φωνή
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Ancient Greek [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to speak”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (5th BC Attic): IPA: /pʰɔ͜ɔnɛ͜ɛ́/
- (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /pʰoːnéː/
- (4th AD Koine): IPA: /ɸoní/
- (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /foní/
- (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /foní/
Noun [edit]
φωνή (genitive φωνῆς) f, first declension; (phōnē)
- sound
- Usually human of the human voice: voice cry, yell
- The voice or cry of animals
- Any articulate sound (especially vowels)
- speech, discourse
- language
Inflection [edit]
References [edit]
- LSJ
- BDAG
- Strong’s concordance number: G5456
Greek [edit]
Noun [edit]
φωνή (foní) f, plural φωνές