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Strong's G5346 φημί (phemi)

Phemi means “say” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H5346 — neqeb (“Nekeb”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G5346
Language Greek
Linked Usages 128
Books 30

Strong's G5346 Quick Answer

Strong's G5346 φημί (phemi) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. phemi (fay-mee') v. 1. to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. speak or say [(properly) the same as the base of G5457 and G5316] It has 128 linked Bible usages across 30 books. Visible English usage signals include said, say, speak, make, and one. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
phemi (fay-mee') v. 1. to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. speak or say [(properly) the same as the base of G5457 and G5316]
Usage
128 linked usages
Books
30 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
said, say, speak, make, and one

Meaning and Definition

phemi (fay-mee') v. 1. to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. speak or say [(properly) the same as the base of G5457 and G5316] KJV: affirm, say Root(s): G5457, G5316 Compare: G3004, G2036, G4483, G2980

Original Word
φημί
Transliteration
phemi
Derivation
Root: φαίνω R1: 5457 R2: 5316
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5346. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to assert

Usage: 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)

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How Strong's G5346 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render phemi, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

said Matthew 4:7 30× say Matthew 26:34 make Matthew 25:21 speak Matthew 8:8 one Acts 2:38

How Strong's G5346 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is New Testament with 57 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G5346 (φημί) appears 75 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G5346 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G5346 in the New Testament

57 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 4:7 KJV

Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

Matthew 8:8 KJV

The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.

Matthew 13:28 KJV

He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?

Strong's G5346 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

38 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 24:47 Septuagint / Brenton

And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me; and she said, I am daughter of Bethuel the son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him; and I put on her the earrings, and the bracelets on her hands.

Exodus 2:6 Septuagint / Brenton

And having opened it, she sees the babe weeping in the ark: and the daughter of Pharaoh had compassion on it, and said, This is one of the Hebrews’ children.

Numbers 24:3 Septuagint / Brenton

And he took up his parable and said, Balaam son of Beor says, The man who sees truly says,

Strong's G5346 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

33 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 3:17 Septuagint / Brenton

And he said unto them, Declare unto us your mind concerning the writings. Then began the first, who had spoken of the strength of wine;

Judith 13:3 Septuagint / Brenton

Now Judith had commanded her maid to stand without her bedchamber, and to wait for her coming forth, as she did daily: for she said she would go forth to her prayers, and she spoke to Bagoas according to the same purpose.

2 Maccabees 3:37 Septuagint / Brenton

And when the king asked Heliodorus, who might be a fit man to be sent yet once again to Jerusalem, he said,

Usage Excerpts

First 120 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5346.

