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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.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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)

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:7 - Jesus said G5346 to him, “[fn]On the other hand, it is written, ‘YOU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:8 - But the centurion said, G5346 “[fn]Lord, I am not worthy for You to come under my roof, but just [fn]say the word, and my [fn]servant will be healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:28 - “And he said G5346 to them, ‘An [fn]enemy has done this!’ The slaves *said to him, ‘Do you want us, then, to go and gather them up?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:29 - “But he *said, G5346 ‘No; for while you are gathering up the tares, you may uproot the wheat with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:8 - Having been prompted by her mother, she *said, G5346 “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:26 - When Peter said, G5346 “From strangers,” Jesus said G5346 to him, “Then the sons are [fn]exempt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:21 - Jesus said G5346 to him, “If you wish to be [fn]complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:27 - And answering Jesus, they said, “We do not know.” He also said G5346 to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:21 - “His master said G5346 to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your [fn]master.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:23 - “His master said G5346 to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:34 - Jesus said G5346 to him, “Truly I say to you that this very night, before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:61

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:61 - and said, “This man stated, G5346 ‘I am able to destroy the [fn]temple of God and to rebuild it [fn]in three days.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:11 - Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor questioned Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And Jesus said G5346 to him, “It is as you say.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:23 - And he said, G5346 “Why, what evil has He done?” But they kept shouting all the more, saying, “[fn]Crucify Him!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:65

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:65 - Pilate said G5346 to them, “You have a guard; go, make it as secure as you know how.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:29 - But Peter said G5346 to Him, “Even though all may [fn]fall away, yet I will not.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:40 - And Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” And he [fn]replied, G5346 “Say it, Teacher.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:44 - Turning toward the woman, He said G5346 to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:58

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:58 - A little later, another saw him and said, G5346 “You are one of them too!” But Peter said, G5346 “Man, I am not!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:70

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:70 - And they all said, “Are You the Son of God, then?” And He said G5346 to them, “[fn]Yes, I am.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:3 - So Pilate asked Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And He answered him and said, G5346 “It is as you say.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:23 - He said, G5346 “I am A VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, ‘MAKE STRAIGHT THE WAY OF THE LORD,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:38 - And he said, G5346 “Lord, I believe.” And he worshiped Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:38

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:38 - Peter said to them, “Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:2 - And he said, G5346 “Hear me, brethren and fathers! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in [fn]Haran,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:36 - As they went along the road they came to some water; and the eunuch *said, G5346 “Look! Water! What prevents me from being baptized?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:28 - And he said G5346 to them, “You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a man who is a Jew to associate with a foreigner or to visit him; and yet God has shown me that I should not call any man [fn]unholy or unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:30 - Cornelius said, G5346 “Four days ago to this hour, I was praying in my house during the [fn]ninth hour; and behold, a man stood before me in shining garments,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:31 - and he *said, G5346 ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your [fn]alms have been remembered before God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:30 - and after he brought them out, he said, G5346 “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:37

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:37 - But Paul said G5346 to them, “They have beaten us in public without trial, men who are Romans, and have thrown us into prison; and now are they sending us away secretly? No indeed! But let them come themselves and bring us out.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:22 - So Paul stood in the midst of the [fn]Areopagus and said, G5346 “Men of Athens, I observe that you are very religious in all respects.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:35 - After quieting the crowd, the town clerk *said, G5346 “Men of Ephesus, what man is there after all who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is guardian of the temple of the great [fn]Artemis and of the image which fell down from [fn]heaven?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:37

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:37 - As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he said to the [fn]commander, “May I say something to you?” And he *said, G5346 “Do you know Greek?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:2 - And when they heard that he was addressing them in the [fn]Hebrew dialect, they became even more quiet; and he *said, G5346

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:27 - The [fn]commander came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” And he said, G5346 “Yes.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:28 - The [fn]commander answered, “I acquired this citizenship with a large sum of money.” And Paul said, G5346 “But I was actually born a citizen.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:5 - And Paul said, G5346 “I was not aware, brethren, that he was high priest; for it is written, ‘YOU SHALL NOT SPEAK EVIL OF A RULER OF YOUR PEOPLE.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:17 - Paul called one of the centurions to him and said, G5346 “Lead this young man to the [fn]commander, for he has something to report to him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:18 - So he took him and led him to the [fn]commander and *said, G5346 “Paul the prisoner called me to him and asked me to lead this young man to you since he has something to tell you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:35 - he said, G5346 “I will give you a hearing after your accusers arrive also,” giving orders for him to be kept in Herod’s [fn]Praetorium.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:5 - “Therefore,” he *said, G5346 “let the influential men among you [fn]go there with me, and if there is anything wrong [fn]about the man, let them [fn]prosecute him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:22 - Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I also would like to hear the man myself.” “Tomorrow,” he *said, G5346 “you shall hear him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:24 - Festus *said, G5346 “King Agrippa, and all you gentlemen here present with us, you see this man about whom all the people of the Jews appealed to me, both at Jerusalem and here, loudly declaring that he ought not to live any longer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:1 - Agrippa said G5346 to Paul, “You are permitted to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and proceeded to make his defense:

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:24 - While Paul was saying this in his defense, Festus *said G5346 in a loud voice, “Paul, you are out of your mind! [fn]Your great learning is [fn]driving you mad.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:25 - But Paul *said, G5346 “I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I utter words [fn]of sober truth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:28 - Agrippa replied to Paul, “[fn]In a short time you [fn]will persuade me to [fn]become a Christian.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:32 - And Agrippa said G5346 to Festus, “This man might have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:8 - And why not say (as we are slanderously reported and as some claim G5346 that we say), “Let us do evil that good may come”? [fn]Their condemnation is just.

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