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Strong's #4487 - ῥῆμα
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- that which is or has been uttered by the living voice, thing spoken, word
- any sound produced by the voice and having definite meaning
- speech, discourse
- what one has said
- a series of words joined together into a sentence (a declaration of one's mind made in words)
- an utterance
- a saying of any sort as a message, a narrative 1c
- concerning some occurrence
- subject matter of speech, thing spoken of
- so far forth as it is a matter of narration
- so far as it is a matter of command
- a matter of dispute, case at law
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ῥῆμα, ατος, τό, ( ἐρῶ ) that which is said or spoken, word, saying, Archil. 50, Thgn. 1152, Simon. 37.14, 92 (where perh. it = cross ῥήτρα 11.2 ), Pi. (v. infr.), etc.; in Prose first in Hdt. (s.v.l.), ὁ νόος τοῦ ῥ . 7.162; τὰ λεγόμενά τινων [ῥήματα ] 8.83; τοῦ Πιττακοῦ . . περιεφέρετο τοῦτο τὸ ῥ . Pl. Prt. 343b; τὸ δόγμα τε καὶ ῥ . Id. R. 464a; opp. ἔργματα, Pi. N. 4.6; opp. ἔργον, Th. 5.111; opp. τὸ ἀληθές, Pl. Phd. 102b: prov., ῥήματα ἀντ' ἀλφίτων 'fine words butter no parsnips', ap. Suid.; ῥήματα πλέκων Pi. N. 4.94; ῥήματα θηρεύειν catch at one's words, And. 1.9; ῥ. ἱπποβάμονα, ῥ. μυριάμφορον, Ar. Ra. 821, Pax 521; ῥήματος ἐχόμενον depending on the word, Pl. Lg. 656c; τῷ ῥ. τῷ τόδε προσχρώμενοι the word τόδε, Id. Ti. 49e; τῷ ῥ. λέγειν, εἰπεῖν, say in so many words, Id. R. 340d, Grg. 450e, cf. Tht. 166d; κατὰ ῥῆμα ἀπαγγεῖλαι word for word, Aeschin. 2.122 .
2. phrase, opp. ὄνομα (a single word), Pl. Cra. 399b, Aeschin. 3.72; λέγοντες ἐν μύθοις τε καὶ ἐν ῥήμασιν Pl. Lg. 840c . verse, line, Ar. Ra. 1379, cf. 97 .
3. subject of speech, matter, Hebraism in LXX and NT, Genesis 15:1; Genesis 22:1, De. 2.7, Ev.Luke 1:37; Luke 1:65; Luke 2:15; cf. ῥητός IV. 2 .
II Gramm., verb, opp. ὄνομα (noun), Pl. Sph. 262a sq., Cra. 425a, al., Arist. Po. 1457a14, Diog.Bab.Stoic. 3.213: — from the fact that a Verb usually forms the predicate ( Arist. Int. 16b6 ), ῥῆμα is applied to an Adj. when used as a predicate, ib. 16a13, 20b1 .
ῤῆμα, ῤήματος, τό (from Ρ᾽ΑΩ, perfect passive ἐίρημαι), from Theognis, Herodotus, Pindar down; the Sept. chiefly for דָּבָר; also for אֹמֶר, מִלָּה, פֶּה, אִמְרָה, etc.;
1. properly, that which is or has been uttered by the living voice, thing spoken, word (cf. ἔπος, also λόγος, I. 1); i. e.
a. any sound produced by the voice and having a definite meaning: Matthew 27:14; ῤῆμα γλώσσης, Sir. 4:24; φωνή ῤημάτων, a sound of words, Hebrews 12:19; ῤήματα ἄρρητα (unspeakable words), 2 Corinthians 12:4.
