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Strong's G4487 ῥῆμα (rhema)

Rhema means “saying” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H4487 — manah (“appoint”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G4487
Language Greek
Linked Usages 561
Books 51

Strong's G4487 Quick Answer

Strong's G4487 ῥήμα (rhema) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. rhema (rhay'-mah) n. 1. an utterance (individually, collectively or specially) 2. (by implication) a matter or topic It has 561 linked Bible usages across 51 books. Visible English usage signals include lord, said, words, thee, and word. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
rhema (rhay'-mah) n. 1. an utterance (individually, collectively or specially) 2. (by implication) a matter or topic
Usage
561 linked usages
Books
51 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
lord, said, words, thee, and word

Meaning and Definition

rhema (rhay'-mah) n. 1. an utterance (individually, collectively or specially) 2. (by implication) a matter or topic 3. (especially) of narration, command or dispute 4. (with a negative) naught whatever [from G4483] KJV: + evil, + nothing, saying, word Root(s): G4483

Original Word
ῥήμα
Transliteration
rhema
Derivation
Root: ῥέω R1: 4483
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4487. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

declaration

Usage: ῥῆμα, -τος, τό [in LXX chiefly for דָּבָר, also for פֶּה, and Aram. פִּתְגָּם, 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, Jhn.8:20, Act.2:14, Rom.10:18, 2Pe.3:2, al.; __(b) opposite to ὄνομα (a single word), a saying, statement, word of prophecy, instruction or command (in cl., phrase): Mat.26:75, Mrk.9:32, Luk.1:38 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 11:3, 1Pe.1:25" (LXX) ; τὰ ῥ. τ. θεοῦ, Jhn.3:34 8:47; ῥ. ἀργόν, Mat.12:36;ῥ. ἄρρητα, 2Co.12:4. __2. Like Heb. דָּבָר (but perh. also a Gk. colloquialism, see 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 2:15, Act.10:37; pl., Luk.1:65 2:19, 51, Act.5:32 13:42 (AS)

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

lord said words thee word moses thing these god shalt saying spoke

How Strong's G4487 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 448 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G4487 (ῥήμα) appears 514 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G4487 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G4487 in the New Testament

67 indexed usages in New Testament.

Strong's G4487 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

448 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 15:1 Septuagint / Brenton

And after these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram, I shield thee, thy reward shall be very great.

Genesis 18:14 Septuagint / Brenton

Shall anything be impossible with the Lord? At this time I will return to thee seasonably, and Sarah shall have a son.

Genesis 18:25 Septuagint / Brenton

By no means shalt thou do as this thing is so as to destroy the righteous with the wicked, so the righteous shall be as the wicked: by no means. Thou that judgest the whole earth, shalt thou not do right?

Strong's G4487 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

45 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Strong's G4487 in 1 Enoch

1 indexed usage in 1 Enoch.

Usage Excerpts

First 120 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4487.

