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ῥῆμα ἀργόν

Declaration · idle

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ῥῆμα G4487 declaration
Pronunciation rhēma
A spoken word or statement, often divinely authoritative; contrasts with ὄνομα (single name).
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ἀργός G692 idle
Pronunciation argós
Inactive or unproductive; applied to persons, things, or even faith when lacking corresponding action or effect.
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What does ῥῆμα ἀργόν (rhēma argon) mean in the Bible?

ῥῆμα · ἀργός is a Greek word meaning "careless, empty, idle word".

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Meaning

careless, empty, idle word
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 18:16 · Luke 1:37 · Luke 3:2 · Luke 18:34 · Rom 10:8 · 2 Cor 13:1 · Eph 6:17 · 1 Pet 1:25 10×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Luke 1:65 · Luke 24:11 · John 6:63 · John 10:21 · John 15:7 · Rom 10:18 6×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 26:75 · Luke 2:17 · Luke 9:45 · Luke 20:26 · Acts 11:16 · Rom 10:17 6×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Luke 24:8 · John 12:47 · Acts 5:32 · Heb 12:19 · 2 Pet 3:2 · Jude 1:17 6×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Matt 4:4 · Luke 5:5 · Eph 5:26 · Heb 1:3 · Heb 11:3 5×
Dative · Plural · Neuter John 5:47 1×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Luke 2:19 · Luke 2:51 · Luke 7:1 · John 3:34 · John 6:68 · John 8:20 · John 8:47 · John 12:48 · John 14:10 · John 17:8 · Acts 2:14 · Acts 5:20 · Acts 6:11 · Acts 6:13 · Acts 10:22 · Acts 10:44 21×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 12:36 · Matt 27:14 · Mark 9:32 · Mark 14:72 · Luke 1:38 · Luke 2:15 · Luke 2:29 · Luke 2:50 · Luke 9:45 · Acts 10:37 · Acts 28:25 · Heb 6:5 12×
67 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
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.

Ephesians 6 — Household Faithfulness and Standing Firm in the Armor of God John 12 — The Anointed King, the Lifted-Up Son of Man, and the Hour of Glory John 15 — The True Vine, Abiding Fruitfulness, Christlike Love, and the World’s Hatred John 17 — The Son’s High Priestly Prayer: Glory, Preservation, Sanctification, Unity, Mission, and Love John 6 — The Bread of Life, the Words of Eternal Life, and the Crisis of True Discipleship Luke 3 — The Way Prepared, the Son Revealed, and the Lineage Traced Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind Matthew 4 — The Tested Son, the Kingdom Proclaimed, and the First Disciples Called Romans 10 — Christ the End of the Law and the Righteousness Received by Faith

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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