Genesis 24:47 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me; and she said, I am daughter of Bethuel the son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him; and I put on her the earrings, and the bracelets on her hands.
Exodus 2:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And having opened it, she sees the babe weeping in the ark: and the daughter of Pharaoh had compassion on it, and said, This is one of the Hebrews’ children.
Numbers 24:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he took up his parable and said, Balaam son of Beor says, The man who sees truly says,
Numbers 24:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He says who hears the oracle of the Mighty One, Who saw a vision of God in sleep; His eyes were opened:
Numbers 24:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he took up his parable and said, Balaam the son of Beor says, The man who sees truly says,
1 Kingdoms 2:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel, I said, Thy house and the house of thy father shall pass before me forever: but now the Lord says, That be far from me; for I will only honor them that honor me, and he that sets me at nought shall be despised.
4 Kingdoms 9:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Surely, I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith the Lord; and I will recompense him in this portion, saith the Lord. Now then, I pray thee, take him up and cast him into the portion, according to the word of the Lord.
2 Chronicles 34:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
forasmuch as thy heart was ashamed, and thou wast humbled before me when thou heardest my words against this place, and against the inhabitants of it, and thou wast humbled before me, and didst rend thy garments, and didst weep before me; I also have heard, saith the Lord.
Ezra 4:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time.
Esther 10:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Mordecai was viceroy to King Artaxerxes, and was a great man in the kingdom, and honored by the Jews, and passed his life beloved of all his nation. There was the little fountain, which became a river, and there was light, and the sun, and much water. The river is Esther, whom the king married, and made queen. nations that combined to destroy the name of the Jews. as for my nation, this is Israel, even they that cried to God, and were delivered: for the Lord delivered his people, and the Lord rescued us out of all these calamities; and God wrought such signs and great wonders as have not been done among the nations. other nations. day of the month, with an assembly, and joy and gladness before God, throughout the generations forever among his people Israel. which Lysimachus the son of Ptolemy, who was in Jerusalem, had interpreted.
Job 24:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But if not, who is he that says I speak falsely, And will make my words of no account?
Psalms 35:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The transgressor, that he may sin, says within himself, That there is no fear of God before his eyes.
Proverbs 30:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Such is the way of an adulterous woman, who having washed herself from what she has done, says she has done nothing * amiss.
Jeremiah 2:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Israel was the holy people to the Lord, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devoured him shall offend; evils shall come upon them, saith the Lord.
Jeremiah 23:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore let their way be to them slippery and dark: and they shall be tripped up and fall in it: for I will bring evils upon them, in the year of their visitation.
Jeremiah 25:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when the seventy years are fulfilled, I will take vengeance on that nation, and will make them a perpetual desolation.
Jeremiah 30:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will cause to be heard in Rabbah a tumult of wars; and they shall become a waste and ruined place, and her altars shall be burned with fire; then shall Israel succeed to his dominion.
Jeremiah 30:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore shall the young men fall in thy streets, and all thy warriors shall fall, saith the Lord.
Jeremiah 31:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore, behold, his days come, saith the Lord, when I shall send upon him bad leaders, and they shall lead him astray, and they shall utterly break in pieces his possessions, and shall cut his horns asunder.
Jeremiah 31:35 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will destroy Moab, saith the Lord, as he comes up to the altar, and burns incense to his gods.
Jeremiah 31:38 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And on all the housetops of Moab, and in his streets shall be mourning: for I have broken him, saith the Lord, as a vessel, which is useless.
Jeremiah 34:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
for I sent them not, saith the Lord; and they prophesy in my name unjustly, that I might destroy you, and ye should perish, and your prophets, who unrighteously prophesy lies to you.
Jeremiah 36:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
because of the iniquity which they wrought in Israel, and because they committed adultery with the wives of their fellow citizens, and spoke a word in my name, which I did not command them to speak, and I am witness, saith the Lord.
Jeremiah 37:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will bring back the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, said the Lord: and I will bring them back to the land which I gave to their fathers, and they shall be lords of it.
Jeremiah 37:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For I will bring about thy healing, I will heal thee of thy grievous wound, saith the Lord; for thou art called Dispersed: she is your prey, for no one seeks after her.
Jeremiah 37:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And their mighty ones shall be over them, and their prince shall proceed of themselves; and I will gather them, and they shall return to me: for who is this that has set his heart to return to me? saith the Lord.
Jeremiah 38:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ephraim is a beloved son, a pleasing child to me: for because my words are in him, I will surely remember him: therefore I made haste to help him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the Lord.
Jeremiah 38:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and the seed of beast.
Jeremiah 38:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass, that as I watched over them, to pull down, and to afflict, so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the Lord.
Jeremiah 38:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
Jeremiah 38:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
