Berean Strong's Lexicon phémi: To say, to affirm, to assert Original Word: φημί Word Origin: A primary verb Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often used in similar contexts is אָמַר (amar), Strong's Hebrew 559, which also means "to say" or "to speak." Usage: The Greek verb "phémi" is used to express the act of saying or affirming something. It often conveys a sense of declaration or assertion, typically in a straightforward or authoritative manner. In the New Testament, "phémi" is used to report speech or to introduce statements, often reflecting a direct or emphatic communication. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, verbal communication was a primary means of conveying information, teaching, and asserting authority. The use of "phémi" in the New Testament reflects the importance of spoken word in both public and private discourse. The verb is often used in contexts where the speaker is making a significant or authoritative statement, reflecting the cultural value placed on speech as a means of conveying truth and wisdom. HELPS Word-studies 5346 phēmí (from phaō, "shine") – properly, bring to light by asserting one statement (point of view) over another; to speak comparatively, i.e. making effective contrasts which illuminate (literally, "produce an epiphany"). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom a prim. root pha- Definition to declare, say NASB Translation claim (1), mean (1), replied (1), said (57), say (4), says (2), stated (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5346: φημίφημί; imperfect ἔφην; (from φάω, to bring forth into the light (cf. Curtius, § 407)); hence (from Homer down) properly, to make known one's thoughts, to declare; to say: ἔφη, he said (once on a time), Matthew 26:61; historical writers, in quoting the words of anyone, prefix φησίν, ἔφη (Latinait, inquit): Luke 22:58; Acts 8:36, and often: φησίν and ἔφη are used of a person replying, Matthew 13:29; Luke 7:40; John 1:23; John 9:38; Acts 7:2, etc.; of one who asks a question, Matthew 27:23; Acts 16:30; Acts 21:37; ἔφη μεγάλη τῇ φωνή, Acts 26:24; ἀποκριθείς ἔφη, Matthew 8:8; (φησίν is interjected into the recorded speech of another (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 61, 6), Matthew 14:8; Acts 25:5, 22; Acts 26:25; also ἔφη, Acts 23:35; φησίν, like the Latinait, inquit, is employed especially in the later Greek usage with an indefinite subject (`impersonally') (cf.man sagt, on dit, they say) (inserted in a sentence containing the words of another (cf. Winer's Grammar, as above)): 2 Corinthians 10:10 where L Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading φασίν (cf. Passow, ii, p. 2238a; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, II. 1); Buttmann, § 129, 19; (Winer's Grammar, § 58, 9{b}. β.; § 64, 3)). φησίν namely, ὁ Θεός, 1 Corinthians 6:16 (here Lachmann brackets φησίν); Hebrews 8:5; (Winer's Grammar, 522 (486f)). The constructions of the verb are the following: ἔφη αὐτῷ, αὐτοῖς, he replied to him, to them, Matthew 4:7; Matthew 13:28; Matthew 21:27, etc.; Mark ( STRONGS NT 5346a: φημίζωφημίζω: 1 aorist passive 3 person singular ἐφημισθη; especially frequent in the poets from Hesiod down; to spread a report, to disseminate by report: Matthew 28:15 T WH marginal reading (after manuscripts א, Delta, 33, etc.) for διαφημίζω, which see Properly, the same as the base of phos and phaino; to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. Speak or say -- affirm, say. Compare lego. see GREEK phos see GREEK phaino see GREEK lego Englishman's Concordance Matthew 4:7 V-II-3SGRK: ἔφη αὐτῷ ὁ NAS: Jesus said to him, On the other hand, KJV: Jesus said unto him, It is written INT: Said to him Matthew 8:8 V-II-3S Matthew 13:28 V-II-3S Matthew 13:29 V-PI-3S Matthew 14:8 V-PI-3S Matthew 17:26 V-II-3S Matthew 19:21 V-II-3S Matthew 21:27 V-II-3S Matthew 22:37 V-II-3S Matthew 25:21 V-II-3S Matthew 25:23 V-II-3S Matthew 26:34 V-II-3S Matthew 26:61 V-II-3S Matthew 27:11 V-II-3S Matthew 27:23 V-II-3S Matthew 27:65 V-II-3S Mark 9:12 V-II-3S Mark 9:38 V-II-3S Mark 10:20 V-II-3S Mark 10:29 V-II-3S Mark 12:24 V-II-3S Mark 14:29 V-II-3S Luke 7:40 V-PI-3S Luke 7:44 V-II-3S Luke 15:17 V-II-3S Strong's Greek 5346 |
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