APOTHEGM:
Ἁποφθἑγγομαι: "UTTERANCE"
(Acts 2:4)

Illustrations of English words
derived from the Greek in the New Testament.

By Gaylon West.



from Vincent: "Utterance [Ἁποφθἑγγομαι] . Used only by Luke and in the Acts. Lit., to utter. A peculiar word, and purposely chosen to denote the clear, loud utterance under the miraculous impulse. It is used by later Greek writers of the utterances of oracles or seers. So in the Septuagint, of prophesying. See 1Ch 25:1; Deu 32:2; Zec 10:2; Eze 13:19."
9 times in Greek versions of the complete Bible.

Used in American English as apothegm, aphorisms (adages). British: apophthegm. Example: "cleanliness is next to godliness."

Thayer Definition:
1) to speak out, speak forth, pronounce 1a) not a word of everyday speech but one “belonging to dignified and elevated discourse”
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by Thayer’s/Strong’s Number: from G575 and G5350