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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 41 times in 37 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:6 - She opened it and saw the baby. He was crying, and she felt sorry for him. “This is one of the Hebrew babies,” she said.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:3 - and he spoke his message: “The prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of one whose eye sees clearly,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:4 - the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who sees a vision from the Almighty,[fn] who falls prostrate, and whose eyes are opened:

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:15 - Then he spoke his message: “The prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of one whose eye sees clearly,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:30 - “Therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I promised that members of your family would minister before me forever.’ But now the LORD declares: ‘Far be it from me! Those who honor me I will honor, but those who despise me will be disdained.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:26 - ‘Yesterday I saw the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons, declares the LORD, and I will surely make you pay for it on this plot of ground, declares the LORD.’[fn] Now then, pick him up and throw him on that plot, in accordance with the word of the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:27 - Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before God when you heard what he spoke against this place and its people, and because you humbled yourself before me and tore your robes and wept in my presence, I have heard you, declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:17 - The king sent this reply: To Rehum the commanding officer, Shimshai the secretary and the rest of their associates living in Samaria and elsewhere in Trans-Euphrates: Greetings.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:25 - “If this is not so, who can prove me false and reduce my words to nothing?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:1 - [fn]For the director of music. Of David the servant of the LORD. I have a message from God in my heart concerning the sinfulness of the wicked:[fn] There is no fear of God before their eyes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:20 - “This is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I’ve done nothing wrong.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:3 - Israel was holy to the LORD, the firstfruits of his harvest; all who devoured her were held guilty, and disaster overtook them,’ ”

declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:12 - “Therefore their path will become slippery; they will be banished to darkness and there they will fall. I will bring disaster on them in the year they are punished,”

declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:12 - “But when the seventy years are fulfilled, I will punish the king of Babylon and his nation, the land of the Babylonians,[fn] for their guilt,” declares the LORD, “and will make it desolate forever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:15 - ‘I have not sent them,’ declares the LORD. ‘They are prophesying lies in my name. Therefore, I will banish you and you will perish, both you and the prophets who prophesy to you.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:23 - For they have done outrageous things in Israel; they have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives, and in my name they have uttered lies—which I did not authorize. I know it and am a witness to it,” declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:17 - But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds,’

declares the LORD,

‘because you are called an outcast, Zion for whom no one cares.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:21 - Their leader will be one of their own; their ruler will arise from among them. I will bring him near and he will come close to me— for who is he who will devote himself to be close to me?’

declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:20 - Is not Ephraim my dear son, the child in whom I delight? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore my heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,”

declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:27 - “The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will plant the kingdoms of Israel and Judah with the offspring of people and of animals.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:28 - Just as I watched over them to uproot and tear down, and to overthrow, destroy and bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:31 - “The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:32 - It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they broke my covenant, though I was a husband to[fn] them,[fn]”

declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:33 - “This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time,” declares the LORD. “I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:36 - “Only if these decrees vanish from my sight,” declares the LORD, “will Israel ever cease being a nation before me.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:37 - This is what the LORD says: “Only if the heavens above can be measured and the foundations of the earth below be searched out will I reject all the descendants of Israel because of all they have done,”

declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:38 - “The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when this city will be rebuilt for me from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:22 - I am going to give the order, declares the LORD, and I will bring them back to this city. They will fight against it, take it and burn it down. And I will lay waste the towns of Judah so no one can live there.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 39:18 - I will save you; you will not fall by the sword but will escape with your life, because you trust in me, declares the LORD.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:11 - Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you now fear. Do not be afraid of him, declares the LORD, for I am with you and will save you and deliver you from his hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:12 - But days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will send men who pour from pitchers, and they will pour her out; they will empty her pitchers and smash her jars.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:35 - In Moab I will put an end to those who make offerings on the high places and burn incense to their gods,”

declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:38 - On all the roofs in Moab and in the public squares there is nothing but mourning, for I have broken Moab like a jar that no one wants,”

declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:2 - But the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will sound the battle cry against Rabbah of the Ammonites; it will become a mound of ruins, and its surrounding villages will be set on fire. Then Israel will drive out those who drove her out,”

says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:26 - Surely, her young men will fall in the streets; all her soldiers will be silenced in that day,”

declares the LORD Almighty.

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