φημί; imperfect ἔφην; (from φάω, to bring forth into the light (cf. Curtius, § 407)); hence (from Homer down) properly, to make known one's thoughts, to declare; to say: ἔφη, he said (once on a time), Mat_26:61; historical writers, in quoting the words of anyone, prefix φησίν, ἔφη (Latinait, inquit): Luk_22:58; Act_8:36, and often: φησίν and ἔφη are used of a person replying, Mat_13:29; Luk_7:40; Joh_1:23; Joh_9:38; Act_7:2, etc.; of one who asks a question, Mat_27:23; Act_16:30; Act_21:37; ἔφη μεγάλη τῇ φωνή, Act_26:24; ἀποκριθείς ἔφη, Mat_8:8; (φησίν is interjected into the recorded speech of another (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 61, 6), Mat_14:8; Act_25:5; Act_25:22; Act_26:25; also ἔφη, Act_23:35; φησίν, like the Latinait, inquit, is employed especially in the later Greek usage with an indefinite subject (`impersonally') (cf.man sagt, on dit, they say) (inserted in a sentence containing the words of another (cf. Winer's Grammar, as above)): 2Co_10:10 where L Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading φασίν (cf. Passow, ii, p. 2238a; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, II. 1); Buttmann, § 129, 19; (Winer's Grammar, § 58, 9{b} . β.; § 64, 3)). φησίν namely, ὁ Θεός, 1Co_6:16 (here Lachmann brackets φησίν); Heb_8:5; (Winer's Grammar, 522 (486f)). The constructions of the verb are the following: ἔφη αὐτῷ, αὐτοῖς, he replied to him, to them, Mat_4:7; Mat_13:28; Mat_21:27, etc.; Mark ( T Tr text WH); ; Luk_7:44; Act_26:32; ἀποκριθείς αὐτῷ ἔφη, Luk_23:3; ἔφη πρός τινα, Luk_22:70; Act_10:28; Act_16:37; Act_26:1; with an accusative of the thing, 1Co_10:15; 1Co_10:19; followed by ὅτι, 1Co_10:19; τοῦτο etc. ὅτι, 1Co_7:29 (Rec.bez elz; others omit ὅτι); 1Co_15:50; followed by an accusative with an infinitive, Rom_3:8. (On its alleged omission, see Winer's Grammar, § 64, 7 a. Compare: σύμφημι.) STRONGS NT 5346a: φημίζωφημίζω: 1 aorist passive 3 person singular ἐφημισθη; especially frequent in the poets from Hesiod down; to spread a report, to disseminate by report: Mat_28:15 T WH marginal reading (after manuscripts ΰ, Delta, 33, etc.) for διαφημίζω, which see

φημί phēmi 66x to utter; to say, speak, Mat_8:8 ; Mat_14:8 ; Mat_26:34 ; Mat_26:61 ; to say, allege, affirm, Rom_3:8 answer; declare; reply; say.

φημί , [in LXX chiefly for H5001 , also for H559 ; freq . in 2-4 Mac;] to declare, say: freq . in quoting the words of another, Mat_13:29 ; Mat_26:61 , Luk_7:40 ; Luk_22:58 , Joh_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.c .), 2Co_10:10 ( WH , mg ., φασίν ), Heb_8:5 ; joined with syn . verb ( cf. LS , s.v. , II, 2), ἀποκριθεὶς αὐτῷ ἔφη , Luk_23:3 ; seq . -πρός , Luk_22:70 , al. ; c . acc rei , 1Co_10:15 ; 1Co_10:19 ; acc et inf ., Rom_3:8 ; seq . ὅτι (Bl., § 70, 3), 1Co_10:19 ; 1Co_15:50 ( cf. σύν -φημι ).

φημί [page 666] A few miscellaneous exx. will suffice for this common verb P Lille I. 5 .7 (B.C. 260 59) εἰς σπέρμα , πρὸς αἰς φ [ησι ]ν ἔχειν πυῥοὖ π̄γ̄ , pour semence, en plus des 83 artabes de blι qu il dit avoir (Ed.), P Tebt II. 280 .11 (B.C. 126) ὧν ἔφη ἠγπρἁκέναι᾽ κατὰ σὑγγραφήν , which (space) he stated he had bought by a contract, P Amh II. 30 .44 (ii/B.C.) ἔφη ἐκχωρήσει <ι >ἐκ τῆς οἰκίας ἐν ἡ [μ ]έραις ῑ , P Flor I. 49 .6 (A.D. 209) Σαραπίωνος , ὥς φἡσιν , [ἀπὸ τῆ ]ς μητροπόλεως , and ib. 127 .2 (A.D. 256) σὺν θεῷ φάναι προσδόκα ἡμᾶς , if God pleases, expect us. For the part, we may cite P Petr III. 30 .6 (iii/B.C.) φαμένη καταστήσεσθαι πρός [με , though she said that she would appear against me (Edd.), and its frequent occurrence in the subscriptions of letters in such phrases as P Ryl II. 155 .23 (A.D. 138 61) ἐγρα ]ψα ὑ [πὲ ]ρ αὐτῆς κα [ὶ ] τοῦ κυρίου φαμένων μὴ εἰδ [έν ]αι γράμ [ματα , and ib. 88 .27 (A.D. 156) ἐγράφη διὰ Ἀμμωνίου νομογρἅφοὐ καὶ ἔστιν [ὁ ] Διωγᾶς φάμενος μὴ εἰδέναι γράμματἀ , written by Ammonius, scribe of the nome; Diogas, professing to be illiterate (Edd.).

φημί [Etym: Root ΦΑ, cf. φάω] [Etym: the imperf. act. should be ἔφην, like the aor2, but ἔφασκον was generally used instead.] Radical sense: "to declare, make known"; and so, "to say, affirm, assert", either absol., or foll. by inf. or by acc.; the inf. is often omitted, σὲ κακὸν καὶ ἀνάλκιδα φήσει (sc. εἶναι) Il. ; but also, Κορινθίους τί φῶμεν; what "shall we say" of them? Xen. :—then, since "what one says" commonly expresses a belief or opinion, "to think, deem, suppose", Il. ; φαίης κε ζάκοτόν τέ τιν᾽ ἔμμεναι ἄφρονά τε "you would say, would think", he was . . , id=Il. ; μὴ φαθὶ λεύσσειν "think" not that you see, Theocr. Special Phrases: φασί, "they say, it is said", Hom. , attic; but in Prose also φησί, like French "on dit", Dem. ; (so Lat. inquit, ait). φημί is sometimes joined with a synon. Verb. e.g. ἔφη λέγων, ἔφησε λέγων Hdt. ; λέγει οὐδὲν φαμένη id=Hdt. in repeating dialogues, the Verb commonly goes before its subject, ἔφην ἐγώ, ἔφη ὁ Σωκράτης "said" I, "said" Socrates; but the order is sometimes inverted, ἐγὼ ἔφην, ὁ Σωκράτης ἔφη I "said", Socrates "said". in a more definite sense, like κατάφημι, "to say yes, affirm", Hom. , attic; καὶ τοὺς φάναι and they "said yes", Hdt. ; καί φημι κἀπόφημι Soph. ; whereas οὔ φημι means "to say no, deny, refuse", ἡ Πυθίη οὐκ ἔφη χρήσειν "said" she would "not" answer, Hdt. ; ἐὰν μὴ φῆι if he "say no", Ar. ; φάθι ἢ μή "say yes or no", Plat.

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)