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Koine Greek wordlink #53914

SR GNT Luke 15:17 ἔφη (efaʸ) ‘himself but having come he was saying how_many hired ones of the’ Strongs=53460 Lemma=fēmi
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=imperfect voice=active person=3rd number=singular
Refers to Word #53833

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Other uses (43) of identical word form ἔφη (V-IIA3..S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἔφη’ (V-IIA3..S) has 2 different glosses: ‘was saying’, ‘he was saying’.

Yhn (Jhn) 1:23 ‘he was saying I am a voice shouting’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 1:23 word 1

Yhn (Jhn) 9:36 ‘and who he is he was saying master in_order_that I may believe’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 9:36 word 9

Yhn (Jhn) 9:38 ‘he and was saying I am believing master and’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 9:38 word 3

Mark 9:12 ‘he and was saying to them Aʸlias/(ʼĒliy^yāh) indeed’ SR GNT Mark 9:12 word 5

Mark 9:38 ‘was saying to him Yōannaʸs Teacher’ SR GNT Mark 9:38 word 5

Mark 10:20 ‘he and was saying to him Teacher these’ SR GNT Mark 10:20 word 6

Mark 10:29 ‘was saying Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) truly I am saying’ SR GNT Mark 10:29 word 3

Mark 12:24 ‘was saying to them Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) not’ SR GNT Mark 12:24 word 3

Mark 14:29 ‘and Petros was saying to him if even’ SR GNT Mark 14:29 word 6

Mat 4:7 ‘was saying to him Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) again’ SR GNT Mat 4:7 word 1

Mat 8:8 ‘and the centurion was saying master not I am’ SR GNT Mat 8:8 word 8

Mat 13:28 ‘he and was saying to them an enemy man’ SR GNT Mat 13:28 word 3

Mat 17:26 ‘from the strangers was saying to him Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) consequently’ SR GNT Mat 17:26 word 16

Mat 19:21 ‘was saying to him Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) if’ SR GNT Mat 19:21 word 2

Mat 21:27 ‘they said not we have known was saying to them also he’ SR GNT Mat 21:27 word 9

Mat 22:37 ‘he and was saying to him you will_be loving the master’ SR GNT Mat 22:37 word 5

Mat 25:21 ‘was saying to him the master’ SR GNT Mat 25:21 word 1

Mat 25:23 ‘was saying to him the master’ SR GNT Mat 25:23 word 1

Mat 26:34 ‘was saying to him Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) truly’ SR GNT Mat 26:34 word 1

Mat 26:61 ‘said this man was saying I am being_able to tear_down the’ SR GNT Mat 26:61 word 8

Mat 27:11 ‘Youdaiōns and Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) was saying to him you are saying it’ SR GNT Mat 27:11 word 24

Mat 27:23 ‘he and was saying what for evil’ SR GNT Mat 27:23 word 7

Mat 27:65 ‘was saying and to them Pilatos’ SR GNT Mat 27:65 word 1

Luke 7:44 ‘the woman to Simōn he was saying you are seeing this woman’ SR GNT Luke 7:44 word 9

Luke 22:58 ‘another having seen him was saying also you of’ SR GNT Luke 22:58 word 8

Luke 22:58 ‘are but Petros was saying man not I am’ SR GNT Luke 22:58 word 20

Luke 22:70 ‘and to them was saying you_all are saying that’ SR GNT Luke 22:70 word 19

Luke 23:3 ‘and answering to him he was saying you are saying it’ SR GNT Luke 23:3 word 22

Luke 23:40 ‘other one giving_rebuke to him was saying not_even are fearing you’ SR GNT Luke 23:40 word 8

Acts 7:2 ‘he and was saying men brothers and’ SR GNT Acts 7:2 word 3

Acts 10:28 ‘he was saying and to them’ SR GNT Acts 10:28 word 1

Acts 10:30 ‘and Kornaʸlios was saying from fourth day’ SR GNT Acts 10:30 word 5

Acts 16:30 ‘having brought_forth them out was saying sirs what me’ SR GNT Acts 16:30 word 12

Acts 16:37 ‘but Paulos was saying to them having beat’ SR GNT Acts 16:37 word 4

Acts 17:22 ‘of the Areios Hill was saying men ones_from_Athaʸnai in’ SR GNT Acts 17:22 word 11

Acts 21:37 ‘you he and was saying in_Greek you are knowing’ SR GNT Acts 21:37 word 24

Acts 22:27 ‘are he and was saying yes’ SR GNT Acts 22:27 word 18

Acts 22:28 ‘acquired but Paulos was saying I but even’ SR GNT Acts 22:28 word 23

Acts 23:5 ‘was saying and Paulos not’ SR GNT Acts 23:5 word 1

Acts 23:17 ‘one of the centurions he was saying young_man this be bringing_up’ SR GNT Acts 23:17 word 9

Acts 23:35 ‘I will_be thoroughly_hearing from you he was saying whenever also the’ SR GNT Acts 23:35 word 6

Acts 26:1 ‘and to Paulos was saying it is_being permitted to you concerning’ SR GNT Acts 26:1 word 6

Acts 26:32 ‘Agrippas and to Faʸstos was saying to_have sent_away was able man’ SR GNT Acts 26:32 word 5

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 IIA3..S=indicative,imperfect,active,3rd person singular