Genesis 15:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And after these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram, I shield thee, thy reward shall be very great.
Genesis 18:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Shall anything be impossible with the Lord? At this time I will return to thee seasonably, and Sarah shall have a son.
Genesis 18:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
By no means shalt thou do as this thing is so as to destroy the righteous with the wicked, so the righteous shall be as the wicked: by no means. Thou that judgest the whole earth, shalt thou not do right?
Genesis 19:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said to him, Behold, I have had respect to thee also about this thing, that I should not overthrow the city about which thou hast spoken.
Genesis 20:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and he spoke all these words in their ears, and all the men feared exceedingly.
Genesis 21:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the word appeared very hard before Abraham concerning his son.
Genesis 21:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But God said to Abraham, Let it not be hard before thee concerning the child, and concerning the bondwoman; in all things whatsoever Sarah shall say to thee, hear her voice, for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
Genesis 22:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass after these things that God tempted Abraham, and said to him, Abraham, Abraham; and he said, Lo! I am here.
Genesis 22:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
saying, I have sworn by myself, says the Lord, because thou hast done this thing, and on mine account hast not spared thy beloved son,
Genesis 22:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass after these things, that it was reported to Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah herself too has born sons to Nahor thy brother,
Genesis 24:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the servant put his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham, and swore to him concerning this matter.
Genesis 24:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the damsel ran and reported to the house of her mother according to these words.
Genesis 24:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass when he saw the earrings and the bracelets on the hands of his sister, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus the man spoke to me, that he went to the man, as he stood by the camels at the well.
Genesis 24:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he set before them loaves to eat; but he said, I will not eat, until I have told my errand. And he said, Speak on.
Genesis 24:52 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass when the servant of Abraham heard these words, he bowed himself to the Lord down to the earth.
Genesis 24:66 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the servant told Isaac all that he had done.
Genesis 27:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass when Esau heard the words of his father Isaac, he cried out with a great and very bitter cry, and said, Bless, I pray thee, me also, father.
Genesis 27:42 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the words of Esau her elder son were reported to Rebekah, and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him, Behold, Esau thy brother threatens thee to kill thee.
Genesis 29:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he told Rachel that he was the near relative of her father, and the son of Rebekah; and she ran and reported to her father according to these words.
Genesis 30:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Laban said to him, What shall I give thee? and Jacob said to him, Thou shalt not give me anything; if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again tend thy flocks and keep them.
Genesis 30:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Laban said to him, Let it be according to thy word.
Genesis 31:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jacob heard the words of the sons of Laban, saying, Jacob has taken all that was our father’s, and of our father’s property has he gotten all this glory.
Genesis 32:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he charged the first and the second and the third, and all that went before him after these flocks, saying, Thus shall ye speak to Esau when ye find him;
Genesis 34:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Simeon and Levi, the brothers of Dinah, said to them, We shall not be able to do this thing, to give our sister to a man who is uncircumcised, for it is a reproach to us.
Genesis 34:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the young man delayed not to do this thing, for he was much attached to Jacob’s daughter, and he was the most honorable of all in his father’s house.
Genesis 37:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us, or shalt thou indeed be lord over us? And they hated him still more for his dreams and for his words.
Genesis 37:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
Genesis 39:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph, and said, Lie with me.
Genesis 39:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and in this house there is nothing above me, nor has anything been kept back from me, but thou, because thou art his wife—how then shall I do this wicked thing, and sin against God?
Genesis 39:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she spoke to him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, whom thou broughtest in to us, came in to me to mock me, and said to me, I will lie with thee.
Genesis 39:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass, when his master heard all the words of his wife, that she spoke to him, saying, Thus did thy servant to me, that he was very angry.
Genesis 40:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass after these things, that the chief cupbearer of the king of Egypt and the chief baker trespassed against their lord the king of Egypt.
Genesis 41:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And as for the word which I have told Pharaoh, whatsoever God intends to do, he has shown to Pharaoh:
Genesis 41:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And concerning the repetition of the dream to Pharaoh twice, it is because the saying which is from God shall be true, and God will hasten to accomplish it.
Genesis 41:37 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the word was pleasing in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of all his servants.
Genesis 42:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Send one of you, and take your brother; and go ye to prison, till your words be clear, whether ye speak the truth or not; but, if not, by the health of Pharaoh, verily ye are spies.
Genesis 42:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And bring your younger brother to me, and your words shall be believed; but, if not, ye shall die. And they did so.
Genesis 44:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And put my silver cup into the sack of the youngest, and the price of his corn. And it was done according to the word of Joseph, as he said.
Genesis 44:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he found them, and spoke to them according to these words.
Genesis 44:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they said to him, Why does our lord speak according to these words? far be it from thy servants to do according to this word.
Genesis 44:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joseph said, Far be it from me to do this thing; the man with whom the cup has been found, he shall be my servant; but do ye go up with safety to your father.
Genesis 44:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Judah drew near him, and said, I pray, Sir, let thy servant speak a word before thee, and be not angry with thy servant, for thou art next to Pharaoh.
Genesis 44:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass, when we went up to thy servant our father, we reported to him the words of our lord.
Genesis 47:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But I will sleep with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me up out of Egypt, and bury me in their sepulcher. And he said, I will do according to thy word.
