G5346–φημί–phēmi

Shortly afterwards a man saw him and said, "You, too, are one of them." "No, man, I am not," said Peter.

ἔφη· ephē “was saying;”ἔφη· ephē “was saying;”

Thereupon they cried out with one voice, "You, then, are the Son of God?" "It is as you say," He answered; "I am He."

ἔφη· ephē “He was saying;”

Then Pilate asked Him, "You, then, are the King of the Jews?" "It is as you say," He replied.

ἔφη· ephē “He was saying;”

But the other, answering, reproved him. "Do you also not fear God," he said, "when you are actually suffering the same punishment?

ἔφη· ephē “was speaking;”

"I am the voice," he replied, "of one crying aloud, `Make straight the Lord's way in the Desert,' fulfilling the words of the Prophet Isaiah."

ἔφη· ephē “He was saying;”

"I believe, Sir," he said. And he threw himself at His feet.

ἔφη· ephē “he was saying;”

Accordingly Pilate came out to them and inquired, "What accusation have you to bring against this man?"

φησίν· phēsin “said;”

"Repent," replied Peter, "and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, with a view to the remission of your sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

φησὶν phēsin “he declared”

The reply of Stephen was, "Sirs--brethren and fathers--listen to me. God Most Glorious appeared to our forefather Abraham when he was living in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran,

ἔφη· ephē “he was speaking:”

So they proceeded on their way till they came to some water; and the eunuch exclaimed, "See, here is water; what is there to prevent my being baptized?"

φησιν phēsin “says”

He said to them, "You know better than most that a Jew is strictly forbidden to associate with a Gentile or visit him; but God has taught me to call no one unholy or unclean.

ἔφη ephē “He was saying”

"Just at this hour, three days ago," replied Cornelius, "I was offering afternoon prayer in my house, when suddenly a man in shining raiment stood in front of me,

ἔφη· ephē “was saying;”

who said, "`Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your charities have been put on record before God.

φησίν· phēsin “said;”

and, bringing them out of the prison, he exclaimed, "O sirs, what must I do to be saved?"

ἔφη· ephē “he was saying;”

But Paul said to them, "After cruelly beating us in public, without trial, Roman citizens though we are, they have thrown us into prison, and are they now going to send us away privately? No, indeed! Let them come in person and fetch us out."

ἔφη ephē “was saying”

So Paul, taking his stand in the centre of the Areopagus, spoke as follows: "Men of Athens, I perceive that you are in every respect remarkably religious.

ἔφη· ephē “he was saying;”

At length the Recorder quieted them down. "Men of Ephesus," he said, "who is there of all mankind that needs to be told that the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple of the great Diana and of the image which fell down from Zeus?

φησίν· phēsin “he says;”

When he was about to be taken into the barracks, Paul said to the Tribune, "May I speak to you?" "Do you know Greek?" the Tribune asked.

ἔφη· ephē “he was saying;”

And on hearing him address them in Hebrew, they kept all the more quiet; and he said,

φησίν· phēsin “he says;”

So the Tribune came to Paul and asked him, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" "Yes," he said.

ἔφη· ephē “he was saying;”

"I paid a large sum for my citizenship," said the Tribune. "But I was born free," said Paul.

ἔφη· ephē “was saying;”

"I did not know, brethren," replied Paul, "that he was the High Priest; for it is written, `Thou shalt not speak evil of a ruler of Thy people.'"

ἔφη ephē “Was saying”

and Paul called one of the Captains and said, "Take this young man to the Tribune, for he has information to give him."

ἔφη· ephē “he was saying;”

So he took him and brought him to the Tribune, and said, "Paul, the prisoner, called me to him and begged me to bring this youth to you, because he has something to say to you."

φησίν· phēsin “he says;”

he said, "I will hear all you have to say, when your accusers also have come." And he ordered him to be detained in custody in Herod's Palace.

ἔφη, ephē “he was saying,”