not according to the covenant which I made with their fathers in the day when I took hold of their hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; for they abode not in my covenant, and I disregarded them, saith the Lord.
Jeremiah 38:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For this is my covenant which I will make with the house of Israel; after those days, saith the Lord, I will surely put my laws into their mind, and write them on their hearts; and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people.
Jeremiah 38:35 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Though the sky should be raised to a greater height, saith the Lord, and though the ground of the earth should be sunk lower beneath, yet I will not cast off the family of Israel, saith the Lord, for all that they have done.
Jeremiah 38:37 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
if these ordinances cease from before me, saith the Lord, then shall the family of Israel cease to be a nation before me forever.
Jeremiah 38:38 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when the city shall be built to the Lord from the tower of Hananel to the gate of the corner.
Jeremiah 41:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, I will give command, saith the Lord, and will bring them back to this land; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire, and the cities of Judah; and I will make them desolate without inhabitants.
Jeremiah 46:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For I will surely save thee, and thou shalt by no means fall by the sword; and thou shalt find thy life, because thou didst trust in me, saith the Lord.
Jeremiah 49:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith the Lord: for I am with you, to deliver you, and save you out of their hand.
Matthew 4:7 New Testament, KJV
Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Matthew 8:8 New Testament, KJV
The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
Matthew 13:28 New Testament, KJV
He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
Matthew 13:29 New Testament, KJV
But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
Matthew 14:8 New Testament, KJV
And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger.
Matthew 17:26 New Testament, KJV
Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free.
Matthew 19:21 New Testament, KJV
Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
Matthew 21:27 New Testament, KJV
And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
Matthew 25:21 New Testament, KJV
His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
Matthew 25:23 New Testament, KJV
His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
Matthew 26:34 New Testament, KJV
Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
Matthew 26:61 New Testament, KJV
And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
Matthew 27:11 New Testament, KJV
And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.
Matthew 27:23 New Testament, KJV
And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.
Matthew 27:65 New Testament, KJV
Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can.
Mark 14:29 New Testament, KJV
But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I.
Luke 7:40 New Testament, KJV
And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on.
Luke 7:44 New Testament, KJV
And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.
Luke 22:58 New Testament, KJV
And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not.
Luke 22:70 New Testament, KJV
Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.
Luke 23:3 New Testament, KJV
And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.
John 1:23 New Testament, KJV
He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
John 9:38 New Testament, KJV
And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.
Acts 2:38 New Testament, KJV
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Acts 7:2 New Testament, KJV
And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
Acts 8:36 New Testament, KJV
And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
Acts 10:28 New Testament, KJV
And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.
Acts 10:30 New Testament, KJV
And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,
Acts 10:31 New Testament, KJV
And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.
Acts 16:30 New Testament, KJV
And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
Acts 16:37 New Testament, KJV
But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.
Acts 17:22 New Testament, KJV
Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.
Acts 19:35 New Testament, KJV
And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?
Acts 21:37 New Testament, KJV
And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?
Acts 22:2 New Testament, KJV
(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)
Acts 22:27 New Testament, KJV
Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.
Acts 22:28 New Testament, KJV
And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.
Acts 23:5 New Testament, KJV
Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.
Acts 23:17 New Testament, KJV
Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.
Acts 23:18 New Testament, KJV
So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee.
Acts 23:35 New Testament, KJV
I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall.
Acts 25:5 New Testament, KJV
Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him.
Acts 25:22 New Testament, KJV
Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.
Acts 25:24 New Testament, KJV
And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.
Acts 26:1 New Testament, KJV
Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself:
Acts 26:24 New Testament, KJV
And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.
Acts 26:25 New Testament, KJV
But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.
Acts 26:28 New Testament, KJV
Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.
Acts 26:32 New Testament, KJV
Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar.
Romans 3:8 New Testament, KJV
And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.
1 Corinthians 6:16 New Testament, KJV
What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.
1 Corinthians 7:29 New Testament, KJV
But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;
1 Corinthians 10:19 New Testament, KJV
What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?
1 Corinthians 15:50 New Testament, KJV
Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
2 Corinthians 10:10 New Testament, KJV
For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
Hebrews 8:5 New Testament, KJV
Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.
1 Esdras 3:17 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said unto them, Declare unto us your mind concerning the writings. Then began the first, who had spoken of the strength of wine;
