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Lexicon :: Strong's G5346 - phēmi

Aa
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 66 times in 65 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 4:7–Act 23:35)

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:7 - Jesus said to him, Again it is in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:8 - And the captain in answer said, Lord, I am not good enough for you to come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant will be made well.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:28 - And he said, Someone has done this in hate. And the servants say to him, Is it your pleasure that we go and take them up?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:29 - But he says, No, for fear that by chance while you take up the evil plants, you may be rooting up the grain with them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:8 - And she, at her mother's suggestion, said, Give me here on a plate the head of John the Baptist.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:26 - And when he said, From other people, Jesus said to him, Then are the sons free.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:21 - Jesus said to him, If you have a desire to be complete, go, get money for your property, and give it to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven: and come after me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:27 - And they made answer and said, We have no idea. Then he said to them, And I will not say to you by what authority I do these things.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:37 - And he said to him, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:21 - His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:23 - His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:34 - Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you that this night, before the hour of the cock's cry, you will say three times that you have no knowledge of me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:61

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:61 - But later there came two who said, This man said, I am able to give the Temple of God to destruction, and to put it up again in three days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:11 - And Jesus was before the ruler, who put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, You say so.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:23 - And he said, Why, what evil has he done? But they gave loud cries, saying, To the cross with him!

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:65

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:65 - Pilate said to them, You have watchmen; go and make it as safe as you are able.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:12 - And he said to them, Truly, Elijah does come first, and puts all things in order; and how is it said in the Writings that the Son of man will go through much sorrow and be made as nothing?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:38 - John said to him, Master, we saw one driving out evil spirits in your name: and we said that he might not, because he is not one of us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:20 - And he said to him, Master, all these laws I have kept from the time when I was young.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:29 - Jesus said, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house, or brothers, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or land, because of me and the good news,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:24 - Jesus said to them, Is not this the reason for your error, that you have no knowledge of the holy Writings or of the power of God?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:29 - But Peter said to him, Though the others may be turned away from you, I will not.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:40 - And Jesus, answering, said, Simon, I have something to say to you. And he said, Master, say on.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:44 - And turning to the woman he said to Simon, You see this woman? I came into your house; you did not give me water for my feet: but she has been washing my feet with the drops from her eyes, and drying them with her hair.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:17 - But when he came to his senses, he said, What numbers of my father's servants have bread enough, and more, while I am near to death here through need of food!

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:58

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:58 - And after a little time, another saw him and said, You are one of them; and he said, Man, I am not.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:70

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:70 - And they all said, Are you then the Son of God? and he said, You say that I am.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:3 - And Pilate said to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he said in answer, You say so.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:40 - But the other, protesting, said, Have you no fear of God? for you have a part in the same punishment,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:23 - He said, I am the voice of one crying in the waste land, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:38 - And he said, Lord, I have faith. And he gave him worship.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:29 - So Pilate came out to them and put the question: What have you to say against this man?

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:38

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:38 - And Peter said, Let your hearts be changed, every one of you, and have baptism in the name of Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will have the Holy Spirit given to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:2 - And he said, My brothers and fathers, give hearing. The God of glory came to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he was living in Haran,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:36 - And while they were going on their way, they came to some water, and the Ethiopian said, See, here is water; why may I not have baptism?

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:28 - And he said to them, You yourselves have knowledge that it is against the law for a man who is a Jew to be in the company of one who is of another nation; but God has made it clear to me that no man may be named common or unclean:

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:30 - And Cornelius said, Four days from now I was in my house in prayer at the ninth hour; and I saw before me a man in shining clothing,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:31 - Who said, Cornelius, your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your offerings are kept in his memory.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:30 - And took them out and said, Sirs, what have I to do to get salvation?

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:37

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:37 - But Paul said to them, They have given us who are Romans a public whipping without judging us, and have put us in prison. Will they now send us out secretly? no, truly, let them come themselves and take us out.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:22 - And Paul got to his feet on Mars' Hill and said, O men of Athens, I see that you are overmuch given to fear of the gods.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:35 - And when the chief secretary had got the people quiet, he said, Men of Ephesus, is any man without knowledge that the town of Ephesus is the keeper of the holy place of the great Diana, who was sent down from Jupiter?

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:37

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:37 - And when Paul was about to be taken into the building, he said to the chief captain, May I say something to you? And he said, Have you a knowledge of Greek?

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:2 - And, hearing him talking in the Hebrew language, they became the more quiet, and he said,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:27 - And the chief captain came to him and said, Give me an answer, are you a Roman? And he said, Yes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:28 - And the chief captain said, I got Roman rights for myself at a great price. And Paul said, But I had them by birth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:5 - And Paul said, Brother, I had no idea that he was the high priest: for it has been said, You may not say evil about the ruler of your people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:17 - And Paul sent for a captain and said, Take this young man to your chief, for he has news for him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:18 - So he took him to the chief captain and said, Paul, the prisoner, made a request to me to take this young man to you, for he has something to say to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:35 - I will give hearing to your cause, he said, when those who are against you have come. And he gave orders for him to be kept in Herod's Praetorium.

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