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φημί
phēmí · Greek · Strong's G5346 · 68 occurrences
The KJV renders 10 different Hebrew and Greek words as “say”
What it means
to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. speak or say
properly, the same as the base of G5457 (φῶς) and G5316 (φαίνω);
How the KJV renders it
affirm, say
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“say”
“affirm”
also renders pháskō (G5335)
Answers that weigh this word
- Is baptism required for salvation?
- Are any foods forbidden to Christians today?
- What does 1 Peter 3:21 mean ('baptism now saves you')?
- What does John 3:5 mean ('born of water and Spirit')?
- Is the rapture biblical?
- Did Jesus claim to be God?
Where it appears
68 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 6:16 · V-PAI-3S
Or don’t you know that he who is joined to a prostitute is one body? For, “The two”, he says, “will become one flesh.”
1 Corinthians 7:29 · V-PAI-1S
But I say this, brothers: the time is short. From now on, both those who have wives may be as though they had none;
1 Corinthians 10:15 · V-PAI-1S
I speak as to wise men. Judge what I say.
1 Corinthians 10:19 · V-PAI-1S
What am I saying then? That a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?
1 Corinthians 15:50 · V-PAI-1S
Now I say this, brothers, that flesh and blood can’t inherit God’s Kingdom; neither does the perishable inherit imperishable.
2 Corinthians 10:10 · V-PAI-3S
For, “His letters”, they say, “are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is despised.”
Acts 2:38 V-PAI-3SActs 7:2 V-IAI-3SActs 8:36 V-PAI-3SActs 10:28 V-IAI-3SActs 10:30 V-IAI-3SActs 10:31 V-PAI-3SActs 16:30 V-IAI-3SActs 16:37 V-IAI-3SActs 17:22 V-IAI-3SActs 19:35 V-PAI-3SActs 21:37 V-IAI-3SActs 22:2 V-PAI-3SActs 22:27 V-IAI-3SActs 22:28 V-IAI-3SActs 23:5 V-IAI-3SActs 23:17 V-IAI-3SActs 23:18 V-PAI-3SActs 23:35 V-IAI-3SActs 25:5 V-PAI-3SActs 25:22 V-PAI-3SActs 25:24 V-PAI-3SActs 26:1 V-IAI-3SActs 26:24 V-PAI-3SActs 26:25 V-PAI-3SActs 26:32 V-IAI-3SHebrews 8:5 V-PAI-3SJohn 1:23 V-IAI-3SJohn 9:38 V-IAI-3SJohn 18:29 V-PAI-3SLuke 7:40 V-PAI-3SLuke 7:44 V-IAI-3SLuke 15:17 V-IAI-3SLuke 22:58 V-IAI-3SLuke 22:70 V-IAI-3SLuke 23:3 V-IAI-3SLuke 23:40 V-IAI-3SMatthew 4:7 V-IAI-3SMatthew 8:8 V-IAI-3SMatthew 13:28 V-IAI-3SMatthew 13:29 V-PAI-3SMatthew 14:8 V-PAI-3SMatthew 17:26 V-IAI-3SMatthew 19:18 V-PAI-3SMatthew 19:21 V-IAI-3SMatthew 21:27 V-IAI-3SMatthew 22:37 V-IAI-3SMatthew 25:21 V-IAI-3SMatthew 25:23 V-IAI-3SMatthew 26:34 V-IAI-3SMatthew 26:61 V-IAI-3SMatthew 27:11 V-IAI-3SMatthew 27:23 V-IAI-3SMatthew 27:65 V-IAI-3SMatthew 28:15 V-API-3S
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