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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
φημί
Greek transliteration: 
phēmi
Simplified transliteration: 
phemi
Principal Parts: 
(ἔφη <ε>[3 σγ]</ε>), -, -, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
5346
GK Number: 
5774
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
66
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-6b
Gloss: 
to say, declare, affirm
Definition: 
to utter; to say, speak, Mt. 8:8; 14:8; 26:34, 61; to say, allege, affirm, Rom. 3:8

Greek-English Concordance for φημί

Matthew 4:7 Jesus said (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg) to him, “It also stands written: ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
Matthew 8:8 But the centurion replied, “Lord, I am not worthy for you to come under my roof, but just say the word and my servant will be healed.
Matthew 13:28 And he said (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg) to them, ‘An enemy has done this!’ And the servants said to him, ‘So do you want us to go and gather them?’
Matthew 13:29 But he replied (phēsin | φησιν | pres act ind 3 sg), ‘No, lest in gathering the weeds you uproot the wheat along with them.
Matthew 14:8 Prompted by her mother, she (phēsin | φησίν | pres act ind 3 sg) said (phēsin | φησίν | pres act ind 3 sg), “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.”
Matthew 17:26 And when he answered, “From outsiders,” Jesus said (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg) to him, “Then the sons are exempt.
Matthew 19:21 Jesus said (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg) to him, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.”
Matthew 21:27 So they answered Jesus, saying, “We do not know.” And he said (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg) to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Matthew 22:37 And he said (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg) to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’
Matthew 25:21 His master said (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg) to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been trustworthy in a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’
Matthew 25:23 His master said (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg) to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been trustworthy in a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’
Matthew 26:34 Jesus said (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg) to him, “I tell you the truth, this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.”
Matthew 26:61 and declared, “This man said (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg), ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”
Matthew 27:11 Then Jesus stood before the governor; and the governor questioned him, saying, “Are you the king of the Jews?” Jesus said (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg), “You say so.”
Matthew 27:23 Pilate asked (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg), “But what crime has he committed?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!”
Matthew 27:65 Pilate said (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg) to them, “Take a guard of soldiers; go and make it as secure as you know how.”
Mark 9:12 And he said (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg) to them, “Elijah does come first, and restores all things. Yet how is it written about the Son of Man? That he should suffer many things and be treated with contempt?
Mark 9:38 John said (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg) to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he was not following us.”
Mark 10:20 And the man said (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg) to him, “Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth.”
Mark 10:29 Jesus said (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg), “I tell you the truth, there is no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for my sake and for the sake of the gospel
Mark 12:24 Jesus said (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg) to them, “Are you not mistaken for this reason, that you know neither the scriptures nor the power of God?
Mark 14:29 Peter said (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg) to him, “Even though they all fall away, I will not!”
Luke 7:40 And Jesus, answering, said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” And he said (phēsin | φησίν | pres act ind 3 sg), “Teacher, say it.”
Luke 7:44 Then turning toward the woman, he (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg) said (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg) to Simon, “You see this woman? I came into your house; you did not provide water for my feet, but she has bathed my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
Luke 15:17 “Coming to himself, he said (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg), ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have more than enough bread, but here I am, dying from hunger!
Luke 22:58 After a little while someone else noticed him and said (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg), “You also are one of them.” But Peter said (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg), “Man, I am not!”
Luke 22:70 They all said, “Are you, then, the Son of God?” And he said (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg) to them, “You say that I am.”
Luke 23:3 So Pilate asked Jesus, saying, “Are you the king of the Jews?” In response Jesus said (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg) “You say so.”
Luke 23:40 But the other responded with a rebuke, saying (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg), “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence?
John 1:23 He said (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg), “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”
John 9:38 Then the man said (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg), “I believe, Lord,” and he bowed in reverence before him.
John 18:29 So Pilate came outside to them and said (phēsin | φησίν | pres act ind 3 sg), “What accusation are you bringing against this man?”
Acts 2:38 And Peter said to them, “Repent and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 7:2 And Stephen said: (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg) “My brothers and fathers, hear me. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
Acts 8:36 And as they traveled along the road they came to some water; and the eunuch said (phēsin | φησιν | pres act ind 3 sg), “Look! Water! What prevents me from being baptized?”
Acts 10:28 And he said (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg) to them, “You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a man who is a Jew to associate with or to visit anyone of another race, but God showed me that I should call no person common or unclean.
Acts 10:30 And Cornelius said (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg), “Four days ago at this hour, I was praying at the ninth hour in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing
Acts 10:31 and he said (phēsin | φησίν | pres act ind 3 sg), ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your acts of charity have been remembered before God.
Acts 16:30 Then he (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg) brought them outside and asked (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg), “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
Acts 16:37 But Paul said (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg) to them, “They have beaten us publicly, uncondemned, men who are Roman citizens, and have thrown us into prison; and now would they send us away in secret? No indeed! They themselves must come and escort us out.”
Acts 17:22 So Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg) “Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are a very devout people.
Acts 19:35 And when the city clerk had quieted the crowd, he said (phēsin | φησίν | pres act ind 3 sg), “Men of Ephesus, what man is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is the temple keeper of the great Artemis and of her image that fell from heaven?
Acts 21:37 As he was about to be brought into the barracks, Paul said to the commanding officer, “Is it allowed for me to say something to you?” He replied (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg), “Do you know Greek?
Acts 22:2 And when they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew language, they became even more quiet. And he said: (phēsin | φησίν | pres act ind 3 sg)
Acts 22:27 The commanding officer came to him and said, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” He replied (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg), “Yes.”
Acts 22:28 The commanding officer answered, “I obtained this citizenship with a large sum of money.” Paul answered (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg), “But I was even born one.”
Acts 23:5 And Paul said (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg), “I did not realize, brothers, that he was high priest; for it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’”
Acts 23:17 Then Paul called one of the centurions and said (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg), “Take this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to report to him.”
Acts 23:18 So he took him and brought him to the commanding officer and said (phēsin | φησίν | pres act ind 3 sg), “The prisoner Paul called me and asked me to bring this young man to you, as he has something to say to you.”
Acts 23:35 he (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg) said (ephē | ἔφη | imperf act ind 3 sg), “I will give you a hearing when your accusers arrive.” Then he commanded that Paul be guarded in Herod’s headquarters.

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