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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 25 times in 25 verses in 'Act' in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:38

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:38 - Peter said to them, "Repent, and each one 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 BoxAct 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:2 - So he replied, "Brothers and fathers, listen to me. The God of glory appeared to our forefather Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:36 - Now as they were going along the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, "Look, there is water! What is to stop me from being baptized?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:28 - He said to them, "You know that it is unlawful for a Jew to associate with or visit a Gentile, yet God has shown me that I should call no person defiled or ritually unclean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:30 - Cornelius replied, "Four days ago at this very hour, at three o'clock in the afternoon, I was praying in my house, and suddenly a man in shining clothing stood before me

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:31 - and said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your acts of charity have been remembered before God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:30 - Then he brought them outside and asked, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:37

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:37 - But Paul said to the police officers, "They had us beaten in public without a proper trial - even though we are Roman citizens - and they threw us in prison. And now they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! They themselves must come and escort us out!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:22 - So Paul stood before the Areopagus and said, "Men of Athens, I see that you are very religious in all respects.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:35 - After the city secretary quieted the crowd, he said, "Men of Ephesus, what person is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is the keeper of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image that fell from heaven?

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:37

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:37 - As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he said to the commanding officer, "May I say something to you?" The officer replied, "Do you know Greek?

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:2 - (When they heard that he was addressing them in Aramaic, they became even quieter.) Then Paul said,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:27 - So the commanding officer came and asked Paul, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" He replied, "Yes."

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:28 - The commanding officer answered, "I acquired this citizenship with a large sum of money." "But I was even born a citizen," Paul replied.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:5 - Paul replied, "I did not realize, brothers, that he was the high priest, for it is written, 'You must not speak evil about a ruler of your people.'"

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:17 - Paul called one of the centurions and said, "Take this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to report to him."

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:18 - So the centurion took him and brought him to the commanding officer and said, "The prisoner Paul called me and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you."

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:35 - he said, "I will give you a hearing when your accusers arrive too." Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod's palace.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:5 - "So," he said, "let your leaders go down there with me, and if this man has done anything wrong, they may bring charges against him."

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:22 - Agrippa said to Festus, "I would also like to hear the man myself." "Tomorrow," he replied, "you will hear him."

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:24 - Then Festus said, "King Agrippa, and all you who are present here with us, you see this man about whom the entire Jewish populace petitioned me both in Jerusalem and here, shouting loudly that he ought not to live any longer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:1 - So Agrippa said to Paul, "You have permission to speak for yourself." Then Paul held out his hand and began his defense:

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:24 - As Paul was saying these things in his defense, Festus exclaimed loudly, "You have lost your mind, Paul! Your great learning is driving you insane!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:25 - But Paul replied, "I have not lost my mind, most excellent Festus, but am speaking true and rational words.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:32 - Agrippa said to Festus, "This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar."
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