Word study · Greek
ῥῆμα
rhēmaG4487declaration
Used 68 times in the tagged text.
What it means
- prop., of that which is said or spoken
- Like Heb. דָּבָר
Full dictionary entry (technical)
- ῥῆμα, -τος, τό
- [in LXX chiefly for דָּבָר, also for פֶּה, and Aram. פִּתְגָּם, etc. ;]
- 1. prop., of that which is said or spoken,
- (a) a word: Mat.27:14, 2Co.12:4; pl., τὰ ῥ., of speech, discourse, Luk.7:1, Jhn.8:20, Act.2:14, Rom.10:18, 2Pe.3:2, al.;
- (b) opposite to ὄνομα (a single word), a saying, statement, word of prophecy, instruction or command (in cl., phrase): Mat.26:75, Mrk.9:32, Luk.1:38 2:50, Act.11:16, Rom.10:8, Heb.11:3; ῥ. θεοῦ (κυρίου), Luk.3:2, Act.11:16, Eph.6:17, Heb.6:5 11:3, 1Pe.1:25" (LXX) ; τὰ ῥ. τ. θεοῦ, Jhn.3:34 8:47; ῥ. ἀργόν, Mat.12:36;ῥ. ἄρρητα, 2Co.12:4.
- 2. Like Heb. דָּבָר (but perh. also a Gk. colloquialism, see Kennedy, Sources, 124; Thackeray, Gr., 41), of that which is the subject of speech, a thing, matter (Gen.15:1, Deu.17:8, al.): Luk.1:37 2:15, Act.10:37; pl., Luk.1:65 2:19, 51, Act.5:32 13:42
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Same idea, other words · Word
'Word' can mean a spoken word, a thing done and a message. John begins his Gospel by naming Christ the Logos.
Where it appears
- Matthew5
- Mark2
- Luke19
- John12
- Acts14
- Romans4
- 2 Corinthians2
- Ephesians2
- Hebrews4
- 1 Peter2
- 2 Peter1
- Jude1
Every use · 51–68 of 68 · BSB
But Paul answered, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and sobriety.
They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:
But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming:
But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming:
Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
But I ask, did they not hear? Indeed they did: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”
was caught up to Paradise. The things he heard were too sacred for words, things that man is not permitted to tell.
This is the third time I am coming to you. “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”
to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age—
By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
to a trumpet blast or to a voice that made its hearers beg that no further word be spoken.
but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.
but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.
by recalling what was foretold by the holy prophets and commanded by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.
But you, beloved, remember what was foretold by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ
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