- Transliteration: Phone

- Phonetic: fo-nay'

- Definition:

1. a sound, a tone

a. of inanimate things, as musical instruments

2. a voice

a. of the sound of uttered words

3. speech

a. of a language, tongue

- Origin: probably akin to G5316" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5316 through the idea of disclosure

- TDNT entry: 13:38,1

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine

- Strong's: Probably akin to G5316" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5316 through the idea of disclosure; a tone (articulate bestial or artificial); by implication an address (for any purpose) saying or language: - noise sound voice.