ῥῆμα, ατος, τό, ( ἐρῶ ) that which is said or spoken, word, saying, Archil. 50, Thgn. 1152, Simon. 37.14, 92 (where perh. it = cross ῥήτρα 11.2 ), Pi. (v. infr.), etc.; in Prose first in Hdt. (s.v.l.), ὁ νόος τοῦ ῥ . 7.162; τὰ λεγόμενά τινων [ῥήματα ] 8.83; τοῦ Πιττακοῦ . . περιεφέρετο τοῦτο τὸ ῥ . Pl. Prt. 343b; τὸ δόγμα τε καὶ ῥ . Id. R. 464a; opp. ἔργματα, Pi. N. 4.6; opp. ἔργον, Th. 5.111; opp. τὸ ἀληθές, Pl. Phd. 102b: prov., ῥήματα ἀντ’ ἀλφίτων ’fine words butter no parsnips’, ap. Suid.; ῥήματα πλέκων Pi. N. 4.94; ῥήματα θηρεύειν catch at one’s words, And. 1.9; ῥ. ἱπποβάμονα, ῥ. μυριάμφορον, Ar. Ra. 821, Pax 521; ῥήματος ἐχόμενον depending on the word, Pl. Lg. 656c; τῷ ῥ. τῷ τόδε προσχρώμενοι the word τόδε, Id. Ti. 49e; τῷ ῥ. λέγειν, εἰπεῖν, say in so many words, Id. R. 340d, Grg. 450e, cf. Tht. 166d; κατὰ ῥῆμα ἀπαγγεῖλαι word for word, Aeschin. 2.122 .

2. phrase, opp. ὄνομα (a single word), Pl. Cra. 399b, Aeschin. 3.72; λέγοντες ἐν μύθοις τε καὶ ἐν ῥήμασιν Pl. Lg. 840c . verse, line, Ar. Ra. 1379, cf. 97 .

3. subject of speech, matter, Hebraism in LXX and NT, Gen 15:1; Gen 22:1, De. 2.7, Ev.Luk 1:37; Luk 1:65; Luk 2:15; cf. ῥητός IV. 2 .

II Gramm., verb, opp. ὄνομα (noun), Pl. Sph. 262a sq., Cra. 425a, al., Arist. Po. 1457a14, Diog.Bab.Stoic. 3.213: - from the fact that a Verb usually forms the predicate ( Arist. Int. 16b6 ), ῥῆμα is applied to an Adj. when used as a predicate, ib. 16a13, 20b1 .

ῥῆμα rhēma 68x

that which is spoken;

    declaration, saying, speech, word, Mat 12:36; Mat 26:75; Mar 9:32; Mar 14:72;

    a command, mandate, direction, Luk 3:2; Luk 5:5;

    a promise, Luk 1:38; Luk 2:29;

    a prediction, prophecy, 2Pe 3:2;

    a doctrine of God or Christ, Joh 3:34; Joh 5:47; Joh 6:63; Joh 6:68; Act 5:20;

    an accusation, charge, crimination, Mat 5:11; Mat 27:14;

    from the Hebrew, a thing, Mat 4:4; Luk 4:4;

    a matter, affair, transaction, business, Mat 18:16; Luk 1:65; 2Co 13:1 event; matter; word.

G4487 — ῤῆμα

ῤήματος, τό (from Ρ᾽ΑΩ, perfect passive ἐίρημαι), from Theognis, Herodotus, Pindar down; the Sept. chiefly for דָּבָר; also for אֹמֶר, מִלָּה, פֶּה, אִמְרָה, etc.;

1. properly, that which is or has been uttered by the living voice, thing spoken, word (cf. ἔπος, also λόγος, I. 1); i. e.

a. any sound produced by the voice and having a definite meaning: Mat 27:14; ῤῆμα γλώσσης, Sir. 4:24; φωνή ῤημάτων, a sound of words, Heb 12:19; ῤήματα ἄρρητα (unspeakable words), 2Co 12:4.

