ἐφώνησεν
ephonesen
he called
from φωνή; to emit a sound (animal, human or instrumental); by implication, to address in words or by name, also in imitation:--call (for), crow, cry.
John 12:17 · Word #12
Lexicon G5455
| Lemma | φωνέω |
| Transliteration | phōnéō |
| Strong's | G5455 |
| In-context | he called |
| Literal | called-out |
Morphology V AOR ACT IND 3P SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they") |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | φωνέω |
| Strong's | G5455 |
SIBI-P1 G5455-03
he/she was sounding forth
| Morphological Notes | Verb; imperfect tense, active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person singular (Gr,V,IAA3,,S). The imperfect denotes continuous or repeated action in past time. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering "was sounding forth" preserves the root sense of φωνέω as the emission of sound or voice (from φωνή, "sound/voice"). The imperfect active indicative (3rd person singular) is reflected by "was," indicating past ongoing action performed actively by he or she. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root φωνέω (to sound, to voice, to call out, to utter aloud, to summon by voice)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G5455-02 |
ephonesan | they were sounding out |
G5455-04 |
phonei | he/she/it voices forth |
G5455-08 |
phonesantes | the ones giving-voice (masculine, plural) |
Word Usage (42 occurrences of G5455)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew 20:32 | ἐφώνησεν | ephonesen | |
| Matthew 26:34 | φωνῆσαι | phonesai | |
| Matthew 26:74 | ἐφώνησεν | ephonesen |