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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, 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 58 times in 57 verses in the TR Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 4:7–Rom 3:8)

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:7 -

Jesus told him, “It is also written: Do not test the Lord your God.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:8 -

“Lord,” the centurion replied, “I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:28 -

“ ‘An enemy did this,’ he told them.

“ ‘So, do you want us to go and pull them up? ’ the servants asked him.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:29 -

“ ‘No,’ he said. ‘When you pull up the weeds, you might also uproot the wheat with them.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:8 -

Prompted by her mother, she answered, “Give me John the Baptist’s head here on a platter.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:26 -

“From strangers,” he said.[fn]

“Then the sons are free,” Jesus told him.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:21 -

“If you want to be perfect,”[fn] Jesus said to him, “go, sell your belongings and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:27 -

So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.”

And he said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:21 -

“His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Share your master’s joy.’

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:23 -

“His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Share your master’s joy.’

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:34 -

“Truly I tell you,” Jesus said to him, “tonight, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:61 -

stated, “This man said, ‘I can destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’ ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:11 -

Now Jesus stood before the governor. “Are you the king of the Jews? ” the governor asked him.

Jesus answered, “You say so.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:23 -

Then he said, “Why? What has he done wrong? ”

But they kept shouting all the more, “Crucify him! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:65 -

“Take[fn] guards,” Pilate told them. “Go and make it as secure as you know how.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:29 -

Peter told him, “Even if everyone falls away, I will not.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:40 -

Jesus replied to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.”

He said, “Say it, teacher.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:44 -

Turning to the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave me no water for my feet, but she, with her tears, has washed my feet and wiped them with her hair.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:58 -

After a little while, someone else saw him and said, “You’re one of them too.”

“Man, I am not! ” Peter said.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:70 -

They all asked, “Are you, then, the Son of God? ”

And he said to them, “You say that I am.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:3 -

So Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews? ”

He answered him, “You say so.”[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:23 -

He said, “I am a voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord ​— ​just as Isaiah the prophet said.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:38 -

“I believe, Lord! ” he said, and he worshiped him.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:38 -

Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:2 -

“Brothers and fathers,” he replied, “listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran,

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:36 -

As they were traveling down the road, they came to some water. The eunuch said, “Look, there’s water. What would keep me from being baptized? ”[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:28 -

Peter said to them, “You know it’s forbidden for a Jewish man to associate with or visit a foreigner, but God has shown me that I must not call any person impure or unclean.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:30 -

Cornelius replied, “Four days ago at this hour, at three in the afternoon,[fn] I was[fn] praying in my house. Just then a man in dazzling clothing stood before me

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:31 -

“and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your acts of charity have been remembered in God’s sight.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:30 -

He escorted them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:37 -

But Paul said to them, “They beat us in public without a trial, although we are Roman citizens, and threw us in jail. And now are they going to send us away secretly? Certainly not! On the contrary, let them come themselves and escort us out.”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:22 -

Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus and said, “People of Athens! I see that you are extremely religious in every respect.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:35 -

When the city clerk had calmed the crowd down, he said, “People of Ephesus! What person is there who doesn’t know that the city of the Ephesians is the temple guardian of the great[fn] Artemis, and of the image that fell from heaven?

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:37 -

As he was about to be brought into the barracks, Paul said to the commander, “Am I allowed to say something to you? ”

He replied, “You know how to speak Greek?

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:2 -

When they heard that he was addressing them in Aramaic,[fn] they became even quieter.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:27 -

The commander came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen? ”

“Yes,” he said.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:28 -

The commander replied, “I bought this citizenship for a large amount of money.”

“But I was born a citizen,” Paul said.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:5 -

“I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest,” replied Paul. “For it is written, You must not speak evil of a ruler of your people.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:17 -

Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander, because he has something to report to him.”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:18 -

So he took him, brought him to the commander, and said, “The prisoner Paul called me and asked me to bring this young man to you, because he has something to tell you.”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:35 -

he said, “I will give you a hearing whenever your accusers also get here.” He ordered that he be kept under guard in Herod’s palace.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:5 -

“Therefore,” he said, “let those of you who have authority go down with me and accuse him, if he has done anything wrong.”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:22 -

Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear the man myself.”

“Tomorrow you will hear him,” he replied.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:24 -

Then Festus said, “King Agrippa and all men present with us, you see this man. The whole Jewish community has appealed to me concerning him, both in Jerusalem and here, shouting that he should not live any longer.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:1 -

Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.”

Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense:

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:24 -

As he was saying these things in his defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You’re out of your mind, Paul! Too much study is driving you mad.”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:25 -

But Paul replied, “I’m not out of my mind, most excellent Festus. On the contrary, I’m speaking words of truth and good judgment.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:28 -

Agrippa said to Paul, “Are you going to persuade me to become a Christian so easily? ”[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:32 -

Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:8 -

And why not say, just as some people slanderously claim we say, “Let us do what is evil so that good may come”? Their condemnation is deserved!


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