Strong's G4487 · Greek
ῥῆμα
rhema · /hray'-mah/
Definition
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.
KJV: + evil, + nothing, saying, word
Root / derivation: from 4483
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered ῥῆμα across 63 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
63 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Matthew5 verses
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Matthew 12:36But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
Matthew 18:16But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
Matthew 26:75And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.
Matthew 27:14And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.
Mark2 verses
But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.
Mark 14:72And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept. when: or, he wept abundantly, or, he began to weep
Luke16 verses
And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
Luke 1:65And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea. sayings: or, things
Luke 2:15And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. the shepherds: Gr. the men the shepherds
Luke 2:19But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
Luke 2:29Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:
Luke 2:50And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.
Luke 2:51And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
Luke 3:2Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
Luke 4:4And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
Luke 5:5And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.
Luke 7:1Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum.
Luke 9:45But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.
Luke 18:34And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them neither knew they the things which were spoken.
Luke 20:26And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.
Luke 24:8And they remembered his words,
Luke 24:11And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
John12 verses
For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.
John 5:47But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?
John 6:63It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
John 6:68Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
John 8:20These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.
John 8:47He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
John 10:21Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
John 12:47And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
John 12:48He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.
John 14:10Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
John 15:7If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
John 17:8For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.
Acts13 verses
But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:
Acts 5:20Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
Acts 5:32And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
Acts 6:11Then they suborned men, which said We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.
Acts 6:13And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
Acts 10:22And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.
Acts 10:37That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;
Acts 10:44While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.
Acts 11:14Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.
Acts 11:16Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.
Acts 13:42And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath. the next: Gr. in the week between, or, in the sabbath between
Acts 16:38And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.
Acts 26:25But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.
Romans3 verses
But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
Romans 10:17So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Romans 10:18But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.
2 Corinthians2 verses
Ephesians2 verses
Hebrews4 verses
Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Hebrews 6:5And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
Hebrews 11:3Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
Hebrews 12:19And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more:
1 Peter1 verse
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G4487 (rhema) mean?
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.
How many times does G4487 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G4487 (ῥῆμα) appears in 63 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “words.”
How is rhema translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G4487 is rendered as “words” (31×), “word” (24×), “saying” (5×), “sayings” (3×), among other words.
Where does the Greek word ῥῆμα come from?
from 4483