φθέγγομαι phthéngomai

Meaning

to utter a clear sound, i.e. (generally) to proclaim

In the King James Version: speak

Derivation: probably akin to G5338 (φέγγος) and thus to G5346 (φημί);

Where it is used

• Acts 4:18 Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.
• 2 Peter 2:16 But he was rebuked for his transgression by a donkey, otherwise without speech, that spoke with a man’s voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.
• 2 Peter 2:18 With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.