Phōnéō — G5455

G5455 · Greek — φωνέω

Pronunciation: fo-neh'-o

Definition

verb

to emit a sound (animal, human or instrumental); by implication, to address in words or by name, also in imitation

  1. as from Homer down, intransitive, to sound, emit a sound, to speak
  2. as from Sophocles down, transitive
    1. to call, call to oneself
    2. to invite
    3. equivalent to to address, accost, call by a name

Usually translated as

crow, call, cry

Origin

from G5456

Occurrences

Phōnéō occurs 42 times in 38 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (5), Mark (7), Luke (10), John (11), Acts (4), Revelation (1)

Strong's Lexicon — P