G5346 φημί (phēmí)

φημί; impf. ἔφην ; (fr. φάω, to bring forth into the light [cf. Curtius §407]); hence [fr. Hom. down] prop. to make known one’s thoughts, to declare; to say: ἔφη, he said (once on a time), Mt. xxvi. 61; historical writers, in quoting the words of any one, prefix φησίν, ἔφη, (Lat. ait, inquit): Lk. xxii. 58; Acts viii. 36, and often; φησίν and ἔφη are used of a person replying, Mt. xiii. 29; Lk. vii. 40; Jn. i. 23; ix. 38; Acts vii. 2, ete.; of one who asks a question, Mt. xxvii. 23; Acts xvi. 30; xxi. 37; ἔφη μεγάλῃ τῇ φωνῇ, Acts xxvi. 24; ἀποκριθεὶς ἔφη, Mt. viii. 8; φησίν is interjected into the recorded speech of another [cf. W. § 61, 6], Mt. xiv.8; Acts xxv. 5, 22; xxvi. 25; also ἔφη, Acts xxiii. 35; φησίν, like the Lat. ait, inquit, is employed esp. in the later Grk. usage with an indefinite subject (‘impersonally’) [ef. man sagt, on dit, they say] (inserted in a sentence containing the words of another [cf. W. u.s.]): 2 Co. x. 10 where L Tr mre. WH mre. φασίν (cf. Passow ii. p. 2238; [L. and S. s.v. 11.1]; Β. § 129, 19; [W. ὃ 58, 9b.B.; § 64, 37). φησίν 6. ὁ θεός, 1 Co. vi. 16 [here Lchm. br. φησίν]; Heb. viii. 5; [W.522 (486 sq.)]. The constructions of the verb are the foll.: ἔφη αὐτῷ, αὐτοῖς, he replied to him, to them, Mt. iv. 7; xiii. 28; xxi. 27, ete. ; Mk. [ix. 12 TTrtxt. WH]; xiv. 29; Lk. vii.44; Acts xxvi. 32; ἀποκριθεὶς αὐτῷ ἔφη, Lk. xxiii. 3; ἔφη πρός τινα, Lk. xxii. 70; Acts x. 28; xvi. 37; xxvi. 1; with an acc. of the thing, 1 Co. x. 15, 19; foll. by ὅτε, 1 Co. x. 19; τοῦτο ete. ὅτι, 1 Co. vii. 29 [Rec.be# εἰς ; al. om. dre]; xv. 50; foll. by an ace. with inf., Ro. iii. 8. [On its alleged omission, see W.$64, 7a. Comp.: σύμ-φημι.

φημί phēmi 66x

to utter; to say, speak, Mt. 8:8; 14:8; 26:34, 61; to say, allege, affirm, Rom. 3:8

φημί

[in LXX chiefly for נאם, also for אמר; freq. in II-IV Mac ;]

to declare, say: freq. in quoting the words of another, Mt 13:29 26:61, Lk 7:40 22:58, Jo 1:23, al.; interjected into the recorded words (cl.), Mt 14:8, Ac 23:35, al.; φησί, impersonal (Bl., § 30, 4), I Co 6:16 (Lft., Notes, 217; but cf. Bl., l.c.), II Co 10:10 (WH, mg., φασίν), He 8:5; joined with synon. verb (cf. LS, s.v., II, 2), ἀποκριθεὶς αὐτῷ ἔφη, Lk 23:3; seq. πρός, Lk 22:70, al.; c. acc rei, I Co 10:15 10:19; acc. et inf., Ro 3:8; seq. ὅτι (Bl., § 70, 3), I Co 10:19 15:50 (cf. σύν-φημι)

