Voice/sound
φωνήStrong’s G5456phōnē
Appears in 129 verses of the New Testament
In short
Phōnē is the Greek word usually translated “voice”, “sound” and “voices”. It appears in 129 verses of the New Testament.
“For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
Meaning
Usually translated “voice”, “sound” and “voices”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- voice 60
- a voice 34
- in a voice 19
- sound 11
- voices 8
- a cry 2
- a sound 2
- with voices 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 45
- Acts 27
- John 15
- Luke 13
- Matthew 8
- Mark 7
11 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Peter 1:18In contextAnd this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.
- 2 Peter 2:16In contextBut was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the madness of the prophet.
- Matthew 2:18In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
- Matthew 3:3For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
- Matthew 3:17And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
- Matthew 12:19He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.
All 129 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
φωνή phōnē · voice/sound
φωνή, -ῆς, ἡ, [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for קוֹל ;] a voice; (a) prop., of persons, Mat.2:18 (LXX), al.; φ. αἴρειν (ἐπαίρειν), Luk.17:13, Act.2:14, al.; φ. μεγάλῃ εἰπεῖν (λέγειν, φωνεῖν, etc.), Luk.8:28, Act.7:57, Rev.5:12, al.; γίνεται (ἔρχεται) φ. ἐκ τ. οὐρανῶν (ἐξ οὐρανοῦ), Mrk.1:11, Luk.3:22, Jhn.12:28, al. (cf. DCG, ii, 810a; Dalman, Words, 204f.); ἀκούειν φωνήν (-ῆς; see: ἀκούω), Act.9:4, 7 al.; φ. βοῶντος, Mat.3:3, Mrk.1:3, Luk.3:4, Jhn.1:23" (LXX) ; τ. θεοῦ, Jhn.5:37, Heb.3:7, al. By meton., (α) of the speaker, βλέπειν τὴν φ., Rev.1:12; …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “voice” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
VOICE, noun
[Latin vox; voco. The sense of the verb is to throw, to drive out sound; and voice is that which is driven out.]
- Sound or audible noise uttered by the mouth, either of human beings or of other animals.
- Any sound made by the breath; as the trumpet's voice
- A vote; suffrage; opinion or choice expressed.
- Language; words; expression.
All definitions and other forms of “voice”
- In Scripture, command; precept.“Ye would not be obedient to the voice of the Lord your God” Deuteronomy 8:20
- Sound.“After the fire, a still small voice” 1 Kings 19:12“Canst thou thunder with a voice like him?” Job 40:9“The floods have lifted up their voice” Psalms 93:3
- Language; tone; mode of expression.“I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice” Galatians 4:20
- In grammar, a particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs; as the active voice; the passive voice
VOICE, verb transitive
- To rumor; to report.
- To fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the tone of; as, to voice the pipes of an organ.
- To vote.
VOICE, verb intransitive
To clamor; to exclaim. obsolete
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.