GreekG4487Noun (Neuter)

ῥῆμα

rhēma

68Occurrences
G4487Strong's #
Noun (Neuter)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

an utterance (individually, collectively or specially),; by implication, a matter or topic (especially of narration, command or dispute); with a negative naught whatever

from G4483 (ῥέω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.prop., of that which is said or spoken
(a)a word
(b)opposite to *ὄνομα *(a single word), a saying, statement, word of prophecy, instruction or command (in cl., phrase)
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 (
LXX: chiefly for דָּבָר, also for פֶּה, and Aram. פִּתְגָּם, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Neuter)

Morphology Code

G:N-N

Full Description

Greek Noun, Neuter

Occurrences

ῥῆμα appears 68 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
19
Acts
14
John
12
Matthew
6
Hebrews
4
Romans
4
2 Corinthians
2
Ephesians
2

Key Passages

1 Peter 1:25BSB

but the word of the Lord stands forever.”And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.

Acts 28:25BSB

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:

John 12:48BSB

There is a judge for the one who rejects Me and does not receive My words: The word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.

Luke 1:65BSB

All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.

Luke 4:4BSB

But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”

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