- Transliteration: Phoneo

- Phonetic: fo-neh'-o

- Definition:

1. to sound, emit a sound, to speak

a. of a cock: to crow

b. of men: to cry, cry out, cry aloud, speak with a loud voice

2. to call, to call one's self, either by one's own voice or though another

3. to send for, summon

a. to call out of (i.e. bid one to quit a place and come to one

b. to invite

c. to address, accost, call by a name

- Origin: from G5456" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5456

- TDNT entry: 14:01,1

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: From G5456" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5456; to emit a sound (animal human or instrumental); by implication to address in words or by name also in imitation: - call (for) crow cry.