ἈΠΟΦΘΕΓΓΕΣΘΑΙ, ἀποφθεγγεσθαι
APOPHTHEGGESTHAI, apophtheggesthai
Sounds Like: ah-poph-THENG-ghess-thai
Translations: to speak forth, to utter, to declare, to pronounce, to give an utterance
From the root: ἈΠΟΦΘΕΓΓΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb, formed from the preposition ἀπό (apo, meaning 'from' or 'forth') and the verb φθέγγομαι (phthengomai, meaning 'to utter a sound' or 'to speak'). It signifies speaking out clearly, distinctly, or with authority, often implying a formal or inspired utterance. It is used to describe a powerful or significant declaration, such as a prophecy or a divinely inspired speech.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive Voice, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G0669 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Ezekiel — 13:19
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Acts — 2:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΠΟΦΘΕΓΓΟΜΑΙ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΠΟΦΘΕΓΓΟΜΑΙ — speak out, declare, utter, speak forth
- ἈΠΟΦΘΕΓΓΟΜΕΝΟΥΣ — speaking, uttering, declaring, proclaiming
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