φημί phēmi

Greek word for “to assert” · Strong’s G5346 · used 66 times in 65 verses

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Meaning

φημί; to declare, say: frequently in quoting the words of another, 26:61, 22:58, al.;

How it is translated

Glosses given for phēmi in context, with how often each is used:

• saying 39
• says 13
• say 4
• speaking 3
• said 3
• one was saying 1
• declared 1
• affirm 1
• do i mean? 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Acts 23 (4), Acts 26 (4), Matthew 27 (3), Acts 10 (3), Acts 22 (3), Acts 25 (3), Matthew 13 (2), Matthew 25 (2), Matthew 26 (2), Mark 9 (2)

Forms

• ἔφη 39
• φησιν 10
• φησίν 6
• Ἔφη 4
• φημι 4
• φησὶν 2
• φασίν 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with phēmi more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• Παῦλος Paulos “Paul” 10
• Φῆστος Phēstos “Festus” 5
• χιλίαρχος chiliarchos “military officer” 5
• Ἀγρίππας Agrippas “Agrippa” 4
• ἀνήρ anēr “man” 7
• ἀποκρίνω apokrinō “to answer” 6
• ὡς hōs “as/when” 6
• ἤ ē “or” 5
• ἀδελφός adelphos “brother” 5
• πολύς polus “much” 5
• εἰσέρχομαι eiserchomai “to enter” 4
• Ἰουδαῖος Ioudaios “Jew” 4

Key verses

The verses using phēmi that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 19:21 — Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
• Matthew 25:21 — His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter…
• Mark 9:12 — And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things,…
• Luke 15:17 — And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
• Acts 2:38 — Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the…
• Acts 7:2 — And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
• Acts 8:36 — And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
• Acts 10:31 — And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.
• Acts 16:30 — And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
• Acts 26:24 — And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.
• 1 Corinthians 7:29 — But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;
• Hebrews 8:5 — Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.