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Koine Greek wordlink #159116

SR GNT Rev 8:5 φωναί (fōnai) ‘there became thunders and sounds and lightnings and’ Strongs=54560 Lemma=fōnē
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=feminine number=plural
Year=96 AD

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Other uses (5) of identical word form φωναί (N-NFP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘φωναί’ (N-NFP) has 2 different glosses: ‘sounds’, ‘voices’.

Luke 23:23 ‘and were prevailing the voices of them’ SR GNT Luke 23:23 word 15

OET-LV: 23 And they were _imposing with_ loud _voices, requesting him to _be _executed _on _a _stake, and the voices of _them. were _prevailing. (LUK_23:23)

OET-RV: 23 But they kept loudly insisting that he be executed on a post, and the yelling of the crowd was strong enough to convince Pilate, (LUK 23:23)

Rev 4:5 ‘are going_out lightnings and voices and thunders and’ SR GNT Rev 4:5 word 9

OET-LV: 5 And out _of the throne are _going _out lightnings, and voices, and thunders. And seven lamps of _fire being _burned before the throne, which is the seven spirits of_ the _god, (REV_4:5)

OET-RV: 5 From the centre throne came lightning flashes and thunderous sounds and voices. In front of it, seven torches were burning, which are God’s seven spirits. (REV 4:5)

Rev 11:15 ‘trumpeted and became voices great in heaven’ SR GNT Rev 11:15 word 10

OET-LV: 15 And the seventh messenger trumpeted, and became voices great in the heaven saying: Became the kingdom of _the world of _the master of _us and of _the chosen _one /messiah of _him, and he _will _be _reigning to the ages of _the ages. (REV_11:15)

OET-RV: 15 Then the seventh messenger blew his trumpet, and voices in heaven shouted loudly, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our master and of his messiah, and he will reign through all the ages.” (REV 11:15)

Rev 11:19 ‘there became lightnings and voices and thunders and’ SR GNT Rev 11:19 word 33

OET-LV: 19 And was _opened _up the temple of_ the _god which in the heaven, and was _seen the box of _the covenant of _him in the temple of _him, and there _became lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and an_earthquake, and hail great. (REV_11:19)

OET-RV: 19 Then God’s temple in heaven was opened, and the wooden chest containing his agreement appeared in his temple. And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a large hailstorm. (REV 11:19)

Rev 16:18 ‘became lightnings and voices and thunders and’ SR GNT Rev 16:18 word 7

OET-LV: 18 And became lightnings, and and voices, and thunders, an_earthquake became great, such _as not became, from of _which mankind became on the earth, the_so _great earthquake was thus great. (REV_16:18)

OET-RV: 18 Then there was lightning and thunder and other sounds, and a terrible earthquake, such as had not happened since people had been on the earth. Such a powerful earthquake, so massive! (REV 16:18)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘fōnē’ have 20 different glosses: ‘a sound’, ‘a voice’, ‘a voice said’, ‘the sound’, ‘the voice’, ‘their voice’, ‘from a voice’, ‘in a voice’, ‘of a voice’, ‘of languages’, ‘of sound’, ‘to a voice’, ‘with a cry’, ‘with a voice’, ‘with voices’, ‘cry’, ‘sound’, ‘sounds’, ‘voice’, ‘voices’.

Greek words (1) other than φωναί (N-NFP) with a gloss related to ‘sounds’

1 COR 14:7 φθόγγοις (fthongois) N-DMP Lemma=fthoŋgos ‘if distinction to the sounds not may give how’ SR GNT 1 Cor 14:7 word 13

OET-LV: 7 Likewise the soulless things a_sound giving, whether flute, or harp, if distinction to _the sounds not may _give, how will _be _being _known what is being _playing _the _flute or which being _playing _the _harp? (CO1_14:7)

OET-RV: 7 Even the tune coming from non-living things like musical instruments can’t be recognised unless the distinct notes can be distinguished, (CO1 14:7)

Key: N=noun DMP=dative,masculine,plural NFP=nominative,feminine,plural