φημίphēmí
to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. speak or say
Greek (New Testament) · G5346
Meanings
to declare, say: frequently in quoting the words of another, Matthew 13:29, Matthew 26:61, Luke 7:40, Luke 22:58, John 1:23, and elsewhere; interjected into the recorded words (classical Greek), Matthew 14:8, Acts 23:35, and elsewhere; φησί, impersonal (Bl., § 30, 4), 1 Corinthians 6:16, 2 Corinthians 10:10, Hebrews 8:5; joined with synon. verb, ἀποκριθεὶς αὐτῷ ἔφη, Luke 23:3; followed by πρός, Luke 22:70, and elsewhere; with acc rei, 1 Corinthians 10:15, 1 Corinthians 10:19; accusative et infinitive, Romans 3:8; followed by ὅτι (Bl., § 70, 3), 1 Corinthians 10:19, 1 Corinthians 15:50 (cf. σύν-φημι)
Same root
- φῶςphōs · G5457compare G5316 (φαίνω), G5346 (φημί)); luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative)
- φαίνωphaínō · G5316to lighten (shine), i.e. show (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
- ἔπωépō · G2036to speak or say (by word or writing)
- φάσιςphásis · G5334a saying, i.e. report
- φάσκωpháskō · G5335to assert
- προφήτηςprophḗtēs · G4396a foreteller ("prophet"); by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet
- σύμφημιsýmphēmi · G4852to say jointly, i.e. assent to
- φθέγγομαιphthéngomai · G5350to utter a clear sound, i.e. (generally) to proclaim
Where it appears
Appears 66 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 4:7 Jesus responded, “The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the Lord your God.’”
- Matthew 8:8 But the officer said, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come into my home. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed.
- Matthew 13:28 “‘An enemy has done this!’ the farmer exclaimed. “‘Should we pull out the weeds?’ they asked.
- Matthew 13:29 “‘No,’ he replied, ‘you’ll uproot the wheat if you do.
- Matthew 14:8 At her mother’s urging, the girl said, “I want the head of John the Baptist on a tray!”
- Matthew 17:26 “They tax the people they have conquered,” Peter replied. “Well, then,” Jesus said, “the citizens are free!
See every passage
- Matthew 4:7, 8:8, 13:28, 13:29, 14:8, 17:26, 19:21, 21:27, 22:37, 25:21, 25:23, 26:34, 26:61, 27:11, 27:23, 27:65
- Mark 9:12, 9:38, 10:20, 10:29, 12:24, 14:29
- Luke 7:40, 7:44, 15:17, 22:58, 22:70, 23:3, 23:40
- John 1:23, 9:38, 18:29
- Acts 2:38, 7:2, 8:36, 10:28, 10:30, 10:31, 16:30, 16:37, 17:22, 19:35, 21:37, 22:2, 22:27, 22:28, 23:5, 23:17, 23:18, 23:35, 25:5, 25:22, 25:24, 26:1, 26:24, 26:25, 26:32
- Romans 3:8
- 1 Corinthians 6:16, 7:29, 10:15, 10:19, 15:50
- 2 Corinthians 10:10
- Hebrews 8:5
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.