Strong’s G5346 · Greek

φημί
phēmí

Definition

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

Etymology

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

Where the KJV renders it

  • affirm
  • say

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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