UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, n.

Inflections: ῥῆμα; -τος

Related lemmas: ἐρέω · ῥέω · ἀναντίρρητος · ἀναντιρρήτως · παρρησία · παρρησιάζομα · ῥήτωρ · ῥητῶς

Sense 1: word, saying

Semantic entry: 33.9

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Word, Passage

Definition: a minimal unit of discourse, often a single word

Notes: In place of a rendering such as ‘refused to answer a single word’ in RV MAT 27:14 · LV MAT 27:14 · Read together MAT 27:14, it may be more idiomatic to say ‘said nothing’ or ‘refused to speak.’

MAT 12:36: RV MAT 12:36 · LV MAT 12:36 · Read together MAT 12:36

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OET-RV MAT 12:36

36 “But I’m telling you that people will have to give an account on judgement day for every worthless sentence they’ve spoken,

OET-LV MAT 12:36

36 But I _am _saying to _you _all that every idle message that the people will _be _speaking, they _will _be _giving _back an_account for it in day of _judgement.

MAT 27:14: RV MAT 27:14 · LV MAT 27:14 · Read together MAT 27:14

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OET-RV MAT 27:14

14 But he didn’t respond, not even a single word, and this greatly surprised the governor.

OET-LV MAT 27:14

14 And he_ not _answered to _him, to not _even one message, so _as to _be _marvelling the governor exceedingly.

All 9 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 12:36 · RV MAT 27:14 · LV MAT 12:36 · LV MAT 27:14 · Read together MAT 12:36 · Read together MAT 27:14

MRK: RV MRK 9:32 · LV MRK 9:32 · Read together MRK 9:32

ACT: RV ACT 5:20 · RV ACT 10:44 · LV ACT 5:20 · LV ACT 10:44 · Read together ACT 5:20 · Read together ACT 10:44

ROM: RV ROM 10:18 · LV ROM 10:18 · Read together ROM 10:18

CO2: RV CO2 12:4 · LV CO2 12:4 · Read together CO2 12:4

HEB: RV HEB 1:3 · RV HEB 11:3 · LV HEB 1:3 · LV HEB 11:3 · Read together HEB 1:3 · Read together HEB 11:3

Sense 2: word, saying, message, statement, question

Semantic entry: 33.98

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Speak, Talk

Definition: that which has been stated or said, with primary focus upon the content of the communication

Notes: Any difference of meaning between λόγος[a] and ῥῆμα[b] would be only a matter of stylistic usage.

MAT 4:4: RV MAT 4:4 · LV MAT 4:4 · Read together MAT 4:4

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OET-RV MAT 4:4

4 But Yeshua answered, “It’s written in the scriptures that it’s not just food that a person needs to live, but also all of God’s messages.”

OET-LV MAT 4:4

4 But he answering said:
It _has _been _written:
The person not only by bread will _be _living, but by every message going _out through the_mouth of_god.

MAT 26:75: RV MAT 26:75 · LV MAT 26:75 · Read together MAT 26:75

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OET-RV MAT 26:75

75 and then Kefa remembered that Yeshua had said that he would deny him three times before the rooster crowed. He left the courtyard and went away and bawled in shame.

OET-LV MAT 26:75

75 And the Petros was _reminded of _the message of_Yaʸsous having _said, that Before the_rooster to _crow, you _will _be _renouncing me three-times.
And having _come _out out, he _wept bitterly.

All 49 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 4:4 · RV MAT 26:75 · LV MAT 4:4 · LV MAT 26:75 · Read together MAT 4:4 · Read together MAT 26:75

MRK: RV MRK 14:72 · LV MRK 14:72 · Read together MRK 14:72

ROM: RV ROM 10:8 · RV ROM 10:17–18 · LV ROM 10:8 · LV ROM 10:17–18 · Read together ROM 10:8 · Read together ROM 10:17–18

EPH: RV EPH 5:26 · RV EPH 6:17 · LV EPH 5:26 · LV EPH 6:17 · Read together EPH 5:26 · Read together EPH 6:17

HEB: RV HEB 1:3 · RV HEB 6:5 · RV HEB 12:19 · LV HEB 1:3 · LV HEB 6:5 · LV HEB 12:19 · Read together HEB 1:3 · Read together HEB 6:5 · Read together HEB 12:19

PE1: RV PE1 1:25 · LV PE1 1:25 · Read together PE1 1:25

PE2: RV PE2 3:2 · LV PE2 3:2 · Read together PE2 3:2

JDE: RV JDE 1:17 · LV JDE 1:17 · Read together JDE 1:17

Sense 3: matter, thing, event

Semantic entry: 13.115

Semantic domains: Be, Become, Exist, Happen

Subdomains: Happen

Definition: a happening to which one may refer

MAT 18:16: RV MAT 18:16 · LV MAT 18:16 · Read together MAT 18:16

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OET-RV MAT 18:16

16 But if they don’t listen to you, take one or two others with you, so that there’ll be two or three witnesses to verify the message.

OET-LV MAT 18:16

16 But if he _may_ not _hear, take one or two more with you in _order _that on the_mouth of _two or three witnesses, every message may _be _established.

LUK 1:37: RV LUK 1:37 · LV LUK 1:37 · Read together LUK 1:37

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OET-RV LUK 1:37

37 because with God, his statements always come to pass.”

OET-LV LUK 1:37

37 Because every message ˓will˒_ not _be _unattaining with the god.

All 9 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 18:16 · LV MAT 18:16 · Read together MAT 18:16

LUK: RV LUK 1:37 · RV LUK 1:65 · RV LUK 2:15 · RV LUK 2:19 · RV LUK 2:51 · LV LUK 1:37 · LV LUK 1:65 · LV LUK 2:15 · LV LUK 2:19 · LV LUK 2:51 · Read together LUK 1:37 · Read together LUK 1:65 · Read together LUK 2:15 · Read together LUK 2:19 · Read together LUK 2:51

ACT: RV ACT 5:32 · RV ACT 10:37 · LV ACT 5:32 · LV ACT 10:37 · Read together ACT 5:32 · Read together ACT 10:37

CO2: RV CO2 13:1 · LV CO2 13:1 · Read together CO2 13:1

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ῥῆμα

Form 1

Sense 1: word, saying

Sense 2: word, saying, message, statement, question

Sense 3: matter, thing, event