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φημί

To assert

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φημί G5346
Pronunciation phēmí

What does φημί (phēmí) mean in the Bible?

φημί (phēmí) is a Greek word meaning "to assert". φημί [in LXX chiefly for נָאַם, also for אָמַר; frequently in 2-4 Mac ;] to declare, say: frequently in quoting the words of another, Mat.

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Meaning

to assert
Extended definition

to declare, say: frequently in quoting the words of another, Mat.13:29 26:61, Luk.7:40 22:58, Jhn.1:23, al.; interjected into the recorded words (cl.), Mat.14:8, Act.23:35, al.; φησί, impersonal (Bl., § 30, 4), 1Co.6:16 (Lft., Notes, 217; but cf. Bl., l.with), 2Co.10:10 (WH, mg., φασίν), Heb.8:5; joined with syn. verb (cf. LS, see word, II, 2), ἀποκριθεὶς αὐτῷ ἔφη, Luk.23:3; before -πρός, Luk.22:70, al.; with accusative of thing(s), 1Co.10:15 10:19; accusative and inf., Rom.3:8; before ὅτι (Bl., § 70, 3), 1Co.10:19 15:50 (cf. σύν-φημι)

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 65 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
ongoing 22 background 43
Tense
imperfect 43 present 22
Voice
active 65
Mood
indicative 65
NT Occurrences
Matthew 4:7 ἔφη imperfect active indicative background Matthew 8:8 ἔφη imperfect active indicative background Matthew 13:28 ἔφη imperfect active indicative background Matthew 13:29 φησιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 14:8 φησίν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 17:26 ἔφη imperfect active indicative background Matthew 19:21 ἔφη imperfect active indicative background Matthew 21:27 ἔφη imperfect active indicative background Matthew 22:37 ἔφη imperfect active indicative background Matthew 25:21 ἔφη imperfect active indicative background Matthew 25:23 ἔφη imperfect active indicative background Matthew 26:34 ἔφη imperfect active indicative background Matthew 26:61 ἔφη imperfect active indicative background Matthew 27:11 ἔφη imperfect active indicative background Matthew 27:23 ἔφη imperfect active indicative background Matthew 27:65 ἔφη imperfect active indicative background Mark 9:12 ἔφη imperfect active indicative background Mark 9:38 Ἔφη imperfect active indicative background Mark 10:20 ἔφη imperfect active indicative background Mark 10:29 ἔφη imperfect active indicative background Mark 12:24 ἔφη imperfect active indicative background Mark 14:29 ἔφη imperfect active indicative background Luke 7:40 φησίν present active indicative ongoing Luke 7:44 ἔφη imperfect active indicative background Luke 15:17 ἔφη imperfect active indicative background Luke 22:58 ἔφη imperfect active indicative background Luke 22:58 ἔφη imperfect active indicative background Luke 22:70 ἔφη imperfect active indicative background Luke 23:3 ἔφη imperfect active indicative background Luke 23:40 ἔφη imperfect active indicative background John 1:23 ἔφη imperfect active indicative background John 9:38 ἔφη imperfect active indicative background John 18:29 φησίν present active indicative ongoing Acts 7:2 ἔφη imperfect active indicative background Acts 8:36 φησιν present active indicative ongoing Acts 10:28 ἔφη imperfect active indicative background Acts 10:30 ἔφη imperfect active indicative background Acts 10:31 φησί present active indicative ongoing Acts 16:30 ἔφη imperfect active indicative background Acts 16:37 ἔφη imperfect active indicative background +25 more occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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