φημί. A few miscellaneous exx. will suffice for this common verb—P Lille I. 5? (B.c. 260-59) els σπέρμα, πρὸς ais φίησι]ν ἔχειν mup(od) wy, ‘pour semence, en plus des 83 artabes de blé qu’il dit avoir” (Ed.), P Tebt II. 2801} (B.c. 126) ὧν ἔφη ἠγορα(κέναι) κατὰ συ(γγραφήν), ‘ which (space) he stated he had bought by a contract,” P Amh II. 3014 (1i/B.C.) ἔφη ékx@phoecv> ἐκ τῆς οἰκίας ἐν ἡ[μ]έραις ἴ, Ρ Flor I. 495 (a.p. 209) Σαραπίωνος, ὥς φηίσιν), [ἀπὸ τῆἸς μητροπόλεως, and 76. 1275 (A.D. 256) σὺν θεῷ φάναι προσδόκα ἡμᾶς, “if God pleases, expect us.” For the part. we may cite P Petr III. 30° (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. 1558 (A.p. 138-61) ἔγραψα ὑ[πὲ]ρ αὐτῆς καῇ] Tov κυρίου φαμένων μὴ εἰδ[έν]αι γράμ[ματα, and 20. $827 (A.D. 156) ἐγράφη διὰ ᾿Αμμωνίου νομογρά(φου) καὶ ἔστιν [ὁ] Διωγᾶς φάμενος μὴ εἰδέναι ypap(para), ‘‘ written by Ammonius, scribe of the nome; Diogas, professing to be illiterate” (Edd.).

φημί (phēmi) — to assert. φημί, φῄς, φηις [Refs 5th c.BC+], cf. Hdn.Gr.2.147, 419; φησί (apocopation φή [Refs 6th c.BC+]; plural φᾰμέν, φᾰτέ, φᾱσ; Doric dialect φᾱμί, φᾱσί or φᾱτί [Refs 5th c.BC+], 3rd.pers. plural φαντ; Aeolic dialect φᾶμι [Refs 7th c.BC+], 2nd pers. singular φαῖσθα [Refs 7th c.BC+], 3rd.pers. plural φαῖσι [Refs 7th c.BC+]aorist 2 ἔφην, Epic dialect φῆν [Refs 8th c.BC+], Epic dialect φῆσθα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἔφη, Epic dialect φῆ, Doric dialect φᾶ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; 1st pers. plural ἔφᾰμεν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; 2nd pers. plural ἔφᾰτε [Refs 5th c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. plural ἔφασαν, Epic dialect φάσαν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; φάθι is found in codices of [Refs 5th c.BC+]; subjunctive φῶ, φῇς, φῇ, Epic dialect φῇσιν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Doric dialect 3rd.pers. plural subjunctive φᾶντι [Refs]; optative φαίην, 1st pers. plural φαῖμεν [Refs 8th c.BC+], 3rd.pers. plural φαῖεν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; infinitive φάναι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; participle φάς [Refs 8th c.BC+]future φήσω, Doric dialect φασῶ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; 1st pers. plural φασοῦμες [Refs 5th c.AD+]: aorist 1 ἔφησα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Doric dialect 3rd.pers. singular φᾶσε [Refs 5th c.BC+]; 2nd pers. singular subjunctive (Doric dialect) φάσῃς [ᾱ] [Refs 5th c.BC+], participle φήσας [Refs 5th c.BC+], infinitive φῆσαι [Refs 4th c.BC+] —middle (chiefly poetry in early writers), imperfect and aorist 2 ἐφάμην, ἔφατο (also [Refs 3rd c.BC+], Epic dialect φάτο [Refs 8th c.BC+] Epic dialect φάντο [Refs], φάσθω, φάσθ; infinitive φάσθα; participle φάμενος (also [Refs 3rd c.BC+]future φάσομαι [ᾱ] [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, perfect 3rd.pers. singular πέφαται [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. singular imperative πεφάσθω [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but participle πεφασμένος [Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist ἐφάθην [Refs 4th c.BC+]present indicative φημί is enclitic, except in 2nd pers. singular present φῄς: φαμέν is 1st pers. plural present, φάμεν poetry infinitive: φαντί is 3rd.pers. plural, φάντι participle

