ἀναφωνέω
anaphōneō
G0400
G:V
Greek
to exclaim
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Greek
Language
Anaphoneo describes a person voicing an emphatic utterance before speaking a blessing.
Its sole attested use marks an emphatic utterance that introduces a spoken blessing in Luke 1:42.
Senses in use
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Uttering a blessing emphatically · dominant
In Luke 1:42, the aorist active indicative singular form introduces the speaker's blessing of the woman and the fruit of her belly; the APB renders the clause "She exclaimed with a great shouting and said."
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 1:42, the APB presents the utterance as "She exclaimed with a great shouting" before the blessing.