Judith 13:3 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now Judith had commanded her maid to stand without her bedchamber, and to wait for her coming forth, as she did daily: for she said she would go forth to her prayers, and she spoke to Bagoas according to the same purpose.
2 Maccabees 3:37 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And when the king asked Heliodorus, who might be a fit man to be sent yet once again to Jerusalem, he said,
2 Maccabees 7:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But one of them that spoke first said thus, What wouldest thou ask or learn of us? we are ready to die, rather than to transgress the laws of our fathers.
2 Maccabees 7:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So when he was ready to die he said thus, It is good, being put to death by men, to look for hope from God to be raised up again by him: as for thee, thou shalt have no resurrection to life.
2 Maccabees 7:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
After him also they brought the sixth, who being ready to die said, Be not deceived without cause: for we suffer these things for ourselves, having sinned against our God: therefore marvelous things are done unto us.
2 Maccabees 7:27 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But she bowing herself toward him, laughing the cruel tyrant to scorn, spoke in her country language on this manner; O my son, have pity upon me that bare thee nine months in my womb, and gave thee suck three years, and nourished thee, and brought thee up unto this age, and endured the troubles of education.
2 Maccabees 8:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For they, said he, trust in their weapons and boldness; but our confidence is in the Almighty God, who at a beck can cast down both them that come against us, and also all the world.
2 Maccabees 9:12 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And when he himself could not abide his own smell, he said these words, It is meet to be subject unto God, and that a man that is mortal should not proudly think of himself, as if he were God.
2 Maccabees 14:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Howbeit, having gotten opportunity to further his foolish enterprise, and being called into council by Demetrius, and asked how the Jews stood affected, and what they intended, he answered thereunto:
2 Maccabees 15:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
then said the other, And I also am mighty upon earth, and I command to take arms, and to do the king’s business. Yet he obtained not to have his wicked will done.
2 Maccabees 15:33 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And when he had cut out the tongue of that ungodly Nicanor, he commanded that they should give it by pieces unto the fowls, and hang up the reward of his madness before the temple.
3 Maccabees 1:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
He was thoughtlessly answered by someone, That he did wrong to boast of this.
3 Maccabees 1:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Well; since I have done this, said he, be the cause what it may, shall I not enter with or without your consent?
3 Maccabees 5:20 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The king, then, with a barbarity exceeding that of Phalaris, said, That they might thank his sleep of that day. Lose no time, and get ready the elephants against tomorrow, as you did before, for the destruction of these accursed Jews.
4 Maccabees 2:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For the temperate mind is able, as I said, to be superior to the passions, and to transfer some, and destroy others.
4 Maccabees 5:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And Antiochus seeing him, said,
4 Maccabees 8:4 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
O youths, with favorable feelings, I admire the beauty of each of you; and greatly honoring so numerous a band of brethren, I not only counsel you not to share the madness of the old man who has been tortured before,
4 Maccabees 8:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Fear, young men, and the Righteousness which ye worship will be merciful to you if you err from compulsion.
4 Maccabees 9:29 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
How sweet is every form of death for the religion of our fathers! and he said to the tyrant,
4 Maccabees 10:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But he cried out and said, Know ye not, that the father of those who are dead, begot me also; and that the same mother bare me; and that I was brought up in the same tenets?
4 Maccabees 10:9 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And when about to die, he said,
4 Maccabees 10:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But he said to them, You have not a fire so scorching as to make me play the coward.
4 Maccabees 10:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But he said, Even if you take away the organ of speech, yet God hears the silent.
4 Maccabees 11:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
He also being dead, the sixth, quite a youth, was brought out; and on the tyrant asking him whether he would eat and be delivered, he said,

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5346, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Esther 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 25 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 15 usages, New Testament
Mark 1 usage, New Testament
Luke 5 usages, New Testament
John 2 usages, New Testament
Acts 26 usages, New Testament
Romans 1 usage, New Testament
1 Corinthians 5 usages, New Testament
2 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 1 usage, New Testament
1 Esdras 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Judith 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 10 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 14 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Letter of Jeremiah 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Daniel 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Book 151 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G5346 FAQ

What does phemi (φημί) mean?

Phemi (Strong's G5346) is a Greek word most simply glossed "say". phemi (fay-mee') v. 1. to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. speak or say [(properly) the same as the base of G5457 and G5316]

How many times is phemi (φημί) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 128 linked usages for Strong's G5346 across 30 books.

Where can I study phemi (φημί) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5346 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate phemi (φημί)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as said, say, speak, make, and one. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G5346 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 38 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 33 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G5346, with linked reader references where each row is available.