φθέγγομαι phthengomai · G5350
to speak
φθέγγομαι ; [in LXX for עָנָה, נָבַע hi., etc. ; ] ; of men or animals, to utter a sound or voice: absol., Act.4:18; before ἐν φωνῇ, 2Pe.2:16; with accusative, ὑπέρογκα, 2Pe.2:18.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
φθέγγομαι, ; []: future φθέγξομαι []aorist ἐφθεγξάμην, Epic dialect and poetry φθεγξάμην []perfect ἔφθεγμαι, 2nd pers. singular ἔφθεγξαι [], 3rd.pers. singular ἔφθεγκται (transitive) []: —utter a sound or voice, especially speak loud and clear, frequently in [] (properly of all animals that have lungs, []; I of the human voice, ἀνθρωπηΐῃ φωνῇ φ. []; with a participle expressing the kind of cry, φθέγξομ᾽ ἐγὼν ἰάχουσα []; also of weak, small voice, φθεγξάμενος ὀλίγῃ ὀπί []; of the battle-cry, []; …
Where it's used 3 times
Acts 4:18 · 2 Peter 2:16 · 2 Peter 2:18
Source: TBESG G5350; TFLSJ G5350
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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