Strong's #4487: rhema (pronounced hray'-mah)
from 4483; an utterance (individually, collectively or specially),; by implication, a matter or topic (especially of narration, command or dispute); with a negative naught whatever:--+ evil, + nothing, saying, word.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon:
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rhēma
1) that which is or has been uttered by the living voice, thing spoken, word
1a) any sound produced by the voice and having definite meaning
1b) speech, discourse
1b1) what one has said
1c) a series of words joined together into a sentence (a declaration of one' s mind made in words)
1c1) an utterance
1c2) a saying of any sort as a message, a narrative
1c2a) concerning some occurrence
2) subject matter of speech, thing spoken of
2a) so far forth as it is a matter of narration
2b) so far as it is a matter of command
2c) a matter of dispute, case at law
Part of Speech: noun neuter
Relation: from G4483
Citing in TDNT: 4:69, 505
Usage:
This word is used 70 times:
Matthew 4:4: "but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God."
Matthew 5:11: "persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you"
Matthew 12:36: "That every idle word that men shall speak,"
Matthew 18:16: "three witnesses every word may be established."
Matthew 26:75: "Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before"
Matthew 27:14: "him to never a word; insomuch that the governor"
Mark 9:32: "But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him."
Mark 14:72: "Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him,"
Luke 1:37: "For with God nothing shall be impossible."
Luke 1:38: "it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed"
Luke 1:65: "and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the"
Luke 2:15: "unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which"
Luke 2:17: "it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this"
Luke 2:19: "kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart."
Luke 2:29: "peace, according to thy word:"
Luke 2:50: "understood not the saying which he spake unto them."
Luke 2:51: "kept all these sayings in her heart."
Luke 3:2: "and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto"
Luke 4:4: "alone, but by every word of God."
Luke 5:5: "nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net."
Luke 7:1: "he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the"
Luke 9:45: "they understood not this saying, and it was hid from"
Luke 9:45: "him of that saying."
Luke 18:34: "of these things: and this saying was hid from them,"
Luke 20:26: "not take hold of his words before the people: and"
Luke 24:8: "And they remembered his words,"
Luke 24:11: "And their words seemed to them as idle tales,"
John 3:34: "hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth"
John 5:47: "how shall ye believe my words?"
John 6:63: "profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you,"
John 6:68: "whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life."
John 8:20: "These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught"
John 8:47: "God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear"
John 10:21: "are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil"
John 12:47: "any man hear my words, and believe not, I"
John 12:48: "receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the"
John 14:10: "in me? the words that I speak unto you"
John 15:7: "me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask"
John 17:8: "I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and"
Acts 2:14: "and hearken to my words:"
Acts 5:20: "people all the words of this life."
Acts 5:32: "his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy"
Acts 6:11: "him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God."
Acts 6:13: "not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place,"
Acts 10:22: "house, and to hear words of thee."
Acts 10:37: " That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judea, and began"
Acts 10:44: "yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell"
Acts 11:14: "Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and"
Acts 11:16: "Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John"
Acts 13:42: "Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next"