b. Plural, τά ῤήματα, speech, discourse (because it consists of words either few or many (cf. Philo, leg. alleg. 3, 61 τό δέ ῤῆμα μέρος λόγου)): Luk 7:1; Act 2:14; words, sayings, Joh 8:20; Joh 10:21; Acts (); ; τῶν ῤημάτων τίνος, what one has said, Luk 24:8, Luk 24:11, or taught, Rom 10:18; τοῖς ἐμοῖς ῥηματοις, my teachings, Joh 5:47; Joh 12:47; Joh 15:7; τά ῥημαψα ἅ ἐγώ λελάληκα, Joh 6:63; Joh 14:10; (ἀληθείας καί σωφροσύνης ῤήματα ἀποφθέγγομαι, Act 26:25); ῤήματα ζωῆς αἰωνίου ἔχεις, thy teaching begets eternal life, Joh 6:68; τά ῤήματα τοῦ Θεοῦ, utterances in which God through someone declares his mind, Joh 8:47; λαλεῖ τίς τά ῤήματα τοῦ Θεοῦ, speaks what God bids him, Joh 3:34; λαλεῖν πάντα τά ῤήματα τῆς ζωῆς ταύτης, to deliver the whole doctrine concerning this life, i. e. the life eternal, Act 5:20; τά ῤήματα ἅ ἔδωκας μοι, what thou hast bidden me to speak, Joh 17:8; ῤήματα λαλεῖν πρός τινα, ἐν οἷς etc. to teach one the things by which etc. Act 11:14; τά ῤήματα τά προειρημενα ὑπό τίνος, what one has foretold, 2Pe 3:2; Jude 1:17; λαλεῖν ῤήματα βλάσφημα εἰς τινα, to speak abusively in reference to one (see εἰς, B. II. 2 c. β.), Act 6:11; κατά τίνος, against a thing, Act 6:13 (G L T Tr WH omit βλάσφημα).

c. a series of words joined together into a sentence (a declaration of one's mind made in words); α. universally, an utterance, declaration (German eine Aeusserung).: Mat 26:75; Mar 9:32; Mar 14:72; Luk 2:50; Luk 9:45; Luk 18:34; Luk 20:26; Act 11:16; Act 28:25; with adjectives, ῤῆμα ἀργόν, Mat 12:36; εἰπεῖν πονηρόν ῤῆμα κατά τίνος, to assail one with abuse, Mat 5:11 (R G; others omit ῤῆμα). β. a saying of any sort, as a message, a narrative: concerning some occurrence, λαλεῖν τό ῤῆμα περί τίνος, Luk 2:17; ῤῆμα τῆς πίστεως, the word of faith, i. e. concerning the necessity of putting faith in Christ, Rom 10:8; a promise, Luk 1:38; Luk 2:29; καλόν Θεοῦ ῤῆμα, God's gracious, comforting promise (of salvation), Heb 6:5 (see καλός, c.); καθαρίσας... ἐν ῤήματι, according to promise (properly, on the ground of his word of promise, viz. the promise of the pardon of sins; cf. Mar 16:16), Eph 5:26 (others take ῤήματι here as equivalent to 'the gospel,' cf. Eph 6:17, Rom 10:8; (see Meyer at the passage)); the word by which something is commanded, directed, enjoined: Mat 4:4 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 389 (364) n.); Luk 4:4 R G L Tr in brackets; Heb 11:3; a command, Luk 5:5; ἐγένετο ῤῆμα Θεοῦ ἐπί τινα, Luk 3:2 (Jer 1:1; πρός τινα, Gen 15:1; 1Ki 18:1); plural ῤήματα παρά σου, words from thee, i. e. to be spoken by time, Act 10:22; ῤῆμα τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ, his omnipotent command, Heb 1:3. doctrine, instruction (cf. Winer's Grammar, 123 (117)): (τό) ῤῆμα (τοῦ) Θεοῦ, divine instruction by the preachers of the gospel, Rom 10:17 (R G; but L T Tr WH ῤήματος Χριστοῦ; others give ῤήματος here the sense of command, commission; (cf. Meyer)); saving truth which has God for its author, Eph 6:17; also τοῦ κυρίου, 1Pe 1:25; words of prophecy, prophetic announcement, τά ῤήματα τοῦ Θεοῦ, Rev 17:17, Rec. (others, οἱ λόγοι τοῦ Θεοῦ).

