Strong's Greek · G5346

G5346 phēmí

φημί

fay-mee'

to assert

Looking for Hebrew H5346 Neqeb? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G5346. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

phēmí appears 66 times in Scripture, including Matthew 4:7 and Mark 9:38. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. speak or say

In the King James Version

affirm, say

Derivation

properly, the same as the base of G5457 (φῶς) and G5316 (φαίνω);

Appears 66 times in Scripture

Matthew 8:8

“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.”

Mark 10:20

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

Matthew 14:8

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

Matthew 22:37

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

Matthew 17:26

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

Matthew 19:21

“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.””

Matthew 4:7

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

Matthew 21:27

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

Matthew 13:29

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

Mark 9:38

“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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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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