Genesis 48:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass after these things, that it was reported to Joseph, Behold, thy father is ill; and, having taken his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, he came to Jacob.
Exodus 2:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us? wilt thou slay me as thou yesterday slewest the Egyptian? Then Moses was alarmed, and said, If it be thus, this matter has become known.
Exodus 2:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Pharaoh heard this matter, and sought to slay Moses; and Moses departed from the presence of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian; and having come into the land of Midian, he sat on the well.
Exodus 4:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt speak to him; and thou shalt put my words into his mouth, and I will open thy mouth and his mouth, and I will instruct you in what ye shall do.
Exodus 4:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Aaron spoke all these words, which God spoke to Moses, and wrought the miracles before the people.
Exodus 9:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God fixed a limit, saying, Tomorrow the Lord will do this thing on the land.
Exodus 9:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord did this thing on the next day, and all the cattle of the Egyptians died, but of the cattle of the children of Israel there died not one.
Exodus 9:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He of the servants of Pharaoh that feared the word of the Lord, gathered his cattle into the houses.
Exodus 9:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he that did not attend in his mind to the word of the Lord, left the cattle in the fields.
Exodus 12:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And keep ye this thing as an ordinance for thyself and for thy children forever.
Exodus 14:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Is not this the word which we spoke to thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone that we may serve the Egyptians? for it is better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in this wilderness.
Exodus 16:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
This is the bread which the Lord has given you to eat. This is that which the Lord has appointed: gather of it each man for his family, an omer for each person, according to the number of your souls, gather each of you with his fellow lodgers.
Exodus 16:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses said to them, Is not this the word which the Lord spoke? Tomorrow is the Sabbath, a holy rest to the Lord: bake that ye will bake, and seethe that ye will seethe, and all that is over leave to be laid by for the morrow.
Exodus 16:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses said, This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded, Fill an omer with manna, to be laid up for your generations; that they may see the bread which ye ate in the wilderness, when the Lord led you forth out of the land of Egypt.
Exodus 17:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the wilderness of Sin, according to their encampments, by the word of the Lord; and they encamped in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.
Exodus 18:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the father-in-law of Moses said to him, Thou dost not this thing rightly,
Exodus 18:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
thou wilt wear away with intolerable weariness, both those and all this people which is with thee: this thing is hard, thou wilt not be able to endure it thyself alone.
Exodus 18:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall judge the people at all times, and the too burdensome matter they shall bring to thee, but they shall judge the smaller cases; so they shall relieve thee and help thee.
Exodus 18:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If thou wilt do this thing, God shall strengthen thee, and thou shalt be able to attend, and all this people shall come with peace into their own place.
Exodus 18:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they judged the people at all times; and every too burdensome matter they brought to Moses, but every light matter they judged themselves.
Exodus 19:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall be to me a royal priesthood and a holy nation: these words shalt thou speak to the children of Israel.
Exodus 19:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to Moses, Lo! I come to thee in a pillar of a cloud, that the people may hear me speaking to thee, and may believe thee forever: and Moses reported the words of the people to the Lord.
Exodus 23:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt abstain from every unjust thing: thou shalt not slay the innocent and just, and thou shalt not justify the wicked for gifts.
Exodus 23:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt not receive gifts; for gifts blind the eyes of the seeing, and corrupt just words.
Exodus 23:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If ye will indeed hear my voice, and if thou wilt do all the things I shall charge thee with, and keep my covenant, ye shall be to me a peculiar people above all nations, for the whole earth is mine; and ye shall be to me a royal priesthood, and a holy nation: these words shall ye speak to the children of Israel, If ye shall indeed hear my voice, and do all the things I shall tell thee, I will be an enemy to thine enemies, and an adversary to thine adversaries.
Exodus 24:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses went in and related to the people all the words of God and the ordinances; and all the people answered with one voice, saying, All the words which the Lord has spoken, we will do and be obedient.
Exodus 24:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and built an altar under the mountain, and set up twelve stones for the twelve tribes of Israel.
Exodus 33:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the people having heard this grievous saying, mourned in mourning apparel.
Exodus 34:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to Moses, Hew for thyself two tables of stone, as also the first were, and come up to me to the mountain; and I will write upon the tables the words, which were on the first tables, which thou brokest.
Exodus 34:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to Moses, Write these words for thyself, for on these words I have established a covenant with thee and with Israel.
Exodus 34:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses was there before the Lord forty days, and forty nights; he did not eat bread, and he did not drink water; and he wrote upon the tables these words of the covenant, the ten sayings.
Exodus 35:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the Lord has appointed you, saying,
Leviticus 4:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if the whole congregation of Israel trespass ignorantly, and a thing should escape the notice of the congregation, and they should do one thing forbidden of any of the commands of the Lord, which ought not to be done, and should transgress:
Leviticus 8:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses said to the congregation, This is the thing which the Lord has commanded you to do.
Leviticus 9:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses said, This is the thing which the Lord has spoken; do it, and the glory of the Lord shall appear among you.
Leviticus 10:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall not go forth from the door of the tabernacle of witness, that ye die not; for the Lord’s anointing oil is upon you: and they did according to the word of Moses.
Leviticus 17:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Speak to Aaron and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, This is the word which the Lord has commanded, saying,
Numbers 11:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I shall not be able to bear this people alone, for this thing is too heavy for me.
Numbers 11:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses went out, and spoke the words of the Lord to the people; and he gathered seventy men of the elders of the people, and he set them round about the tabernacle.
