G5346–φημί–phēmi

"Therefore let those of you," he said, "who can come, go down with me, and impeach the man, if there is anything amiss in him."

φησιν phēsin “he says”

"I should like to hear the man myself," said Agrippa. "to-morrow," replied Festus, "you shall." Accordingly, the next day, Agrippa and Bernice came in state

ἔφη· ephē “was saying:”φησιν phēsin “he says”

Then Festus said, "King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see here the man about whom the whole nation of the Jews made suit to me, both in Jerusalem and here, crying out that he ought not to live any longer.

φησιν phēsin “says”

Then Agrippa said to Paul, "You have permission to speak about yourself." So Paul, with outstretched arm, proceeded to make his defence.

ἔφη· ephē “was saying;”

As Paul thus made his defence, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, "You are raving mad, Paul; and great learning is driving you mad."

φησιν· phēsin “said;”

"I am not mad, most noble Festus," replied Paul; "I am speaking words of sober truth.

φησιν phēsin “says”

Agrippa answered, "In brief, you are doing your best to persuade me to become a Christian."

ἔφη· ephē “was saying:”

And Agrippa said to Festus, "He might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed to Caesar."

ἔφη· ephē “was saying;”

And why should we not say--for so they wickedly misrepresent us, and so some charge us with arguing--"Let us do evil that good may come"? The condemnation of those who would so argue is just.

φασίν phasin “affirm”

Or do you not know that a man who has to do with a prostitute is one with her in body? For God says, "The two shall become one."

φησιν phēsin “it says”

Yet of this I warn you, brethren: the time has been shortened--so that henceforth those who have wives should be as though they had none,

φημι, phēmi “I say,”

I speak as to men of sense: judge for yourselves of what I say.

φημι. phēmi “I say.”

Do I mean that a thing sacrificed to an idol is what it claims to be, or that an idol is a real thing?

φημι; phēmi “do I mean?”

But this I tell you, brethren: our mortal bodies cannot inherit the Kingdom of God, nor will what is perishable inherit what is imperishable.

φημι, phēmi “I say,”

For they say "His letters are authoritative and forcible, but his personal presence is unimpressive, and as for eloquence, he has none."

φησιν phēsin “they say”

and serve a copy and type of the heavenly things, just as Moses was divinely instructed when about to build the tabernacle. For God said, "See that you make everything in imitation of the pattern shown you on the mountain."

φησιν phēsin “He says”