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φημί

-μι athematic Verb; 전접어 Transliteration:

Principal Part: φημί φήσω ἔφησα

Structure: φα (Stem) + ̄μί (Ending)

Etym.: Root FA, cf. fa/w

Sense

I speak, say.

Note

현재 직설법 중 2인칭 단수를 제외하고 나머지는 모두 전접어임.

Conjugation

Present tense

Active
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Indicative	Singular	φήμι	φῄς	φήσιν*
	Dual		φατόν	φατόν
	Plural	φαμέν	φατέ	φᾱσίν*
Subjunctive	Singular	φῶ	φῇς	φῇ
	Dual		φῆτον	φῆτον
	Plural	φῶμεν	φῆτε	φῶσιν*
Optative	Singular	φαίην	φαίης	φαίη
	Dual		φαίητον	φαιήτην
	Plural	φαίημεν	φαίητε	φαίησαν
Imperative	Singular		φαθί	φάτω
	Dual		φάτον	φάτων
	Plural		φάτε	φάντων
Infinitive		φάναι
Participle		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Participle		φᾱς φαντος	φᾱσα φᾱσης	φαν φαντος

Future tense

Active
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Indicative	Singular	φήσω	φήσεις	φήσει
	Dual		φήσετον	φήσετον
	Plural	φήσομεν	φήσετε	φήσουσιν*
Optative	Singular	φησίημι	φησίης	φησίη
	Dual		φησίητον	φησιήτην
	Plural	φησίημεν	φησίητε	φησίησαν
Infinitive		φήσειν
Participle		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Participle		φησων φησοντος	φησουσα φησουσης	φησον φησοντος

Imperfect tense

Active
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Indicative	Singular	ε͂̓φην	ε͂̓φης	ε͂̓φην*
	Dual		έ̓φατον	ἐφάτην
	Plural	έ̓φαμεν	έ̓φατε	έ̓φασαν

Aorist tense

Active
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Indicative	Singular	έ̓φησα	έ̓φησας	έ̓φησεν*
	Dual		ἐφήσατον	ἐφησάτην
	Plural	ἐφήσαμεν	ἐφήσατε	έ̓φησαν
Subjunctive	Singular	φήσω	φήσῃς	φήσῃ
	Dual		φήσητον	φήσητον
	Plural	φήσωμεν	φήσητε	φήσωσιν*
Optative	Singular	φησίην	φησίης	φησίη
	Dual		φησίητον	φησιήτην
	Plural	φησίημεν	φησίητε	φησίησαν
Imperative	Singular		φήσον	φησάτω
	Dual		φήσατον	φησάτων
	Plural		φήσατε	φησάντων
Infinitive		φήσαι
Participle		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Participle		φησᾱς φησαντος	φησᾱσα φησᾱσης	φησαν φησαντος