2. In imitation of the Hebrew דָּבָר, the subject matter of speech, thing spoken of, thing; and that a. so far forth as it is a matter of narration: Luk 2:15; Act 10:37; plural, Luk 1:65; Luk 2:19, Luk 2:51; Act 5:32; Act 13:42.

b. in so far as it is matter of command: Luk 1:37 (see ἀδυνατέω, b.) (Gen 18:14; Deu 17:8).

c. a matter of dispute, case at law: Mat 18:16; 2Co 13:1 (A. V. retains 'word' here and in the preceding passage) (Deu 19:15).

ῥῆμα , - τος , τό ,

[in LXX chiefly for H1697, also for H6310, and Aram. H6600, etc.;]

1. prop ., of that which is said or spoken,

(a) a word: Mat 27:14, 2Co 12:4; pl ., τὰ ῥ ., of speech, discourse, Luk 7:1, Joh 8:20, Act 2:14, Rom 10:18 , 2Pe 3:2, al. ;

(b) opp . to ὄνομα (a single word), a saying, statement, word of prophecy, instruction or command (in cl ., phrase): Mat 26:75, Mar 9:32, Luk 1:38; Luk 2:50, Act 11:16, Rom 10:8, Heb 11:3; ῥ . θεοῦ ( κυρίου ), Luk 3:2, Act 11:16, Eph 6:17, Heb 6:5; Heb 11:3 , 1Pe 1:25 ( LXX ); τὰ ῥ . τ . θεοῦ , Joh 3:34; Joh 8:47; ῥ . ἀργόν , Mat 12:36; ῥ . ἄρρητα , 2Co 12:4.

2. Like Heb . H1697 (but perh. also a Gk . colloquialism, v. Kennedy , Sources , 124; Thackeray, Gr. , 41), of that which is the subject of speech, a thing, matter (Gen 15:1, Deu 17:8, al. ): Luk 1:37; Luk 2:15, Act 10:37; p1., Luk 1:65; Luk 2:19; Luk 2:51, Act 5:32; Act 13:42.

詞類次數：名詞（70）

原文字根：湧出（果效） 相當於：H1697（דָּבָר‎）

字義溯源：發表，說出的話，所說的話，話，話語，言語，說話，道，事，物，事件；源自（G4483（λέγω）*=說出來）。這字，G4487（ῥῆμα）=話（雷馬）的含意，常與G3056（λόγος）=話（羅哥士）的含意重疊。G4487（ῥῆμα）多是指局部的話，而G3056（λόγος）是指全部的話。有時，G4487（ῥῆμα）指福音的話（羅10:8），基督的話（羅10:17）；偶然也指所發生的事（路2:15）。當然，信徒最熟悉的是：聖靈的寶劍，就是神的話（弗6:17），這個話是G4487（ῥῆμα）。參讀G2782（κήρυγμα）同義字參讀G3954（παρρησία）同源字

出現次數：總共（68）；太（5）；可（2）；路（19）；約（12）；徒（14）；羅（4）；林後（2）；弗（2）；來（4）；彼前（2）；彼後（1）；猶（1）

譯字彙編：

1）話（55）太4:4；太12:36；太18:16；太26:75；太27:14；可9:32；可14:72；路1:38；路2:17；路2:19；路2:29；路2:50；路2:51；路3:2；路4:4；路5:5；路7:1；路9:45；路9:45；路18:34；路24:8；路24:11；約3:34；約5:47；約6:63；約6:68；約8:20；約8:47；約12:47；約12:48；約14:10；約15:7；約17:8；徒2:14；徒5:20；徒5:32；徒6:11；徒6:13；徒10:37；徒10:44；徒11:14；徒11:16；徒13:42；徒16:38；徒26:25；徒28:25；羅10:8；羅10:17；弗5:26；弗6:17；來11:3；彼前1:25；彼前1:25；彼後3:2；猶1:17；

2）話語（4）路20:26；徒10:22；林後12:4；來1:3；

3）事（3）路1:37；路1:65；路2:15；

4）話語的（1）來6:5；

5）說話的（1）來12:19；

6）句話（1）林後13:1；

7）道（1）羅10:8；

8）所說的話（1）約10:21；

9）言語（1）羅10:18