φημί
phēmi
- to assert
- to declare, say
STEPBible TBESG
Glosses: 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)
Abbott-Smith
Glosses: to declare, say
to declare, say