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φημί

phēmito assertHow to read Greek
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Definition

φημί

[in LXX chiefly for נָאַם, also for אָמַר; frequently in 2-4 Mac ;]

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

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as φημί:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

66 total
  1. Matthew 4:7Ἔφη · replied
    Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
  2. Matthew 8:8ἔφη
    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.
  3. Matthew 13:28ἔφη · he replied
    ‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’
  4. Matthew 13:29φησιν · he said
    ‘No,’ he said, ‘if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them.
  5. Matthew 14:8φησίν · she said
    Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”
  6. Matthew 17:26ἔφη · said
    “From others,” Peter answered. “Then the sons are exempt,” Jesus said to him.
  7. Matthew 19:21Ἔφη · told
    Jesus 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.”
  8. Matthew 21:27Ἔφη · replied
    So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
  9. Matthew 22:37ἔφη · [Jesus] declared
    Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
  10. Matthew 25:21Ἔφη · replied
    His 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!’
  11. Matthew 25:23Ἔφη · replied
    His 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!’
  12. Matthew 26:34Ἔφη · declared
    “Truly I tell you,” Jesus declared, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”
  13. Matthew 26:61ἔφη · said
    …and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”
  14. Matthew 27:11ἔφη · replied
    Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, who questioned Him: “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
  15. Matthew 27:23ἔφη · asked [Pilate]
    “Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”
  16. Matthew 27:65Ἔφη · said
    “You have a guard,” Pilate said. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.”
  17. Mark 9:12ἔφη · He replied
    He 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?
  18. Mark 9:38Ἔφη · said
    John 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.”
  19. Mark 10:20ἔφη · he replied
    “Teacher,” he replied, “all these I have kept from my youth.”
  20. Mark 10:29Ἔφη · replied
    “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 gospel
  21. Mark 12:24Ἔφη · said
    Jesus said to them, “Aren’t you mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?
  22. Mark 14:29ἔφη · declared
    Peter declared, “Even if all fall away, I never will.”
  23. Luke 7:40φησίν · he said
    But Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” “Tell me, Teacher,” he said.
  24. Luke 7:44ἔφη · He said
    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.
  25. Luke 15:17ἔφη · [and] said
    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!
  26. Luke 22:58ἔφη · [and] said; ἔφη · said
    A short time later, someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not.”
  27. Luke 22:70ἔφη · He replied
    So they all asked, “Are You then the Son of God?” He replied, “You say that I am.”
  28. Luke 23:3ἔφη
    So Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
  29. Luke 23:40ἔφη · saying
    But the other one rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same judgment?
  30. John 1:23Ἔφη · [John] replied
    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.’”
  31. John 9:38ἔφη · he said
    “Lord, I believe,” he said. And he worshiped Jesus.
  32. John 18:29φησίν · asked
    So Pilate went out to them and asked, “What accusation are you bringing against this man?”
  33. Acts 2:38φησίν · replied
    Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
  34. Acts 7:2ἔφη · [Stephen] declared
    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,
  35. Acts 8:36φησιν · said
    As 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?”
  36. Acts 10:28ἔφη · He said
    He 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.
  37. Acts 10:30ἔφη · answered
    Cornelius answered: “Four days ago I was in my house praying at this, the ninth hour. Suddenly a man in radiant clothing stood before me
  38. Acts 10:31φησίν · said
    …and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.
  39. Acts 16:30ἔφη · [and] asked
    Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
  40. Acts 16:37ἔφη · said
    But 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!”
  41. Acts 17:22ἔφη · [and] said
    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.
  42. Acts 19:35φησίν · [and] declared
    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?
  43. Acts 21:37ἔφη · replied
    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.
  44. Acts 22:2φησίν · [Paul] declared
    When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more quiet. Then Paul declared,
  45. Acts 22:27ἔφη · he answered
    The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.
  46. Acts 22:28ἔφη · replied
    “I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.
  47. Acts 23:5Ἔφη · replied
    “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.’”
  48. Acts 23:17ἔφη · [and] said
    Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”
  49. Acts 23:18φησίν · said
    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.”