b. Plural, τά ῤήματα, speech, discourse (because it consists of words either few or many (cf. Philo, leg. alleg. 3, 61 τό δέ ῤῆμα μέρος λόγου)): Luke 7:1; Acts 2:14; words, sayings, John 8:20; John 10:21; Acts (
c. a series of words joined together into a sentence (a declaration of one's mind made in words); α. universally, an utterance, declaration (German eine Aeusserung).: Matthew 26:75; Mark 9:32; Mark 14:72; Luke 2:50; Luke 9:45; Luke 18:34; Luke 20:26; Acts 11:16; Acts 28:25; with adjectives, ῤῆμα ἀργόν, Matthew 12:36; εἰπεῖν πονηρόν ῤῆμα κατά τίνος, to assail one with abuse, Matthew 5:11 (R G; others omit ῤῆμα). β. a saying of any sort, as a message, a narrative: concerning some occurrence, λαλεῖν τό ῤῆμα περί τίνος, Luke 2:17; ῤῆμα τῆς πίστεως, the word of faith, i. e. concerning the necessity of putting faith in Christ, Romans 10:8; a promise, Luke 1:38; Luke 2:29; καλόν Θεοῦ ῤῆμα, God's gracious, comforting promise (of salvation), Hebrews 6:5 (see καλός, c.); καθαρίσας ... ἐν ῤήματι, according to promise (properly, on the ground of his word of promise, viz. the promise of the pardon of sins; cf. Mark 16:16), Ephesians 5:26 (others take ῤήματι here as equivalent to 'the gospel,' cf. Ephesians 6:17, Romans 10:8; (see Meyer at the passage)); the word by which something is commanded, directed, enjoined: Matthew 4:4 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 389 (364) n.); Luke 4:4 R G L Tr in brackets; Hebrews 11:3; a command, Luke 5:5; ἐγένετο ῤῆμα Θεοῦ ἐπί τινα, Luke 3:2 (Jeremiah 1:1; πρός τινα, Genesis 15:1; 1 Kings 18:1); plural ῤήματα παρά σου, words from thee, i. e. to be spoken by time, Acts 10:22; ῤῆμα τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ, his omnipotent command, Hebrews 1:3. doctrine, instruction (cf. Winer's Grammar, 123 (117)): (τό) ῤῆμα (τοῦ) Θεοῦ, divine instruction by the preachers of the gospel, Romans 10:17 (R G; but L T Tr WH ῤήματος Χριστοῦ; others give ῤήματος here the sense of command, commission; (cf. Meyer)); saving truth which has God for its author, Ephesians 6:17; also τοῦ κυρίου, 1 Peter 1:25; words of prophecy, prophetic announcement, τά ῤήματα τοῦ Θεοῦ, Revelation 17:17, Rec. (others, οἱ λόγοι τοῦ Θεοῦ).
2. In imitation of the Hebrew דָּבָר, the subject matter of speech, thing spoken of, thing; and that a. so far forth as it is a matter of narration: Luke 2:15; Acts 10:37; plural, Luke 1:65; Luke 2:19, 51; Acts 5:32; Acts 13:42.
b. in so far as it is matter of command: Luke 1:37 (see ἀδυνατέω, b.) (Genesis 18:14; Deuteronomy 17:8).
c. a matter of dispute, case at law: Matthew 18:16; 2 Corinthians 13:1 (A. V. retains 'word' here and in the preceding passage) (Deuteronomy 19:15).
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ῥῆμα , -τος , τό ,
[in LXX chiefly for H1697, also for H6310, and Aram. H6600, etc.;]
1. prop., of that which is said or spoken,
(a) a word: Matthew 27:14, 2 Corinthians 12:4; pl., τὰ ῥ ., of speech, discourse, Luke 7:1, John 8:20, Acts 2:14, Romans 10:18, 2 Peter 3:2, al.;
(b) opp. to ὄνομα (a single word), a saying, statement, word of prophecy, instruction or command (in cl., phrase): Matthew 26:75, Mark 9:32, Luke 1:38; Luke 2:50, Acts 11:16, Romans 10:8, Hebrews 11:3; ῥ . θεοῦ (κυρίου ), Luke 3:2, Acts 11:16, Ephesians 6:17, Hebrews 6:5; Hebrews 11:3, 1 Peter 1:25 (LXX); τὰ ῥ . τ . θεοῦ , John 3:34; John 8:47; ῥ . ἀργόν , Matthew 12:36;ῥ . ἄρρητα , 2 Corinthians 12:4.
2. Like Heb. H1697 (but perh. also a Gk. colloquialism, v. Kennedy, Sources, 124; Thackeray, Gr., 41), of that which is the subject of speech, a thing, matter (Genesis 15:1, Deuteronomy 17:8, al.): Luke 1:37; Luke 2:15, Acts 10:37; pl., Luke 1:65; Luke 2:19; Luke 2:51, Acts 5:32; Acts 13:42.
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σεμνότης in the NT is confined to the Pastoral Epp., where it is translated castitas by the Vg in 1 Timothy 2:2; 1 Timothy 3:4, but better by gravitas, ";seriousness,"; ";dignity,"; in Titus 2:7. Lock ad 1 Timothy 2:2 in ICC cites Tert. Praescr. 43 ubi metus in Deum, ibi grauitas honesta, as indicating whence the ";dignity"; is derived. Cf. Aristeas 171 διὰ τὴν σεμνότητα καὶ φυσικὴν διάνοιαν τοῦ νόμου. Exx. of the word from the inscrr. are Syll 371 (= .3807).11 (i/A.D.), where a doctor ἀνάλογον πεποίηται τὴν ἐπιδημίαν τῇ περὶ ἑαυτὸν ἐν πᾶσι σεμνότητι, and OGIS 567.19 (ii/A.D.) ἐπί τε συνηγορίαις καὶ σεμνότητι.
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