G669

ἀποφθέγγομαι

apophtheggomai

Verb · From ἀπό (G575) and φθέγγομαι (G5350)

From G575 and G5350; to enunciate plainly, i.e. declare:—say, speak forth, utterance.

Outline

to speak out, speak forth, pronounce

not a word of everyday speech but one "belonging to dignified and elevated discourse"

Usages

Acts 2:4

And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Breakdown

"Speaking in tongues" refers to speaking in another language, Acts 2:6.

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Acts 2:14

¶ But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judæa, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:

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Acts 26:25

But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.

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