φωνή

φωνή — phōnḗ

φωνή, φωνῆς, ἡ (φάω) to shine, make clear (cf. Curtius, § 407; Liddell and Scott, under the word φάω)), from Homer down, Hebrew קול:

1. a sound, tone: of inanimate things, as of musical instruments, Mat 24:31 (T omits φωνῆς, WH give it only in marginal reading; cf. Buttmann, § 132, 10); 1Co 14:7; Rev 14:2; Rev 18:22 (Isa 18:3; Isa 24:8; Sir 50:16; 1Ma 5:31; ὀργάνων, Plato, de rep. 3, p. 397a; συριγγων, Euripides, Tro. 127; ψαλτηρίου καί αὐλοῦ, Plutarch, mor., p. 713 c.); of wind, Joh 3:8; Act 2:6; of thunder, Rev 6:1; Rev 14:2; Rev 19:6, cf.; noise, of a millstone, Rev 18:22; of a thronging multitude, Rev 19:1; Rev 19:6; of chariots, Rev 9:9; of wings, whir (Eze 1:24), ibid.; of waters (Eze 1:24; Eze 4:1-17 Esdr. 6:17 []), Rev 1:15; Rev 14:2; Rev 19:6; also with the genitive of a thing implying speech, the sound (A. V. voice): τοῦ ἀσπασμοῦ, Luk 1:44; ῤημάτων, Heb 12:19; the cry (of men), φωνή μεγάλη, a loud cry, Mar 15:37; the clamor of men making a noisy demand, Luk 23:28, cf. Act 19:34; absolutely, a cry i. e. wailing, lamentation, Mat 2:18 (from Jer 38:15 ).

2. a voice, i. e. the sound of uttered words: λαλεῖν φωνάς, Rev 10:3; those who begin to cry out or call to anyone are said τήν φωνήν αἴρειν, Luk 17:13; πρός τινα, Act 4:24; φωνήν ἐπαίρειν, Luk 11:27; Act 2:14; Act 14:11; Act 22:22; (φωνῆς... ἐκέκραξα (or ἐκκράζειν), Act 24:21 (cf. Buttmann, § 143, 11)); φωνή μεγάλη added to verbs: to λέγειν, Rev 5:12; Rev 8:13; (ἐν φωνή μεγάλη Rev 14:7 (Lachmann omits ἐν; )); to εἰπεῖν, Luk 8:28; Act 14:10; to φάναι, Act 26:24; to αἰνεῖν τόν Θεόν, Luk 19:37; with verbs of crying out, shouting: ἀναβοαν, Mat 27:46 (R G L text T); βοᾶν (Mat 27:46 L marginal reading Tr WH); Mar 15:34; Act 8:7; φώνειν, (Mar 1:26 T Tr WH); Luk 23:46; Act 16:28; (Rev 14:18 L T Tr WH); ἀναφωνεῖν, Luk 1:42 (R G L Tr marginal reading); κηρύσσειν (ἐν φωνή μεγάλη), Rev 5:2 (Rec. omits ἐν); κραυγάζειν, Joh 11:43; ἀνακράζειν, Luk 4:33; κράζειν. Mat 27:50; Mar 1:26 (R G L);; Act 7:57; Act 7:60; Rev 6:10; Rev 7:2; Rev 7:10; Rev 10:3; ( Rec.);; κράζων ἐν φωνή μεγάλη Rev 14:15; ἐν ἰσχυρά φωνή, Rev 18:2 (G L T Tr WH); μετά φωνῆς μεγάλης δοξάζων τόν Θεόν, Luk 17:15; of declarations from heaven, heard through no speaker is seen: ἰδού φωνή λέγουσα, Mat 3:17; Mat 17:5; ἔρχεται φωνή, Mar 9:7 (R G L Tr text); Joh 12:28; ἐξέρχεται, Rev 16:17; Rev 19:5; γίνεται φωνή, Mar 1:11 (T omits; WH brackets ἐγένετο; T Tr marginal reading WH); Luk 3:22; Luk 9:35; Joh 12:30; (Act 7:31 (where Rec. adds πρός αὐτόν)); πρός τινα, Act 10:13; Act 10:15; (φωνῆς ἐνεχθείσης αὐτῷ, 2Pe 1:17); ἐγένοντο φωναί μεγάλαι, Rev 11:15; (ἀπεκρίθη φωνή, Act 11:9); ἀκούειν φωνήν (cl. Buttmann, §§ 132, 17; 144, 16 α.), Act 9:4; Act 22:9,(14);; 2Pe 1:18; Rev 1:10; Rev 4:1 (Buttmann, § 129, 8 b.); Rev 6:6 (here L T Tr WH insert ὡς), Rev 6:7 (here G omits; Tr brackets φωνήν); Rev 9:13 (Buttmann, as above); (R G L WH marginal reading);; ἀκούειν φωνῆς (Buttmann, § 132, 17; Winer's Grammar, § 30, 7d.), Act 9:7; Act 11:7; Act 22:7; Rev. ( T Tr WH text);; βλέπειν τήν φωνήν, i. e. the one who uttered the voice, Rev 1:12. φωνή with a genitive of the subject: βοῶντος, Mat 3:3; Mar 1:3; Luk 3:4; Joh 1:23, all from Isa 40:3; (ἀγγέλου ὅταν μέλλῃ σαλπίζειν, Rev 10:7); ἡ φωνή τίνος, the natural (familiar) sound of one's voice, Act 12:14; Rev 3:20 (Son 5:2); the manner of speaking, as a shepherd's (cry or call to iris sheep), Joh 10:3-5; to such 'voices' Jesus likens his precepts approved (`heard') by all the good, Joh 10:16; Joh 10:27; cf. Joh 18:37; ἀνθρώπου, human utterance, 2Pe 2:16; φωνή τίνος, the voice of a clamorous person, Mat 12:19 (Isa 42:2); of one exulting, jubilant, Joh 3:29; Rev 18:23; ἀγγέλων πολλῶν, singing the praises of Christ, Rev 5:11 f; the sound of the words of Christ as he shall recall the dead to life (the Resurrection-cry), Joh 5:25; Joh 5:28; ἀρχαγγέλου, the awakening shout of the archangel, the leader of the angelic host, 1Th 4:16; τοῦ Θεοῦ, of God — teaching, admonishing, whether in the O. T. Scriptures or in the gospel, Joh 5:37; Heb 3:7; Heb 3:15; Heb 4:7; shaking the earth, Heb 12:26; the speech, discourse, Θεοῦ... οὐκ ἀνθρώπου, Act 12:22; (τάς φωνάς τῶν προφητῶν, the predictions (`read every sabbath'), Act 13:27); ἀλλάξαι τήν φωνήν. (See ἀλλάσσω), Galatians 4:20. 3. speech, i. e. a language, tongue: 1Co 14:10 f (Josephus, contra Apion 1, 1; (1, 9, 2; 1, 14, 1, etc.); Cebes tab. 33; Aelian v. h. 12, 48; (Diogenes Laërtius 8, 3; for other examples from Greek writings see Passow, under the word, p. 2377{b}; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, II. 3); Gen 11:1; Deu 28:49; τῇ Ἑβραΐδι φωνή, 4Ma 12:7; τῇ πατρίῳ φωνή, 2Ma 7:8; 2Ma 7:21; 2Ma 7:27). (Synonym: cf. Schmidt, chapter 1 § 27; Trench, § lxxxix.; and see λαλέω, at the beginning.)