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Lexicon :: Strong's G5346 - phēmi

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φημί
Transliteration
phēmi (Key)
Pronunciation
fay-mee'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Properly, the same as the base of φῶς (G5457) and φαίνω (G5316)
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Strong’s Definitions

φημί phēmí, fay-mee'; properly, the same as the base of G5457 and G5316; to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. speak or say:—affirm, say. Compare G3004.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 58x

The KJV translates Strong's G5346 in the following manner: say (57x), affirm (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 58x
The KJV translates Strong's G5346 in the following manner: say (57x), affirm (1x).

  1. to make known one's thoughts, to declare

  2. to say

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
φημί phēmí, fay-mee'; properly, the same as the base of G5457 and G5316; to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. speak or say:—affirm, say. Compare G3004.
STRONGS G5346:
φημί; imperfect ἔφην; (from φάω, to bring forth into the light (cf. Curtius, § 407)); hence (from Homer down) properly, to make known one's thoughts, to declare; to say: ἔφη, he said (once on a time), Matthew 26:61; historical writers, in quoting the words of anyone, prefix φησίν, ἔφη (Latinait, inquit): Luke 22:58; Acts 8:36, and often: φησίν and ἔφη are used of a person replying, Matthew 13:29; Luke 7:40; John 1:23; John 9:38; Acts 7:2, etc.; of one who asks a question, Matthew 27:23; Acts 16:30; Acts 21:37; ἔφη μεγάλη τῇ φωνή, Acts 26:24; ἀποκριθείς ἔφη, Matthew 8:8; (φησίν is interjected into the recorded speech of another (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 61, 6), Matthew 14:8; Acts 25:5, 22; Acts 26:25; also ἔφη, Acts 23:35; φησίν, like the Latinait, inquit, is employed especially in the later Greek usage with an indefinite subject (`impersonally') (cf.man sagt, on dit, they say) (inserted in a sentence containing the words of another (cf. Winer's Grammar, as above)): 2 Corinthians 10:10 where L Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading φασίν (cf. Passow, ii, p. 2238a; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, II. 1); Buttmann, § 129, 19; (Winer's Grammar, § 58, 9{b}. β.; § 64, 3)). φησίν namely, ὁ Θεός, 1 Corinthians 6:16 (here Lachmann brackets φησίν); Hebrews 8:5; (Winer's Grammar, 522 (486f)). The constructions of the verb are the following: ἔφη αὐτῷ, αὐτοῖς, he replied to him, to them, Matthew 4:7; Matthew 13:28; Matthew 21:27, etc.; Mark (Mark 9:12 T Tr text WH); Matt. 14:29; Luke 7:44; Acts 26:32; ἀποκριθείς αὐτῷ ἔφη, Luke 23:3; ἔφη πρός τινα, Luke 22:70; Acts 10:28; Acts 16:37; Acts 26:1; with an accusative of the thing, 1 Corinthians 10:15, 19; followed by ὅτι, 1 Corinthians 10:19; τοῦτο etc. ὅτι, 1 Corinthians 7:29 (Rec.bez elz; others omit ὅτι); 1 Corinthians 15:50; followed by an accusative with an infinitive, Romans 3:8. (On its alleged omission, see Winer's Grammar, § 64, 7 a. Compare: σύμφημι.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
4:7; 8:8; 13:28; 13:29; 14:8; 14:29; 21:27; 26:61; 27:23
Mark
9:12
Luke
7:40; 7:44; 22:58; 22:70; 23:3
John
1:23; 9:38
Acts
7:2; 8:36; 10:28; 16:30; 16:37; 21:37; 23:35; 25:5; 25:22; 26:1; 26:24; 26:25; 26:32
Romans
3:8
1 Corinthians
6:16; 7:29; 10:15; 10:19; 10:19; 15:50
2 Corinthians
10:10
Hebrews
8:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5346 matches the Greek φημί (phēmi),
which occurs 15 times in 15 verses in 'Mat' in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:7 - ait illi Iesus rursum scriptum est non temptabis Dominum Deum tuum

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:8 - et respondens centurio ait Domine non sum dignus ut intres sub tectum meum sed tantum dic verbo et sanabitur puer meus

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:28 - et ait illis inimicus homo hoc fecit servi autem dixerunt ei vis imus et colligimus ea

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:29 - et ait non ne forte colligentes zizania eradicetis simul cum eis et triticum

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:8 - at illa praemonita a matre sua da mihi inquit hic in disco caput Iohannis Baptistae

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:26 - [Vulgate 17:25] et ille dixit ab alienis dixit illi Iesus ergo liberi sunt filii

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:21 - ait illi Iesus si vis perfectus esse vade vende quae habes et da pauperibus et habebis thesaurum in caelo et veni sequere me

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:27 - et respondentes Iesu dixerunt nescimus ait illis et ipse nec ego dico vobis in qua potestate haec facio

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:21 - ait illi dominus eius euge bone serve et fidelis quia super pauca fuisti fidelis super multa te constituam intra in gaudium domini tui

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:23 - ait illi dominus eius euge serve bone et fidelis quia super pauca fuisti fidelis supra multa te constituam intra in gaudium domini tui

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:34 - ait illi Iesus amen dico tibi quia in hac nocte antequam gallus cantet ter me negabis

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:61

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:61 - et dixerunt hic dixit possum destruere templum Dei et post triduum aedificare illud

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:11 - Iesus autem stetit ante praesidem et interrogavit eum praeses dicens tu es rex Iudaeorum dicit ei Iesus tu dicis

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:23 - dicunt omnes crucifigatur ait illis praeses quid enim mali fecit at illi magis clamabant dicentes crucifigatur

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:65

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:65 - ait illis Pilatus habetis custodiam ite custodite sicut scitis
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