Numbers 13:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they proceeded and came to Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the children of Israel, to the wilderness of Paran Kadesh; and they brought word to them and to all the congregation, and they showed the fruit of the land:
Numbers 14:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to Moses, I am gracious to them according to thy word.
Numbers 14:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land, and who came and murmured against it to the assembly so as to bring out evil words concerning the land—
Numbers 14:39 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses spoke these words to all the children of Israel; and the people mourned exceedingly.
Numbers 14:41 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses said, Why do ye transgress the word of the Lord? ye shall not prosper.
Numbers 15:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
for he has set at nought the word of the Lord and broken his commands: that soul shall be utterly destroyed, his sin is upon him.
Numbers 22:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the elders of Moab went, and the elders of Midian, and their divining instruments were in their hands; and they came to Balaam, and spoke to him the words of Balak.
Numbers 22:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Balaam answered and said to the princes of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I shall not be able to go beyond the word of the Lord God, to make it little or great in my mind.
Numbers 22:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God came to Balaam by night, and said to him, If these men are come to call thee, rise and follow them; nevertheless the word which I shall speak to thee, it shalt thou do.
Numbers 22:35 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the angel of the Lord said to Balaam, Go with the men: nevertheless the word which I shall speak to thee, that thou shalt take heed to speak. And Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
Numbers 22:38 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Balaam said to Balak, Behold, I am now come to thee: shall I be able to say anything? the word which God shall put into my mouth, that I shall speak.
Numbers 23:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Balaam said to Balak, Stand by thy sacrifice, and I will go and see if God will appear to me and meet me, and the word which he shall show me, I will report to thee. And Balak stood by his sacrifice.
Numbers 23:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God put a word into the mouth of Balaam, and said, Thou shalt return to Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.
Numbers 23:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God met Balaam, and put a word into his mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.
Numbers 23:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Balaam answered and said to Balak, Spoke I not to thee, saying, Whatsoever thing God shall speak to me, that will I do?
Numbers 24:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If Balak should give me his house full of silver and gold, I shall not be able to transgress the word of the Lord to make it good or bad by myself; whatsoever things God shall say, them will I speak.
Numbers 27:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
because ye transgressed my commandment in the wilderness of Zin, when the congregation resisted and refused to sanctify me; ye sanctified me not at the water before them. This is the water of Strife in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.
Numbers 30:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the Lord has commanded.
Numbers 30:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Whatsoever man shall vow a vow to the Lord, or swear an oath, or bind himself with an obligation upon his soul, he shall not break his word; all that shall come out of his mouth he shall do.
Numbers 31:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For they were the occasion to the children of Israel by the word of Balaam of their revolting and despising the word of the Lord, because of Peor; and there was a plague in the congregation of the Lord.
Numbers 32:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses said to them, If ye will do according to these words, if ye will arm yourselves before the Lord for battle,
Numbers 33:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses wrote their removals and their stages, by the word of the Lord: and these are the stages of their journeying.
Numbers 36:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
This is the thing which the Lord has appointed the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them marry where they please, only let them marry men of their father’s tribe.
Deuteronomy 1:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye answered me and said, The thing which thou hast told us is good to do.
Deuteronomy 1:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt not have respect to persons in judgment, thou shalt judge small and great equally; thou shalt not shrink from before the person of a man, for the judgment is God’s; and whatsoever matter shall be too hard for you, ye shall bring it to me, and I will hear it.
Deuteronomy 1:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the saying pleased me: and I took of you twelve men, one man of a tribe.
Deuteronomy 1:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Yet ye would not go up, but rebelled against the words of the Lord our God.
Deuteronomy 1:43 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I spoke to you, and ye did not hearken to me; and ye transgressed the commandment of the Lord; and ye forced your way and went up into the mountain.
Deuteronomy 2:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the Lord our God has blessed thee in every work of thy hands. Consider how thou wentest through that great and terrible wilderness: behold, the Lord thy God has been with thee forty years; thou didst not lack anything.
Deuteronomy 4:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ye shall not add to the word which I command you, and ye shall not take from it: keep the commandments of the Lord our God, all that I command you this day.
Deuteronomy 4:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
even the things that happened in the day in which ye stood before the Lord our God in Horeb in the day of the assembly; for the Lord said to me, Gather the people to me, and let them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days which they live upon the earth, and they shall teach their sons.
Deuteronomy 4:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord spoke to you out of the midst of the fire a voice of words, which ye heard: and ye saw no likeness, only ye heard a voice.
Deuteronomy 4:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he announced to you his covenant, which he commanded you to keep, even the ten commandments; and he wrote them on two tables of stone.
Deuteronomy 4:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ask of the former days which were before thee, from the day when God created man upon the earth, and beginning at the one end of heaven to the other end of heaven, if there has happened anything like to this great event, if such a thing has been heard:
Deuteronomy 4:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
His voice was made audible from heaven to instruct thee, and he showed thee upon the earth his great fire, and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire.
Deuteronomy 5:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I stood between the Lord and you at that time to report to you the words of the Lord (because ye were afraid before the fire, and ye went not up to the mountain), saying,
Deuteronomy 5:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
These words the Lord spoke to all the assembly of you in the mountain out of the midst of the fire—there was darkness, blackness, storm, a loud voice—and he added no more, and he wrote them on two tables of stone, and he gave them to me.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4487, grouped by book.

