke 23:23 · Rev 4:5 · Rev 8:5 · Rev 11:15 · Rev 11:19 · Rev 16:186×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineLuke 17:15 · John 5:25 · John 5:28 · John 10:3 · John 10:16 · John 10:27 · John 18:37 · Acts 2:6 · Acts 9:7 · Acts 11:7 · Acts 22:7 · Acts 24:21 · 1 Cor 14:11 · Heb 3:7 · Heb 3:15 · Heb 4:723×
Genitive · Plural · Feminine1 Cor 14:10 · Rev 8:132×
Dative · Singular · FeminineMatt 27:46 · Matt 27:50 · Mark 1:26 · Mark 5:7 · Mark 15:34 · Luke 4:33 · Luke 8:28 · Luke 19:37 · Luke 23:46 · John 11:43 · Acts 7:57 · Acts 7:60 · Acts 8:7 · Acts 14:10 · Acts 16:28 · Acts 26:2433×
Dative · Plural · FeminineLuke 23:231×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineMatt 12:19 · Mark 15:37 · Luke 3:22 · Luke 9:36 · Luke 11:27 · Luke 17:13 · John 3:8 · John 3:29 · John 5:37 · John 10:4 · John 10:5 · Acts 2:14 · Acts 4:24 · Acts 9:4 · Acts 12:14 · Acts 14:1140×
Accusative · Plural · FeminineActs 13:27 · Rev 10:32×
Word Origins
φωνὴν μεγάλην is built from this root: