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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 responded, “The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the LORD your God.’[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:8 - But the officer said, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come into my home. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:28 - “‘An enemy has done this!’ the farmer exclaimed. “‘Should we pull out the weeds?’ they asked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:29 - “‘No,’ he replied, ‘you’ll uproot the wheat if you do.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:8 - At her mother’s urging, the girl said, “I want the head of John the Baptist on a tray!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:26 - “They tax the people they have conquered,” Peter replied. “Well, then,” Jesus said, “the citizens are free!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:21 - Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:27 - So they finally replied, “We don’t know.”
And Jesus responded, “Then I won’t tell you by what authority I do these things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:21 - “The master was full of praise. ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together![fn]’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:23 - “The master said, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:34 - Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, Peter—this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny three times that you even know me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:61

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:61 - who declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the Temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:11 - Now Jesus was standing before Pilate, the Roman governor. “Are you the king of the Jews?” the governor asked him.
Jesus replied, “You have said it.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:23 - “Why?” Pilate demanded. “What crime has he committed?”
But the mob roared even louder, “Crucify him!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:65

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:65 - Pilate replied, “Take guards and secure it the best you can.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:29 - Peter said to him, “Even if everyone else deserts you, I never will.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:40 - Then Jesus answered his thoughts. “Simon,” he said to the Pharisee, “I have something to say to you.”
“Go ahead, Teacher,” Simon replied.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:44 - Then he turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Look at this woman kneeling here. When I entered your home, you didn’t offer me water to wash the dust from my feet, but she has washed them with her tears and wiped them with her hair.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:58

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:58 - After a while someone else looked at him and said, “You must be one of them!”
“No, man, I’m not!” Peter retorted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:70

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:70 - They all shouted, “So, are you claiming to be the Son of God?”
And he replied, “You say that I am.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:3 - So Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
Jesus replied, “You have said it.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:23 - John replied in the words of the prophet Isaiah:
“I am a voice shouting in the wilderness,
‘Clear the way for the LORD’s coming!’”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:38 - “Yes, Lord, I believe!” the man said. And he worshiped Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:38

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:38 - Peter replied, “Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:2 - This was Stephen’s reply: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me. Our glorious God appeared to our ancestor Abraham in Mesopotamia before he settled in Haran.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:36 - As they rode along, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “Look! There’s some water! Why can’t I be baptized?”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:28 - Peter told them, “You know it is against our laws for a Jewish man to enter a Gentile home like this or to associate with you. But God has shown me that I should no longer think of anyone as impure or unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:30 - Cornelius replied, “Four days ago I was praying in my house about this same time, three o’clock in the afternoon. Suddenly, a man in dazzling clothes was standing in front of me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:31 - He told me, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been noticed by God!

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:30 - Then he brought them out and asked, “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 replied, “They have publicly beaten us without a trial and put us in prison—and we are Roman citizens. So now they want us to leave secretly? Certainly not! Let them come themselves to release us!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:22 - So Paul, standing before the council,[fn] addressed them as follows: “Men of Athens, I notice that you are very religious in every way,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:35 - At last the mayor was able to quiet them down enough to speak. “Citizens of Ephesus,” he said. “Everyone knows that Ephesus is the official guardian of the temple of the great Artemis, whose image fell down to us from heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:37

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:37 - As Paul was about to be taken inside, he said to the commander, “May I have a word with you?”
“Do you know Greek?” the commander asked, surprised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:2 - When they heard him speaking in their own language,[fn] the silence was even greater.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:27 - So the commander went over and asked Paul, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?”
“Yes, I certainly am,” Paul replied.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:28 - “I am, too,” the commander muttered, “and it cost me plenty!”
Paul answered, “But I am a citizen by birth!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:5 - “I’m sorry, brothers. I didn’t realize he was the high priest,” Paul replied, “for the Scriptures say, ‘You must not speak evil of any of your rulers.’[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:17 - Paul called for one of the Roman officers[fn] and said, “Take this young man to the commander. He has something important to tell him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:18 - So the officer did, explaining, “Paul, the prisoner, called me over and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:35 - “I will hear your case myself when your accusers arrive,” the governor told him. Then the governor ordered him kept in the prison at Herod’s headquarters.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:5 - So he said, “Those of you in authority can return with me. If Paul has done anything wrong, you can make your accusations.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:22 - “I’d like to hear the man myself,” Agrippa said.
And Festus replied, “You will—tomorrow!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:24 - Then Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are here, this is the man whose death is demanded by all the Jews, both here and in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:1 - Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You may speak in your defense.”
So Paul, gesturing with his hand, started his defense:

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:24 - Suddenly, Festus shouted, “Paul, you are insane. Too much study has made you crazy!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:25 - But Paul replied, “I am not insane, Most Excellent Festus. What I am saying is the sober truth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:28 - Agrippa interrupted him. “Do you think you can persuade me to become a Christian so quickly?”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:32 - And Agrippa said to Festus, “He could have been set free if he hadn’t appealed to Caesar.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:8 - And some people even slander us by claiming that we say, “The more we sin, the better it is!” Those who say such things deserve to be condemned.

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