Genesis 45 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 31 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 25 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 52 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 13 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ruth 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 44 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 29 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 36 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 23 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezra 11 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Esther 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 47 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 13 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 15 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 11 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 14 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 6 usages, New Testament
Mark 2 usages, New Testament
Luke 18 usages, New Testament
John 12 usages, New Testament
Acts 14 usages, New Testament
Romans 3 usages, New Testament
2 Corinthians 2 usages, New Testament
Ephesians 2 usages, New Testament
Hebrews 4 usages, New Testament
1 Peter 1 usage, New Testament
2 Peter 1 usage, New Testament
Jude 1 usage, New Testament
Revelation 1 usage, New Testament
1 Esdras 6 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Judith 19 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Tobit 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 9 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Baruch 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Daniel 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Book 152 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 1 usage, 1 Enoch

Strong's G4487 FAQ

What does rhema (ῥῆμα) mean?

Rhema (Strong's G4487) is a Greek word most simply glossed "saying". rhema (rhay'-mah) n. 1. an utterance (individually, collectively or specially) 2. (by implication) a matter or topic

How many times is rhema (ῥῆμα) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 561 linked usages for Strong's G4487 across 51 books.

Where can I study rhema (ῥῆμα) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4487 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate rhema (ῥῆμα)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as lord, said, words, thee, word, and moses. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G4487 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 448 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 45 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G4487, with linked reader references where each row is available.