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rhēma G4487

ῥῆμα (rhēma) means “declaration” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ῥῆμα Greek · G4487 67 tagged occurrences in 64 verses

Pronunciation guide: hray'-mah Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G4487

ῥῆμα · rhēma · declaration

ῥῆμα, -τος, τό [in LXX chiefly for דָּבָר, also for פֶּה, and Aram. פִּתְגָּם, etc. ;] 1. prop., of that which is said or spoken, (a) a word: Mat.27:14, 2Co.12:4; pl., τὰ ῥ., of speech, discourse, Luk.7:1, Jhn.8:20, Act.2:14, Rom.10:18, 2Pe.3:2, al.; (b) opposite to ὄνομα (a single word), a saying, statement, word of prophecy, instruction or command (in cl., phrase): Mat.26:75, Mrk.9:32, Luk.1:38 2:50, Act.11:16, Rom.10:8, Heb.11:3; ῥ. θεοῦ (κυρίου), Luk.3:2, Act.11:16, Eph.6:17, Heb.6:5 11:3, 1Pe.1:25" (LXX) ; τὰ ῥ. τ. θεοῦ, Jhn.3:34 8:47; ῥ. ἀργόν, Mat.12:36;ῥ. ἄρρητα, 2Co.12:4. 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 (Gen.15:1, Deu.17:8, al.): Luk.1:37 2:15, Act.10:37; pl., Luk.1:65 2:19, 51, Act.5:32 13:42 (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

a thing spoken, (a) a word or saying of any kind, as command, report, promise, (b) a thing, matter, business.

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How translators render G4487

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
words 18
word 11
message 4
statement 4
the word 4
things 3
a message 2
matter 2
vvv 2
at gods command 1
charge 1
discourse 1
events 1
have promised 1
it 1
meaning 1
of the word 1
say 1
say so 1
the words 1
thing 1
what has happened 1
word that 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
words 19
the word 11
word 11
the words 9
saying 3
sayings 3
by the word 2
the saying 2
things 2
against 1
of 1
of the words 1
of words 1
that saying 1
the 1
thing 1

Verses containing G4487

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  1. Matthew 4:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

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  2. Matthew 12:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.

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  3. Matthew 18:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’

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  4. Matthew 26:75 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  5. Matthew 27:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Jesus gave no answer, not even to a single charge, much to the governor’s amazement.

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  6. Mark 9:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.

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  7. Mark 14:72 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  8. Luke 1:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For no word from God will ever fail.”

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  9. Luke 1:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her.

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  10. Luke 1:65 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  11. Luke 2:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”

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  12. Luke 2:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After they had seen the Child, they spread the message they had received about Him.

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  13. Luke 2:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.

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  14. Luke 2:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.

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  15. Luke 2:50 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But they did not understand the statement He was making to them.

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  16. Luke 2:51 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.

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  17. Luke 3:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.

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  18. Luke 5:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.”

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  19. Luke 7:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Jesus had concluded His discourse in the hearing of the people, He went to Capernaum.

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  20. Luke 9:45 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    But they did not understand this statement. It was veiled from them so that they could not comprehend it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.

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  21. Luke 18:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the disciples did not understand any of these things. The meaning was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what He was saying.

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  22. Luke 20:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And they were unable to trap Him in His words before the people. And amazed at His answer, they fell silent.

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  23. Luke 24:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then they remembered His words.

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  24. Luke 24:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But their words seemed like nonsense to them, and they did not believe the women.

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  25. John 3:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.

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  26. John 5:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But since you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?”

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  27. John 6:63 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.

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  28. John 6:68 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.

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  29. John 8:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts, near the treasury. Yet no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.

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  30. John 8:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”

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  31. John 10:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But others replied, “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”

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  32. John 12:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As for anyone who hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.

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  33. John 12:48 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  34. John 14:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I say to you, I do not speak on My own. Instead, it is the Father dwelling in Me, performing His works.

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  35. John 15:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

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  36. John 17:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For I have given them the words You gave Me, and they have received them. They knew with certainty that I came from You, and they believed that You sent Me.

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  37. Acts 2:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, lifted up his voice, and addressed the crowd: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen carefully to my words.

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  38. Acts 5:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.”

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  39. Acts 5:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”

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  40. Acts 6:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.”

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  41. Acts 6:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.

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  42. Acts 10:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Cornelius the centurion has sent us,” they said. “He is a righteous and God-fearing man with a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation. A holy angel instructed him to request your presence in his home so he could hear a message from you.”

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  43. Acts 10:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You yourselves know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee with the baptism that John proclaimed:

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  44. Acts 10:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard his message.

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  45. Acts 11:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He will convey to you a message by which you and all your household will be saved.’

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  46. Acts 11:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’

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  47. Acts 13:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people urged them to continue this message on the next Sabbath.

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  48. Acts 16:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.

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  49. Acts 26:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Paul answered, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and sobriety.

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  50. Acts 28:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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:

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