Strong's Lexicon
G5346 — φημί
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G5346 |
|---|---|
| Word: | φημί |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | (properly) the same as the base of G5457 and G5316 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 66 |
| Transliteration: | phemi |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | fay-mee' |
| Meaning: | 1. to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. speak or say |
| KJV Renderings: | affirm, say |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
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), Mat 26:61; historical writers, in quoting the words of anyone, prefix φησίν, ἔφη (Latinait, inquit): Luk 22:58; Act 8:36, and often: φησίν and ἔφη are used of a person replying, Mat 13:29; Luk 7:40; Joh 1:23; Joh 9:38; Act 7:2, etc.; of one who asks a question, Mat 27:23; Act 16:30; Act 21:37; ἔφη μεγάλη τῇ φωνή, Act 26:24; ἀποκριθείς ἔφη, Mat 8:8; (φησίν is interjected into the recorded speech of another (cf. Winer’s Grammar, § 61, 6), Mat 14:8; Act 25:5; Act 25:22; Act 26:25; also ἔφη, Act 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)): 2Co 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, 1Co 6:16 (here Lachmann brackets φησίν); Heb 8:5; (Winer’s Grammar, 522 (486f)). The constructions of the verb are the following: ἔφη αὐτῷ, αὐτοῖς, he replied to him, to them, Mat 4:7; Mat 13:28; Mat 21:27, etc.; Mark ( T Tr text WH); ; Luk 7:44; Act 26:32; ἀποκριθείς αὐτῷ ἔφη, Luk 23:3; ἔφη πρός τινα, Luk 22:70; Act 10:28; Act 16:37; Act 26:1; with an accusative of the thing, 1Co 10:15; 1Co 10:19; followed by ὅτι, 1Co 10:19; τοῦτο etc. ὅτι, 1Co 7:29 (Rec.bez elz; others omit ὅτι); 1Co 15:50; followed by an accusative with an infinitive, Rom 3:8. (On its alleged omission, see Winer’s Grammar, § 64, 7 a. Compare: σύμφημι.)
STRONGS NT 5346a: φημίζωφημίζω: 1 aorist passive 3 person singular ἐφημισθη; especially frequent in the poets from Hesiod down; to spread a report, to disseminate by report: Mat 28:15 T WH marginal reading (after manuscripts à, Delta, 33, etc.) for διαφημίζω, which see
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Englishman's Greek Concordance
φημί (affirm)
Matthew 4:7
- KJV: Jesus said unto him It is written again Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God
- GK: έφη αυτώ ο Ιησούς πάλιν γέγραπται ουκ εκπειράσεις κύριον τον θεόν σου
Matthew 8:8
- KJV: The centurion answered and said Lord I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof but speak the word only and my servant shall be healed
- GK: και αποκριθείς ο εκατόνταρχος έφη κύριε ουκ ειμί ικανός ίνα μου υπό την στέγην εισέλθης αλλά μόνον ειπέ λόγον και ιαθήσεται ο παις μου
Matthew 13:28
- KJV: He said unto them An enemy hath done this The servants said unto him Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up
- GK: ο δε έφη αυτοίς εχθρός άνθρωπος τούτο εποίησεν οι δε δούλοι είπον αυτώ θέλεις ουν απελθόντες συλλέξομεν αυτά
Matthew 13:29
- KJV: But he said Nay lest while ye gather up the tares ye root up also the wheat with them
- GK: ο δε έφη ου μήποτε συλλέγοντες τα ζιζάνια εκριζώσητε άμα αυτοίς τον σίτον
Matthew 14:8
- KJV: And she, being before instructed of her mother said Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger
- GK: η δε προβιβασθείσα υπό της μητρός αυτής δος μοι φησίν ώδε επί πίνακι την κεφαλήν Ιωάννου του βαπτιστού
Matthew 17:26
- KJV: Peter saith unto him Of strangers Jesus saith unto him Then are the children free
- GK: λέγει αυτώ ο Πέτρος από των αλλοτρίων έφη αυτώ ο Ιησούς άρα γε ελεύθεροί εισιν οι υιοί
Matthew 19:21
- KJV: Jesus said unto him If thou wilt be perfect go sell that thou hast and give to the poor and thou shalt have treasure in heaven and come follow me
- GK: έφη αυτώ ο Ιησούς ει θέλεις τέλειος είναι ύπαγε πώλησόν σου τα υπάρχοντα και δος πτωχοίς και έξεις θησαυρόν εν ουρανώ και δεύρο ακολούθει μοι
Matthew 21:27
- KJV: And they answered Jesus and said We cannot tell And he said unto them Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things
- GK: και αποκριθέντες τω Ιησού είπον ουκ οίδαμεν έφη αυτοίς και αυτός ουδέ εγώ λέγω υμίν εν ποία εξουσία ταύτα ποιώ
Matthew 25:21
- KJV: His lord said unto him Well done good and faithful servant thou hast been faithful over a few things I will make thee ruler over many things enter thou into the joy of thy lord
- GK: έφη δε αυτώ ο κύριος αυτού ευ δούλε αγαθέ και πιστέ επί ολίγα ης πιστός επί πολλών σε καταστήσω είσελθε εις την χαράν του κυρίου σου
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