Greek core word #240 · verb · 65 times in the New Testament

φημί

fay-MEE

φημί, —, —, —, —, — (impf. ἔφην) — say, declare

μι-verb; the NT uses only the present (φησί(ν), φασί(ν)) and the imperfect ἔφη “he said”, mostly within quotations.
The present indicative forms are enclitic except 2 sg φῄς.

Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.

	Indicative	Subjunctive	Optative	Imperative
1 sg	φημί	φῶ	φαίην
2 sg	φῄς	φῇς	φαίης	φαθί
3 sg	φησί(ν)	φῇ	φαίη	φάτω
1 pl	φαμέν	φῶμεν	φαῖμεν
2 pl	φατέ	φῆτε	φαῖτε	φάτε
3 pl	φασί(ν)	φῶσι(ν)	φαῖεν	φάτωσαν

Infinitive: φάναι

Participle: φάς, φᾶσα, φάν (gen. φάντος)

Where you meet it

First met in passage 73, John 1:23.