II. φάσκω supplied all moods of present except the indicative, also imperfect ἔφασκο; compare ἠμί. [ᾰ, except in φᾱσι, and in masculine and feminine participle φάς, φᾶσα: in infinitive φάναι ᾰ always; φᾶναι is corrupt in [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—say, affirm, assert, either absolutely, or followed by infinitive, e. g. Λυσίθευς Μικίωνα φιλῖν (={-εῖν}) φησι [Refs], compare 57.48, or accusative et infinitive; the infinitive is frequently omitted, σὲ κακὸν καὶ ἀνάλκιδα φήσει (i.e. εἶναι) [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also Κορινθίους τί φῶμε; what shall we say of them? [NT+8th c.BC+]; κατά τινος φ. to speak against him, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; by ὅτι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; by an interrogative clause, μή ποτε φάσῃς ὅ τι γίνεται αὔριον [Refs 4th c.BC+] [same place]; by participle, uncertain in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also parenthetic, τίνες, φῄς, ἦσαν οἱ λόγο; [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II. b since what one says commonly expresses a belief or opinion, think, deem, suppose, φῆ γὰρ ὅ γ᾽ αἱρήσειν Πριάμου πόλιν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; φαίης κε ζάκοτόν τέ τιν᾽ ἔμμεναι ἄφρονά τε you would say, would think, he was.., [Refs]; ἶσον ἐμοὶ φάσθαι to say he is (i. e. fancy himself) equal to me, [Refs]; μὴ.. φαθὶ λεύσσειν think not that you see, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; τί φῄ; what say you? i.e. what think you? (see.[Refs 5th c.BC+] —so φ. δεῖν, φ. χρῆναι, deem it right, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II. c say, i.e. write, of an author, ὡς ἔφημεν [Refs 2nd c.AD+] —The middle has all these senses as well as the active

II. Special Phrases:

II.1. φασί, they say, it is said, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; φησίν saith He, [NT]; especially of an opponent's objection, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; “τὸν δὲ μετ᾽ εἰσενόησα, ἔφη Ὅμηρος as H. said, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.2. joined with a synonymous Verb, ἔφη λέγων, ἔφησε λέγων, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; λέγει οὐδέν, φαμένη.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.3. in repeating dialogues the Verb commonly goes before its subject, ἔφην ἐγώ, ἔφη ὁ Σωκράτης, said I, said [Refs 5th c.BC+] I said, [Refs 5th c.BC+] said.

II.4. inserted parenthetically, though the sentence has been introduced by λέγει, εἶπεν, etc., ὁ Ἰσχόμαχος.. εἶπεν· ἀλλὰ παίζεις μὲν σύ γε, ἔφη [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.5. τί φημ; [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.6. κυριώτατα φάναι, in parenthesis, strictly speaking, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ὡς οὕτω φάναι, ={ὡς εἰπεῖν, ἅπασαι ὡς οὕτω φάναι} practically all, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; συνελόντα (variant{-όντι}) φάναι, ={συνελόντι εἰπεῖν}, [Refs]

II.7. Οἰδίπουν.. ἂν μόνον φῶ if I only mention Oedipus, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

III. like{κατάφημι}, say yes, affirm, assert, καὶ τοὺς φάναι and they said yes, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, φῂς ἢ καταρνεῖ μὴ δεδρακέναι τάδ; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but οὔ φημι means say no, deny, refuse, with infinitive, ἡ Πυθίη οὐκ ἔφη χρήσειν said she would not.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with accusative et infinitive, οὔ φημ᾽ Ὀρέστην σ᾽ ἐνδίκως ἀνδρηλατεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+] if he says no, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἢ φάθι ἢ μὴ ἃ ἐρωτῶ answer me yes or no, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so in answers, φημί or οὕτως φημί yes, [Refs]; οὐκ ἔφη he said no, [Refs] — In this sense _Attic dialect_ writers, besides present, mostly use future φήσω and aorist ἔφησα, but in imperfect, infinitive, and participle present, to avoid ambiguity, they prefer ἔφασκον, φάσκειν, φάσκων (see. φάσκω): φάναι is distinguished from φάσκειν, e.g. ἔφη σπουδάζειν he said he was in haste, ἔφασκε σπουδάζειν he alleged he was in haste; but ἔφησθα is found in this sense, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

IV. command, order, ἔφην τῷ Ὀρθοβούλῳ ἐξαλεῖψαί με [Refs 5th c.BC+]