φωνή

phōnḗ · Greek · Strong's G5456 · 139 occurrences

The KJV renders 17 different Hebrew and Greek words as “sound”

What it means

a tone (articulate, bestial or artificial); by implication, an address (for any purpose), saying or language

probably akin to G5316 (φαίνω) through the idea of disclosure;

How the KJV renders it

noise, sound, voice

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“sound”

also renders bolízō (G1001), ēchéō (G2278), salpízō (G4537), hygiḗs (G5199), gínomai (G1096), hygiaínō (G5198), ēchos (G2279), phthóngos (G5353), hâmâh (H1993), châtsar (H2690), marpêʼ (H4832), qôwl (H6963), qâl (H7032), shâmaʻ (H8085), tâmîym (H8549), tâqaʻ (H8628)

“noise”

also renders hâmôwn (H1995), hemyâh (H1998), qôwl (H6963), rôgez (H7267), rêaʻ (H7452), shâʼôwn (H7588), tᵉshuʼâh (H8663)

“voice”

also renders psēphos (G5586), qôwl (H6963), qâl (H7032)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

139 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Corinthians 14:7 · N-ASF

Even lifeless things that make a sound, whether pipe or harp, if they didn’t give a distinction in the sounds, how would it be known what is piped or harped?

1 Corinthians 14:8 · N-ASF

For if the trumpet gave an uncertain sound, who would prepare himself for war?

1 Corinthians 14:10 · N-GPF

There are, it may be, so many kinds of languages in the world, and none of them is without meaning.

1 Corinthians 14:11 · N-GSF

If then I don’t know the meaning of the language, I would be to him who speaks a foreigner, and he who speaks would be a foreigner to me.

1 Thessalonians 4:16 · N-DSF

For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with God’s trumpet. The dead in Christ will rise first,

2 Peter 1:17 · N-GSF

For he received from God the Father honor and glory when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

2 Peter 1:18 N-ASF2 Peter 2:16 N-DSFActs 2:6 N-GSFActs 2:14 N-ASFActs 4:24 N-ASFActs 7:31 N-NSFActs 7:57 N-DSFActs 7:60 N-DSFActs 8:7 N-DSFActs 9:4 N-ASFActs 9:7 N-GSFActs 10:13 N-NSFActs 10:15 N-NSFActs 11:7 N-GSFActs 11:9 N-NSFActs 12:14 N-ASFActs 12:22 N-NSFActs 13:27 N-APFActs 14:10 N-DSFActs 14:11 N-ASFActs 16:28 N-DSFActs 19:34 N-NSFActs 22:7 N-GSFActs 22:9 N-ASFActs 22:14 N-ASFActs 22:22 N-ASFActs 24:21 N-GSFActs 26:14 N-ASFActs 26:24 N-DSFGalatians 4:20 N-ASFHebrews 3:7 N-GSFHebrews 3:15 N-GSFHebrews 4:7 N-GSFHebrews 12:19 N-DSFHebrews 12:26 N-NSFJohn 1:23 N-NSFJohn 3:8 N-ASFJohn 3:29 N-ASFJohn 5:25 N-GSFJohn 5:28 N-GSFJohn 5:37 N-ASFJohn 10:3 N-GSFJohn 10:4 N-ASFJohn 10:5 N-ASFJohn 10:16 N-GSFJohn 10:27 N-GSFJohn 11:43 N-DSFJohn 12:28 N-NSFJohn 12:30 N-NSFJohn 18:37 N-GSFLuke 1:44 N-NSFLuke 3:4 N-NSFLuke 3:22 N-ASFLuke 4:33 N-DSF

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.