What does ἀποφθέγγομαι (apophthéngomai) mean in the Bible?
ἀποφθέγγομαι (apophthéngomai) is a Greek word meaning "to declare".
Greek · G669
ἀποφθέγγομαι
To declare
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ἀποφθέγγομαι G669
Pronunciation apophthéngomai
What does ἀποφθέγγομαι (apophthéngomai) mean in the Bible?
ἀποφθέγγομαι (apophthéngomai) is a Greek word meaning "to declare".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G669?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), addressed (1), I am speaking (1).
Where does ἀποφθέγγομαι (apophthéngomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 2:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3).
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 . . . 1× Acts 2:4
addressed 1× Acts 2:14
I am speaking 1× Acts 26:25
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 2:4
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 1
Acts 3
Source forms
ἀπεφθέγξατο 1x apephthenxato Acts 2:14
ἀποφθέγγεσθαι 1x apophthengesthai Acts 2:4
ἀποφθέγγομαι 1x apophthengomai Acts 26:25
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 1x Acts 2:14
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular 1x Acts 26:25
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive 1x Acts 2:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to declare
Source Gloss
to declare
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 2:4 Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Infinitive
ἀποφθέγγεσθαι. apofqeggesqai
I speak out, declare
Read verse Acts 2:14 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἀπεφθέγξατο apefqegxato
I speak out, declare
Read verse Acts 26:25 Verb First Person Singular Present Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
ἀποφθέγγομαι. apofqeggomai
I speak out, declare
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2 aorist 1
Voice
middle 3
Mood
indicative 2 infinitive 1
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
ἀποφθέγγομαι is built from these roots:
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