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Koine Greek wordlink #89124

SR GNT Acts 8:36 φησιν (faʸsin) ‘some water and is saying the eunuch see’ Strongs=53460 Lemma=fēmi
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=present voice=active person=3rd number=singular

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Other uses (3) of identical word form φησιν (V-IPA3..S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘φησιν’ (V-IPA3..S) is always and only glossed as ‘is saying’.

Mat 13:29 ‘he but is saying No lest gathering’ SR GNT Mat 13:29 word 3

Acts 25:24 ‘and is saying Faʸstos Agrippas king’ SR GNT Acts 25:24 word 2

Acts 26:24 ‘Faʸstos with loud voice is saying you are raving_mad Paulos the’ SR GNT Acts 26:24 word 11

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘fēmi’ have 7 different glosses: ‘are saying’, ‘is saying’, ‘was saying’, ‘I am saying’, ‘he is saying’, ‘he was saying’, ‘she is saying’.

Key: V=verb IPA3..S=indicative,present,active,3rd person singular