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ἀλέκτωρ ἐφώνησεν

A cock or male fowl · to call

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ἀλέκτωρ G220 a cock or male fowl
Pronunciation aléktōr
A rooster whose crow marks Peter's threefold denial of Jesus in all four gospels.
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φωνέω G5455 to call
Pronunciation phōnéō
To call out audibly or summon someone by voice; often emphasizes public proclamation or addressing directly.
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What does ἀλέκτωρ ἐφώνησεν (alektōr ephōnēsen) mean in the Bible?

ἀλέκτωρ · φωνέω is a Greek word meaning "rooster crowed".

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Meaning

rooster crowed
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 26:74 · Mark 14:68 · Mark 14:72 · Luke 22:34 · Luke 22:60 · John 13:38 · John 18:27 7×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 26:34 · Matt 26:75 · Mark 14:30 · Mark 14:72 · Luke 22:61 5×
12 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 43 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 15 ongoing 8 prospective 1 imperative 3 background 1 subjunctive 1 infinitive 7 participle 7
Tense
aorist 32 present 9 imperfect 1 future 1
Voice
active 42 passive 1
Mood
indicative 25 participle 7 infinitive 7 imperative 3 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 20:32 ἐφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 26:34 φωνῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 26:74 ἐφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 26:75 φωνῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 27:47 φωνεῖ present active indicative ongoing Mark 1:26 φωνῆσαν aorist active participle participle Mark 9:35 ἐφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 10:49 Φωνήσατε aorist active imperative imperative Mark 10:49 φωνοῦσι present active indicative ongoing Mark 10:49 φωνεῖ present active indicative ongoing Mark 14:30 φωνῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 14:68 ἐφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 14:72 ἐφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 14:72 φωνῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 15:35 φωνεῖ present active indicative ongoing Luke 8:54 ἐφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 8:8 ἐφώνει imperfect active indicative background Luke 14:12 φώνει present active imperative imperative Luke 16:2 φωνήσας aorist active participle participle Luke 16:24 φωνήσας aorist active participle participle Luke 19:15 φωνηθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Luke 22:34 φωνήσει future active indicative prospective Luke 22:60 ἐφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 22:61 φωνῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 23:46 φωνήσας aorist active participle participle John 1:48 φωνῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive John 2:9 φωνεῖ present active indicative ongoing John 4:16 φώνησον aorist active imperative imperative John 9:18 ἐφώνησαν aorist active indicative completed John 9:24 Ἐφώνησαν aorist active indicative completed John 10:3 φωνεῖ present active indicative ongoing John 11:28 ἐφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed John 11:28 φωνεῖ present active indicative ongoing John 12:17 ἐφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed John 13:13 φωνεῖτέ present active indicative ongoing John 13:38 φωνήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 18:27 ἐφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed John 18:33 ἐφώνησεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 9:41 φωνήσας aorist active participle participle Acts 10:18 φωνήσαντες aorist active participle participle +3 more occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 13 — The Servant-Lord, the Washed Disciples, and the New Command of Love John 18 — The Arrested King: Betrayal, Sovereign Surrender, Denial, Trial, and the Kingdom Not of This World Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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