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

δυνατὸσ γὰρ ὁ σώφρων νοῦσ, ὡσ ἔφην, κατὰ τῶν παθῶν ἀριστεῦσαι καὶ τὰ μὲν αὐτῶν μεταθεῖναι, τὰ δὲ καὶ ἀκυρῶσαι. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees IV 2:18)
δυνατὸσ γὰρ ὁ σώφρων νοῦσ, ὡσ ἔφην, νικῆσαι τὰσ τῶν παθῶν ἀνάγκας (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees IV 3:17)
περὶ μὲν οὖν τούτων οὐδὲν ἔχω, καθάπερ ἔφην, διαβεβαιοῦσθαι. (Dionysius of Halicarnassus, De antiquis oratoribus, chapter 4 1:4)
κἀγὼ τὸν μῦθον διηγούμην αὐτοῖσ, Φαέθοντα γενέσθαι Ἡλίου παῖδα, καὶ τοῦτον ἐσ ἡλικίαν ἐλθόντα αἰτῆσαι παρὰ τοῦ πατρὸσ ἐλάσαι τὸ ἁρ́μα, ὡσ ποιήσειε καὶ αὐτὸσ μίαν ἡμέραν, τὸν δὲ δοῦναι, τὸν δὲ ἀπολέσθαι ἐκδιφρευθέντα, καὶ τὰσ ἀδελφὰσ αὐτοῦ πενθούσασ ἐνταῦθά που, ἔφην, παρ’ ὑμῖν, ἵναπερ καὶ κατέπεσεν, ἐπὶ τῷ Ἠριδανῷ, αἰγείρουσ γενέσθαι καὶ δακρύειν ἔτι ἐπ’ αὐτῷ τὸ ἤλεκτρον, τίσ ταῦτά σοι, ἔφασκον, διηγήσατο ἀπατεὼν καὶ ψευδολόγοσ ἄνθρωποσ; (Lucian, Electrum, (no name) 2:4)
κεκολάφθαι γὰρ ἐπ̓ αὐτῇ ἄνθρωπον μὲν τινα οἱο͂ν τὸν Τάνταλον γράφουσιν ἐν λίμνῃ ἑστῶτα καὶ ἀρυομενον τοῦ ὕδατοσ, ὡσ πίοι δή, τὸ θηρίον δὲ τὴν διψάδα ἐμπεφυκὸσ αὐτῷ περιεσπειρᾶσθαι τῷ ποδί, καί τινασ γυναῖκασ ὑδροφορούσασ ἅμα πολλὰσ καταχεῖν τὸ ὕδωρ αὐτοῦ πλησίον δὲ ᾠὰ κεῖσθαι οἱᾶ τῶν στρουθῶν ἐκείνων, οὓσ ἔφην θηρᾶν τοὺσ Γαράμαντασ· (Lucian, Dipsades 10:1)

Synonyms

I speak
- ἵ̄ημι ( I utter, speak, say)
- λέγω (to say, speak, say on)
- ἀπόφημι (to say no)
- ἔπω (to say)
- ἠμί (I say)
- λέγω ()
- διαγορεύω (to speak of)
- ἐξαυδάω (to speak out)
- ἐνέπω (to speak)
- γηρύω (to sing or say, speak, cry)
- αὐδάω (to speak or say, 'twas said)
- θροέω (to cry aloud, to speak, say)
- ἐπιμυθέομαι (to say besides)
- ἐπιφράζω (to say besides)
- ἐπεῖπον (to say besides)
- προσεπεῖπον (to say besides)

οἴομαι (to suppose)
ἡγοῦμαι (I go before)
οἶμα (the swoop)
ἄνωγα (to command)
εὔχομαι (to pray)
κινδυνευτέος (one must venture)
λογίζομαι (I count)
παρακελεύομαι (to order)
νομίζω (I use customarily)
ἐγώγε ()
κέλομαι (to urge on)
μεγαίρω (to look on)
ῥιψοκίνδυνος (running needless risks)
φιλοσοφητέος (one must pursue wisdom)
σπουδαστέος (to be sought for zealously)
ὄμνῡμι (to swear)
φιλόθηρος (fond of hunting)
μέμφομαι (I accuse)
μήτοι ()
χαρίζομαι (to grant as a favor)
σύνοιδα (to share in knowledge)
ἀνατίθημι (to lay upon)
διεξέρχομαι (to go through)
ἀποδείκνῡμι (I demonstrate)
προβάλλω ()
ἄρνησις (denial)
προαιρετέος (one must choose)
ἐπαινέω (I approve)
εἰκασμός (a conjecturing)
κάθημαι (to be seated)

Derived

ἀντίφημι (to speak against, to contradict)
ἀπόφημι (to speak out, declare flatly or plainly, to say no)
ἔκφημι (to speak out or forth, speak loudly)
κατάφημι (to say yes, assent)
μετάφημι (to speak among, to address, to accost)
παράφημι (to speak gently to, to advise, to persuade)
πρόσφημι (to speak to, address)
σύμφημι (to assent, approve, agree fully)

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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φημί

Sense

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Present tense

Future tense

Imperfect tense

Aorist tense

Examples

Synonyms

I speak

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φημί

Sense

Note

Conjugation

Present tense

Future tense

Imperfect tense

Aorist tense

Examples

Synonyms

I speak

Related

Derived

Similar forms

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