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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

Page 2 of 2. 64 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Romans 10:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming:

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  2. Romans 10:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

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  3. Romans 10:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But I ask, did they not hear? Indeed they did: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”

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  4. 2 Corinthians 12:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    was caught up to Paradise. The things he heard were inexpressible, things that man is not permitted to tell.

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  5. 2 Corinthians 13:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This is the third time I am coming to you. “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”

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  6. Ephesians 5:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,

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  7. Ephesians 6:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

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  8. Hebrews 1:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

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  9. Hebrews 6:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age—

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  10. Hebrews 11:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.

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  11. Hebrews 12:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    to a trumpet blast or to a voice that made its hearers beg that no further word be spoken.

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  12. 1 Peter 1:25 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.

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  13. 2 Peter 3:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    by recalling what was foretold by the holy prophets and commanded by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.

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  14. Jude 1:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But you, beloved, remember what was foretold by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ

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