ῥῆμα, -τος, τό, (fr. ‘PEQ, pf. pass. εἴρημαι), fr. Theogn., Hadt., Pind. down; Sept. chiefly for 121; also for Dk, 199, 713, MINK, ete.; 1. prop. that which is or has been uttered by the living voice, thing spoken, word, [cf. ἔπος, also λόγος, ἵ. 1]; 1. 6. ῥῆμα by the voice and having a definite meaning: Mt. xxvii. 14; p. γλώσσης, Sir. iv. 24; φωνὴ ῥημάτων, a sound of words, Heb. xii. 19; ῥήματα ἄρρητα, [unspeakable words], 2 Co. xii. 4. Ὁ. Plur. ra ῥήματα, speech, discourse, (because it consists of words either few or many [cf. Philo, leg. alleg. 3, 61 τὸ δὲ ῥῆμα μέρος λόγου) : Lk. vii. 1; Acts ii. 14; words, sayings, Jn. viii. 20; x. 21; Acts [x. 44]; xvi. 38; τὰ ῥ. τινος, what one has said, Lk. xxiv. 8, 11, or ‘aught, Ro. x. 18; τὰ p. pov, my teaching, Jn. v. 47; xii. 47sq.; xv. 7; τὰ p. ἃ ἐγὼ λαλῶ, In. vi. 63; xiv. 10; [ἀληθείας x. σωφροσύνης p. ἀποφθέγγομαι, Acts xxvi. 25]; ῥήματα ζωῆς αἰωνίου ἔχεις, thy teaching begets eternal life, Jn. vi. 68; τὰ p. τοῦ θεοῦ, utterances in which God through some one declares his mind, Jn. Vili. 47; λαλεῖ τις τὰ p. Tod 8. speaks what God bids him, Jn. iii. 34; λαλεῖν πάντα τὰ ῥήματα τῆς ζωῆς ταύτης, to deliver the whole doctrine concerning this life, i.e. the life eternal, Acts v. 20; τὰ p. ἃ δέδωκάς μοι, what thou hast bidden me to speak, Jn. xvii. 8; ῥήματα λαλεῖν πρός τινα, ἐν ois etc. to teach one the things by which ete. Acts xi. 14; τὰ ῥήματα τὰ προειρημένα ὑπό τινος, what one has foretold, 2 Pet. iii. 2; Jude 17; λαλεῖν ῥήματα βλάσφημα εἴς τινα, to speak abusively in reference to one [see εἰς, B. IL. 2 c. B.], Acts vi. 11; κατά τινος, against a thing, ib. 13 [GL T Tr WH om. βλάσφ.]. c. a series of words joined together into a sentence (a declaration of one’s mind made in words) ; a. univ. an ulterance, declaration, (Germ. eine Aeusserung): Mt. xxvi. 75; Mk. ix. 82; xiv. 72; Lk. ii. 50; ix. 45; xvi. 34; xx. 26; Acts xi. 16; xxviii. 25; with adjectives, ῥῆμα ἀργόν, Mt. xii. 36 ; εἰπεῖν πονηρὸν ῥῆμα κατά τινος, to assail one with abuse, Mt. ν. 11 [RG; al. om. ῥ.]. B. a saying of any sort, as a message, a narrative: concerning some occurrence, λαλεῖν τὸ ῥ. περί τινος, Lk. ii. 17; ῥῆμα τῆς πίστεως, the word of faith, i. e. concerning the necessity of putting faith in Christ, Ro. x. 8; a promise, Lk. i. 38; ii. 29; καλὸν θεοῦ ῥῆμα, God’s gracious, comforting promise (of salvation), Heb. vi. 5 (see καλός, e.); καθαpicas ... ἐν ῥήματι, acc. to promise (prop. on the ground of his word of promise, viz. the promise of the pardon of sins; cf. Mk. xvi. 16), Eph. v. 26 [al. take ῥ. here as i. q. ‘the gospel,’ cf. vi. 17, Ro. x. 8; (see Meyer ad loc.)]; the word by which some thing is commanded, directed, enjoined: Mt. iv. 4 [cf. W. 389 (364) n.]; Lk. iv. 4 RGLTr in br.; Heb. xi. 3; a@ command, Lk. v. 5; ἐγένετο ῥῆμα θεοῦ ἐπί τινα, Lk. iii. 2 (Jer. 1. 1; πρός τινα, Gen. xv. 1; 1 K. xviii. 1); plur. ῥήματα παρὰ cod, words from thee, i. 6. to be spoken by thee, Acts x. 22; ῥῆμα τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ, his omnipotent command, Heb. i. 3. doctrine, instruction, [ef. W. 123 (117)]: (τὸ) ῥῆμα (rod) θεοῦ, divine instruction by the preachers of the gospel, Ro. x. 17 [RG; but LT TrWH 6. Χριστοῦ ; others give f. here the sense of command, commission ; (cf. Meyer)]; saving truth which has God for its author, Eph. vi. 17; also rod κυρίου, 1 Pet. i. 25; words of prophecy, prophetic announcement, τὰ p. τοῦ θεοῦ, Rev. xvii. 17 Ree. [al. of λόγοι τ. 6.]. 2. In imia. any sound produced | tction of the Hebr. 35, the subject-matter of speech, thing spoken of, thing; and that a. so far forth as it is a matter of narration: Lk. ii. 15; Acts x. 37; plur., Lk. i. 65; ii. 19,51; Acts v. 32; xiii. 42. b. in so far as it is matter of command: Lk.i. 37 [see ἀδυνατέω, b.] (Gen. xviii. 14; Deut. xvii. 8). c. a matter of dispute, case at law: Mt. xviii. 16; 2Co. xiii. 1 (A.V. retains ‘word’ here and in the preceding pass.], (Deut. xix. 15).

