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.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) (AS)
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G5346 — φημί
phēmi · to assert · Greek
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Matthew 4:7 · ἔφηJesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”Matthew 8:8 · ἔφη·The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.Matthew 13:28 · ἔφη‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’Matthew 13:29 · φησιν·‘No,’ he said, ‘if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them.Matthew 14:8 · φησὶνPrompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”Matthew 17:26 · ἔφη“From others,” Peter answered. “Then the sons are exempt,” Jesus said to him.Matthew 19:21 · ἜφηJesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”Matthew 21:27 · ἔφηSo they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.Matthew 22:37 · ἔφηJesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’Matthew 25:21 · ἔφηHis master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’Matthew 25:23 · ἔφηHis master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’Matthew 26:34 · Ἔφη“Truly I tell you,” Jesus declared, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”Matthew 26:61 · ἔφη·and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”Matthew 27:11 · ἔφηMeanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, who questioned Him: “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.Matthew 27:23 · ἔφη·“Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”Matthew 27:65 · Ἔφη“You have a guard,” Pilate said. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.”Mark 9:12 · ἔφηHe replied, “Elijah does indeed come first, and he restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected?Mark 9:38 · ἜφηJohn said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone else driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”Mark 10:20 · ἔφη“Teacher,” he replied, “all these I have kept from my youth.”Mark 10:29 · ἔφη“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospelMark 12:24 · ἔφηJesus said to them, “Aren’t you mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?Mark 14:29 · ἔφηPeter declared, “Even if all fall away, I never will.”Luke 7:40 · φησίν.But Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” “Tell me, Teacher,” he said.Luke 7:44 · ἔφη·And turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? When I entered your house, you did not give Me water for My feet, but she wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.Luke 15:17 · ἔφη·Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food, but here I am, starving to death!Luke 22:58 · ἔφη· · ἔφη·A short time later, someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not.”Luke 22:70 · ἔφη·So they all asked, “Are You then the Son of God?” He replied, “You say that I am.”Luke 23:3 · ἔφη·So Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.Luke 23:40 · ἔφη·But the other one rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same judgment?John 1:23 · ἔφη·John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”John 9:38 · ἔφη·“Lord, I believe,” he said. And he worshiped Jesus.John 18:29 · φησίν·So Pilate went out to them and asked, “What accusation are you bringing against this man?”Acts 7:2 · ἔφη·And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,Acts 8:36 · φησινAs they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?”Acts 10:28 · ἔφηHe said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.Acts 10:30 · ἔφη·Cornelius answered: “Four days ago I was in my house praying at this, the ninth hour. Suddenly a man in radiant clothing stood before meActs 10:31 · φησίν·and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.Acts 16:30 · ἔφη·Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”Acts 16:37 · ἔφηBut Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!”Acts 17:22 · ἔφη·Then Paul stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious.Acts 19:35 · φησίν·Finally the city clerk quieted the crowd and declared, “Men of Ephesus, doesn’t everyone know that the city of Ephesus is guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?Acts 21:37 · ἔφη·As they were about to take Paul into the barracks, he asked the commander, “May I say something to you?” “Do you speak Greek?” he replied.Acts 22:2 · φησίν·When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more silent. Then Paul declared,Acts 22:27 · ἔφη·The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.Acts 22:28 · ἔφη·“I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.Acts 23:5 · ἔφη“Brothers,” Paul replied, “I was not aware that he was the high priest, for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’”Acts 23:17 · ἔφη·Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”Acts 23:18 · φησίν·So the centurion took him to the commander and said, “Paul the prisoner sent and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”Acts 23:35 · ἔφη,he said, “I will hear your case when your accusers arrive.” Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s Praetorium.Acts 25:5 · φησινSo if this man has done anything wrong, let some of your leaders come down with me and accuse him there.”Acts 25:22 · φησινThen Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear this man myself.” “Tomorrow you will hear him,” Festus declared.Acts 25:24 · φησινThen Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man. The whole Jewish community has petitioned me about him, both here and in Jerusalem, crying out that he ought not to live any longer.Acts 26:1 · ἔφη·Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense:Acts 26:24 · φησιν·At this stage of Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! Your great learning is driving you to madness!”Acts 26:25 · φησινBut Paul answered, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and sobriety.Acts 26:32 · ἔφη·And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”Romans 3:8 · φασίνWhy not say, as some slanderously claim that we say, “Let us do evil that good may result”? Their condemnation is deserved!1 Corinthians 6:16 · φησινOr don’t you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.”1 Corinthians 7:29 · φημι,What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;1 Corinthians 10:15 · φημι.I speak to reasonable people; judge for yourselves what I say.1 Corinthians 10:19 · φημι;Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?1 Corinthians 15:50 · φημι,Now I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.2 Corinthians 10:10 · φησινFor some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account.”Hebrews 8:5 · φησινThe place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”