Phōneō φωνέω

Phōneō (Greek φωνέω, Strong's G5455) is a Greek verb meaning “to call”. It occurs 43 times in 39 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Phōneō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 20:32
  And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?Jesus stopped and called them. “What do you want Me to do for you?” He asked.
• Matthew 26:34
  Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.“Truly I tell you,” Jesus declared, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”
• Matthew 26:74
  Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.At that he began to curse and swear to them, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed.
• Matthew 26:75
  And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken: “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly.
• Matthew 27:47
  Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He is calling Elijah.”

Mark

• Mark 1:26
  And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.At this, the unclean spirit threw the man into convulsions and came out with a loud shriek.
• Mark 9:35
  And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all.”
• Mark 10:49
  And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called the blind man. “Take courage!” they said. “Get up! He is calling for you.”
• Mark 14:30
  And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.”
• Mark 14:68
  But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew.But he denied it. “I do not know or even understand what you are talking about,” he said. Then he went out to the gateway, and the rooster crowed.
• Mark 14:72
  And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And he broke down and wept.
• Mark 15:35
  And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.When some of those standing nearby heard this, they said, “Behold, He is calling Elijah.”

Luke

• Luke 8:8
  And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop—a hundredfold.” As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
• Luke 8:54
  And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.But Jesus took her by the hand and called out, “Child, get up!”
• Luke 14:12
  Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid.
• Luke 16:2
  And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.So he called him in to ask, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.’
• Luke 16:24
  And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’
• Luke 19:15
  And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.When he returned from procuring his kingship, he summoned the servants to whom he had given the money, to find out what each one had earned.
• Luke 22:34
  And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.But Jesus replied, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me.”
• Luke 22:60
  And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew.“Man, I do not know what you are talking about,” Peter replied. While he was still speaking, the rooster crowed.
• Luke 22:61
  And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word that the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.”
• Luke 23:46
  And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.

John

• John 1:48
  Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.“How do You know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”
• John 2:9
  When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not know where it was from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside
• John 4:16
  Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.Jesus told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.”
• John 9:18
  But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.The Jews still did not believe that the man had been blind and had received his sight until they summoned his parents
• John 9:24
  Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.So a second time they called for the man who had been blind and said, “Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner.”
• John 10:3
  To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
• John 11:28
  And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.After Martha had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside to tell her, “The Teacher is here and is asking for you.”
• John 12:17
  The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.Meanwhile, many people continued to testify that they had been with Jesus when He called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead.
• John 13:13
  Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.You call Me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, because I am.
• John 13:38
  Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.“Will you lay down your life for Me?” Jesus replied. “Truly, truly, I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.
• John 18:27
  Peter then denied again: and immediately the cock crew.Peter denied it once more, and immediately a rooster crowed.
• John 18:33
  Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?Pilate went back into the Praetorium, summoned Jesus, and asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”

Acts

• Acts 9:41
  And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.Peter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her to them alive.
• Acts 10:7
  And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants.
• Acts 10:18
  And called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there.They called out to ask if Simon called Peter was staying there.
• Acts 16:28
  But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.But Paul called out in a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself! We are all here!”

Revelation

• Revelation 14:18
  And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.Still another angel, with authority over the fire, came from the altar and called out in a loud voice to the angel with the sharp sickle, “Swing your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the vine of the earth, because its grapes are ripe.”

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).