ῥῆμα rhēma 68x

that which is spoken; declaration, saying, speech, word, Mt. 12:36; 26:75; Mk. 9:32; 14:72; a command, mandate, direction, Lk. 3:2; 5:5; a promise, Lk. 1:38; 2:29; a prediction, prophecy, 2 Pet. 3:2; a doctrine of God or Christ, Jn. 3:34; 5:47; 6:63, 68; Acts 5:20; an accusation, charge, crimination, Mt. 5:11; 27:14; from the Hebrew, a thing, Mt. 4:4; Lk. 4:4; a matter, affair, transaction, business, Mt. 18:16; Lk. 1:65; 2 Cor. 13:1

ῥῆμα, -τος, τό

[in LXX chiefly for דָּבָר, also for פֶּה, and Aram. פִּתְגָּם, etc. ;]

prop., of that which is said or spoken,

a word: Mt 27:14, II Co 12:4; pl., τὰ ῥ., of speech, discourse, Lk 7:1, Jo 8:20, Ac 2:14, Ro 10:18, II Pe 3:2, al.;

opp. to ὄνομα (a single word), a saying, statement, word of prophecy, instruction or command (in cl., phrase): Mt 26:75, Mk 9:32, Lk 1:38 2:50, Ac 11:16, Ro 10:8, He 11:3; ῥ. θεοῦ (κυρίου), Lk 3:2, Ac 11:16, Eph 6:17, He 6:5 11:3, I Pe 1:25 (LXX); τὰ ῥ. τ. θεοῦ, Jo 3:34 8:47; ῥ. ἀργόν, Mt 12:36;ῥ. ἄρρητα, II Co 12:4.

Like Heb.דָּבָר (but perh. also a Gk. colloquialism, v. Kennedy, Sources, 124; Thackeray, Gr., 41), of that which is the subject of speech, a thing, matter (Ge 15:1, De 17:8, al.): Lk 1:37 2:15, Ac 10:37; pl., Lk 1:65 2:19, 51, Ac 5:32 13:42

ῥῆμα (rhēma) — declaration. ῥῆμα, ατος, τό, (ἐρῶ) that which is said or spoken, word, saying, [Refs 7th c.BC+] (where perhaps it ={ῥήτρα}[Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῦ Πιττακοῦ.. περιεφέρετο τοῦτο τὸ ῥ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ δόγμα τε καὶ ῥ. [Refs]; opposed to ἔργματα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ἔργον, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to τὸ ἀληθές, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 'fine words butter no parsnips', cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ῥήματα θηρεύειν catch at one's words, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ῥ. ἱπποβάμονα, ῥ. μυριάμφορον, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ῥήματος ἐχόμενον depending on the word, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῷ ῥ. τῷ τόδε προσχρώμενοι the word τόδε, [Refs]; τῷ ῥ. λέγειν, εἰπεῖν, say in so many words, [Refs]; κατὰ ῥῆμα ἀπαγγεῖλαι word for word, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

2. phrase, opposed to ὄνομα (a single word), [Refs 5th c.BC+]

2. b verse, line, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

3. subject of speech, matter, Hebraism in [LXX+NT]

II. Grammars, verb, opposed to ὄνομα (noun), [Refs 5th c.BC+]:— from the fact that a Verb usually forms the predicate [Refs 4th c.BC+] is applied to an adjective when used as a predicate, [Refs]