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phēmi G5346

φημί (phēmi) means “to assert” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

φημί Greek · G5346 65 tagged occurrences in 64 verses

Pronunciation guide: fay-mee' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G5346

φημί · phēmi · to assert

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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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I say, declare.

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How translators render G5346

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
said 13
replied 10
he said 6
and said 4
he replied 4
answered 2
declared 2
am i suggesting 1
and asked 1
and declared 1
asked 1
asked pilate 1
claim that 1
exclaimed 1
festus declared 1
he answered 1
i am saying 1
i declare to you 1
i say 1
it is said 1
jesus declared 1
john replied 1
paul declared 1
saying 1
she said 1
some say 1
stephen declared 1
told 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
said 30
he said 6
and said 5
i say 3
said he 3
he saith 2
saith he 2
affirm that 1
saith 1
say i 1

Verses containing G5346

Page 1 of 2. 64 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Matthew 4:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

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  2. Matthew 8:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  3. Matthew 13:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    ‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’

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  4. Matthew 13:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    ‘No,’ he said, ‘if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them.

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  5. Matthew 14:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”

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  6. Matthew 17:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “From others,” Peter answered. “Then the sons are exempt,” Jesus said to him.

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  7. Matthew 19:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.”

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  8. Matthew 21:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

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  9. Matthew 22:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’

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  10. Matthew 25:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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!’

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  11. Matthew 25:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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!’

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  12. Matthew 26:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Truly I tell you,” Jesus declared, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”

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  13. Matthew 26:61 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”

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  14. Matthew 27:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, who questioned Him: “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.

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  15. Matthew 27:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”

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  16. Matthew 27:65 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “You have a guard,” Pilate said. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.”

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  17. Mark 9:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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?

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  18. Mark 9:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.”

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  19. Mark 10:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Teacher,” he replied, “all these I have kept from my youth.”

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  20. Mark 10:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “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

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  21. Mark 12:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus said to them, “Aren’t you mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?

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  22. Mark 14:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Peter declared, “Even if all fall away, I never will.”

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  23. Luke 7:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” “Tell me, Teacher,” he said.

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  24. Luke 7:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  25. Luke 15:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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!

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  26. Luke 22:58 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    A short time later, someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not.”

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  27. Luke 22:70 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So they all asked, “Are You then the Son of God?” He replied, “You say that I am.”

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  28. Luke 23:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.

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  29. Luke 23:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the other one rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same judgment?

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  30. John 1:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.’”

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  31. John 9:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Lord, I believe,” he said. And he worshiped Jesus.

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  32. John 18:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Pilate went out to them and asked, “What accusation are you bringing against this man?”

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  33. Acts 7:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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,

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  34. Acts 8:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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?”

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  35. Acts 10:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  36. Acts 10:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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

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  37. Acts 10:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.

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  38. Acts 16:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

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  39. Acts 16:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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!”

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  40. Acts 17:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  41. Acts 19:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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?

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  42. Acts 21:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  43. Acts 22:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more quiet. Then Paul declared,

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  44. Acts 22:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.

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  45. Acts 22:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.

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  46. Acts 23:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “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.’”

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  47. Acts 23:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”

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  48. Acts 23:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.”

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  49. Acts 23:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    he said, “I will hear your case when your accusers arrive.” Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s Praetorium.

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  50. Acts 25:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So if this man has done anything wrong, let some of your leaders come down with me and accuse him there.”

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