φημί phēmi · G5346

to assert

φημί ; [in LXX chiefly for נָאַם, also for אָמַר; frequently in 2-4 Mac ; ] ; to declare, say: frequently in quoting the words of another, Mat.13:29 26:61, Luk.7:40 22:58, Jhn.1:23, al.; interjected into the recorded words (cl.), Mat.14:8, Act.23:35, al.; φησί, impersonal (Bl., § 30, 4), 1Co.6:16 (Lft., Notes, 217; but cf. Bl., l.with), 2Co.10:10 (WH, mg., φασίν), Heb.8:5; joined with syn. verb (cf. LS, see word, II, 2), ἀποκριθεὶς αὐτῷ ἔφη, Luk.23:3; before -πρός, Luk.22:70, al.; with accusative of thing(s), 1Co.10:15 10:19; accusative and inf., Rom.3:8; before ὅτι (Bl., § 70, 3), 1Co.10:19 15:50 (cf. σύν-φημι) ; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

φημί, φῄς, φηις ; [], cf. Hdn.Gr.2.147, 419; φησί (apocopation φή []; plural φᾰμέν, φᾰτέ, φᾱσ; Doric dialect φᾱμί, φᾱσί or φᾱτί [], 3rd.pers. plural φαντ; Aeolic dialect φᾶμι [], 2nd pers. singular φαῖσθα [], 3rd.pers. plural φαῖσι []aorist 2 ἔφην, Epic dialect φῆν [], Epic dialect φῆσθα []; ἔφη, Epic dialect φῆ, Doric dialect φᾶ []; 1st pers. plural ἔφᾰμεν []; 2nd pers. plural ἔφᾰτε []; 3rd.pers. plural ἔφασαν, Epic dialect φάσαν []; φάθι is found in codices of []; subjunctive φῶ, φῇς, φῇ, …

Where it's used 67 times

Matthew 4:7 · Matthew 8:8 · Matthew 13:28 · Matthew 13:29 · Matthew 14:8 · Matthew 17:26 · Matthew 19:21 · Matthew 21:27 · Matthew 22:37 · Matthew 25:21 · Matthew 25:23 · Matthew 26:34 · Matthew 26:61 · Matthew 27:11 · Matthew 27:23 · Matthew 27:65 · Mark 9:12 · Mark 9:38 · Mark 10:20 · Mark 10:29 · Mark 12:24 · Mark 14:29 · Luke 7:40 · Luke 7:44 · Luke 15:17 · Luke 22:58 · Luke 22:70 · Luke 23:3 · Luke 23:40 · John 1:23 · John 9:38 · John 18:29 · Acts 7:2 · Acts 8:36 · Acts 10:28 · Acts 10:30 · Acts 10:31 · Acts 16:30 · Acts 16:37 · Acts 17:22 · Acts 19:35 · Acts 21:37 · Acts 22:2 · Acts 22:27 · Acts 22:28 · Acts 23:5 · Acts 23:17 · Acts 23:18 · Acts 23:35 · Acts 25:5 · Acts 25:22 · Acts 25:24 · Acts 26:1 · Acts 26:24 · Acts 26:25 · Acts 26:28 · Acts 26:32 · Romans 3:8 · 1 Corinthians 6:16 · 1 Corinthians 7:29 … and 7 more

Source: TBESG G5346; TFLSJ G5346

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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