Phēmi φημί

Phēmi (Greek φημί, Strong's G5346) is a Greek verb meaning “to assert”. It occurs 68 times in 66 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Phēmi, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 4:7
  Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
• Matthew 8:8
  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.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.
• Matthew 13:28
  He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’
• Matthew 13:29
  But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.‘No,’ he said, ‘if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them.
• Matthew 14:8
  And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger.Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”
• Matthew 17:26
  Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free.“From others,” Peter answered. “Then the sons are exempt,” Jesus declared.
• Matthew 19:21
  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.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 21:27
  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.So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
• Matthew 22:37
  Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
• Matthew 25:21
  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.His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
• Matthew 25:23
  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.His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
• Matthew 26:34
  Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.“Truly I tell you,” Jesus declared, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”
• Matthew 26:61
  And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”
• Matthew 27:11
  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.Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, who questioned Him: “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
• Matthew 27:23
  And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.“Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”
• Matthew 27:65
  Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can.“You have a guard,” Pilate said. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.”

Mark

• Mark 9:12
  And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.He replied, “Elijah does indeed come first, and he restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected?
• Mark 9:38
  And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us.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.”
• Mark 10:20
  And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.“Teacher,” he replied, “all these I have kept from my youth.”
• Mark 10:29
  And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s,“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospel
• Mark 12:24
  And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?Jesus said to them, “Aren’t you mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?
• Mark 14:29
  But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I.Peter declared, “Even if all fall away, I never will.”

Luke

• Luke 7:40
  And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on.But Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” “Tell me, Teacher,” he said.
• Luke 7:44
  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.And turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? When I entered your house, you did not give Me water for My feet, but she wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
• Luke 15:17
  And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food? But here I am, starving to death!
• Luke 22:58
  And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not.A short time later, someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not.”
• Luke 22:70
  Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.So they all asked, “Are You then the Son of God?” He replied, “You say that I am.”
• Luke 23:3
  And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.So Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
• Luke 23:40
  But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?But the other one rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same judgment?

John

• John 1:23
  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 replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”
• John 9:38
  And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.“Lord, I believe,” he said. And he worshiped Jesus.
• John 18:29
  Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?So Pilate went out to them and asked, “What accusation are you bringing against this man?”

Acts

• Acts 2:38
  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.Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
• Acts 7:2
  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,And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
• Acts 8:36
  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?As they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?”
• Acts 10:28
  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.He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.
• Acts 10:30
  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,Cornelius answered: “Four days ago I was in my house praying at this, the ninth hour. Suddenly a man in radiant clothing stood before me
• Acts 10:31
  And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.
• Acts 16:30
  And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
• Acts 16:37
  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.But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!”
• Acts 17:22
  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.Then Paul stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious.
• Acts 19:35
  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?Finally the city clerk quieted the crowd and declared, “Men of Ephesus, doesn’t everyone know that the city of Ephesus is guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?
• Acts 21:37
  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?As they were about to take Paul into the barracks, he asked the commander, “May I say something to you?” “Do you speak Greek?” he replied.
• Acts 22:2
  (And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more silent. Then Paul declared,
• Acts 22:27
  Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.
• Acts 22:28
  And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.“I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.
• Acts 23:5
  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.“Brothers,” Paul replied, “I was not aware that he was the high priest, for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’”
• Acts 23:17
  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.Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”
• Acts 23:18
  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.So the centurion took him to the commander and said, “Paul the prisoner sent and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”
• Acts 23:35
  I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.he said, “I will hear your case when your accusers arrive.” Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s Praetorium.
• Acts 25:5
  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.So if this man has done anything wrong, let some of your leaders come down with me and accuse him there.”
• Acts 25:22
  Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear this man myself.” “Tomorrow you will hear him,” Festus declared.
• Acts 25:24
  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.Then Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man. The whole Jewish community has petitioned me about him, both here and in Jerusalem, crying out that he ought not to live any longer.
• Acts 26:1
  Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself:Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense:
• Acts 26:24
  And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.At this stage of Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! Your great learning is driving you to madness!”
• Acts 26:25
  But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.But Paul answered, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and sobriety.
• Acts 26:28
  Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Can you persuade me in such a short time to become a Christian?”
• Acts 26:32
  Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Cesar.And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”

Romans

• Romans 3:8
  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.Why not say, as some slanderously claim that we say, “Let us do evil that good may result”? Their condemnation is deserved!

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 6:16
  What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.Or don’t you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.”
• 1 Corinthians 7:29
  But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;
• 1 Corinthians 10:15
  I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.I speak to reasonable people; judge for yourselves what I say.
• 1 Corinthians 10:19
  What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?
• 1 Corinthians 15:50
  Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.Now I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

2 Corinthians

• 2 Corinthians 10:10
  For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account.”

Hebrews

• Hebrews 8:5
  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.The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).