Biblica Analytica
G5455 Greek

φωνέω

phōneō

to call

Lexicon Entry

Definition
to call
Transliteration
phōneō
Strong's Number
G5455
Occurrences
43

Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

What Original Readers Understood

Explored

Based on the given data, the Greek word φωνέω (phōneō), with a Strong's number of G5455, means "to call." It is used 43 times in the Bible, indicating a significant range of usage across various contexts. The meaning of φωνέω can be applied in different situations, such as calling out for help, making a demand, or proclaiming a message. This versatility suggests that the concept of calling is fundamental to human communication and interaction. Understanding φωνέω helps us comprehend the diverse ways people engage with one another, from expressing needs to conveying important information. Given its frequent occurrence in the Bible, φωνέω's significance lies in its representation of a fundamental aspect of human nature: our need to communicate, interact, and connect with others. By analyzing this word, we gain insight into the ways people navigate social relationships and convey meaning through language, which is essential to building and maintaining community.

Source data & methodology
Strong's
G5455
Lemma
φωνέω
Transliteration
phōneō
Definition
to call
Occurrences
43
Model
groq
Prompt version
1

AI synthesis uses only the lexicon data above as context — never training knowledge.

Occurrences in Scripture

43 total occurrences across the text

Matthew 20:32

Jesus stood still, and called them, and asked, “What do you want me to do for you?”

Matthew 26:34

Jesus said to him, “Most certainly I tell you that tonight, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.”

Matthew 26:74

Then he began to curse and to swear, “I don’t know the man!” Immediately the rooster crowed.

Matthew 26:75

Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said to him, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” Then he went out and wept bitterly.

Matthew 27:47

Some of them who stood there, when they heard it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.”

Mark 1:26

The unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.

Mark 9:35

He sat down, and called the twelve; and he said to them, “If any man wants to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.”

Mark 10:49

Jesus stood still, and said, “Call him.” They called the blind man, saying to him, “Cheer up! Get up. He is calling you!”

Mark 10:49

Jesus stood still, and said, “Call him.” They called the blind man, saying to him, “Cheer up! Get up. He is calling you!”

Mark 10:49

Jesus stood still, and said, “Call him.” They called the blind man, saying to him, “Cheer up! Get up. He is calling you!”

Mark 14:30

Jesus said to him, “Most certainly I tell you, that you today, even this night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.”

Mark 14:68

But he denied it, saying, “I neither know, nor understand what you are saying.” He went out on the porch, and the rooster crowed.

Mark 14:72

The rooster crowed the second time. Peter remembered the word, how that Jesus said to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” When he thought about that, he wept.

Mark 14:72

The rooster crowed the second time. Peter remembered the word, how that Jesus said to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” When he thought about that, he wept.

Mark 15:35

Some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said, “Behold, he is calling Elijah.”

Luke 8:8

Other fell into the good ground, and grew, and produced one hundred times as much fruit.” As he said these things, he called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”

Luke 8:54

But he put them all outside, and taking her by the hand, he called, saying, “Child, arise!”

Luke 14:12

He also said to the one who had invited him, “When you make a dinner or a supper, don’t call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your kinsmen, nor rich neighbors, or perhaps they might also return the favor, and pay you back.

Luke 16:2

He called him, and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.’

Luke 16:24

He cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue! For I am in anguish in this flame.’

Luke 19:15

“When he had come back again, having received the kingdom, he commanded these servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by conducting business.

John 9:24

So they called the man who was blind a second time, and said to him, “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.”

Luke 22:34

He said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will by no means crow today until you deny that you know me three times.”

Luke 22:60

But Peter said, “Man, I don’t know what you are talking about!” Immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.

Luke 22:61

The Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the Lord’s word, how he said to him, “Before the rooster crows you will deny me three times.”

Luke 23:46

Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” Having said this, he breathed his last.

John 1:48

Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”

John 2:9

When the ruler of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and didn’t know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the ruler of the feast called the bridegroom

John 4:16

Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.”

John 9:18

The Jews therefore didn’t believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and had received his sight, until they called the parents of him who had received his sight,

John 10:3

The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.

John 11:28

When she had said this, she went away and called Mary, her sister, secretly, saying, “The Teacher is here and is calling you.”

John 11:28

When she had said this, she went away and called Mary, her sister, secretly, saying, “The Teacher is here and is calling you.”

John 12:17

The multitude therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead was testifying about it.

John 13:13

You call me, ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord.’ You say so correctly, for so I am.

John 13:38

Jesus answered him, “Will you lay down your life for me? Most certainly I tell you, the rooster won’t crow until you have denied me three times.

John 18:27

Peter therefore denied it again, and immediately the rooster crowed.

John 18:33

Pilate therefore entered again into the Praetorium, called Jesus, and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews?”

Acts 9:41

He gave her his hand, and raised her up. Calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive.

Acts 10:7

When the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier of those who waited on him continually.

Acts 10:18

and called and asked whether Simon, who was also called Peter, was lodging there.

Acts 16:28

But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, “Don’t harm yourself, for we are all here!”

Revelation 14:18

Another angel came out from the altar, he who has power over fire, and he called with a great voice to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, “Send your sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, for the earth’s grapes are fully ripe!”