Greek · G669 · unreviewed

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". ἀπο-φθέγγομαι [in LXX for נָבָא, etc.

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Meaning

to declare

Extended definition

to speak forth, give utterance: Act.2:4, 14 26:25 (MM, s. see).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 1 ongoing 1 infinitive 1

Tense

present 2 aorist 1

Voice

middle 3

Mood

indicative 2 infinitive 1

NT Occurrences

Acts 2:14 ἀπεφθέγξατο aorist middle indicative completed Acts 2:4 ἀποφθέγγεσθαι present middle infinitive infinitive Acts 26:25 ἀποφθέγγομαι present middle indicative ongoing

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)

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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