φωνή
phōnē (G5456H)
voice/sound: voice
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The Greek word φωνή (phōnē) is a term that encompasses the concept of voice and sound. In its most basic sense, it refers to the physical quality of voice, encompassing both the sound produced by the vocal cords and the auditory experience of hearing. The word φωνή appears 18 times in the Bible, indicating its significance in various contexts. It is used to describe the human voice, as in the sound of a person's speech or singing. However, it also extends to other forms of sound, such as the voice of God, the sound of thunder, or the cry of animals. This range of usage suggests that φωνή is a versatile term that can be applied to various forms of auditory experience. In its broader significance, φωνή highlights the importance of sound and voice in human communication and experience. It underscores the idea that sound is not just a physical phenomenon but also a means of expression, a way of conveying meaning and emotion. By examining the occurrences of φωνή in the Bible, we can gain a deeper understanding of the role of sound and voice in shaping human relationships, emotions, and experiences.
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He will send out his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together his chosen ones from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.
For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy!
The wind blows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but don’t know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
When this sound was heard, the multitude came together and were bewildered, because everyone heard them speaking in his own language.
Even things without life, giving a voice, whether pipe or harp, if they didn’t give a distinction in the sounds, how would it be known what is piped or harped?
For if the trumpet gave an uncertain sound, who would prepare himself for war?
I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, like a trumpet
Out of the throne proceed lightnings, sounds, and thunders. There were seven lamps of fire burning before his throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.
The angel took the censer, and he filled it with the fire of the altar, then threw it on the earth. Thunders, sounds, lightnings, and an earthquake followed.
They had breastplates, like breastplates of iron. The sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots, or of many horses rushing to war.
When the seven thunders sounded, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from the sky saying, “Seal up the things which the seven thunders said, and don’t write them.”
but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, then the mystery of God is finished, as he declared to his servants, the prophets.
God’s temple that is in heaven was opened, and the ark of the Lord’s covenant was seen in his temple. Lightnings, sounds, thunders, an earthquake, and great hail followed.
There were lightnings, sounds, and thunders; and there was a great earthquake, such as has not happened since there were men on the earth, so great an earthquake, and so mighty.
The voice of harpists, minstrels, flute players, and trumpeters will be heard no more at all in you. No craftsman, of whatever craft, will be found any more at all in you. The sound of a mill will be heard no more at all in you.