ἔφησεν

Lemma: φημί

verb verb
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Definition

to say, to affirm, or to claim (that); chiefly a reportative verb used to introduce or report speech. In narrative, its forms such as ἔφη render “he said,” with no distinct middle/passive meaning separate from the active.

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Grammatical Analysis

"ἔφησεν"

Verb type: standard verb (contract verb in -έω; not a -μι verb)

Tense: aorist

Voice: active

Mood: indicative

Person: 3rd

Number: singular

Form notes: Augment ἔ- with aorist stem φησ- and 3sg aorist ending -εν; from φημί/φησίν used as a verb of saying.

Related Forms of φημί

18 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

φημί present, active, indicative, singular, first φησί present, active, indicative, singular, third ἔφη imperfect, active, indicative, singular, 3rd φασιν present, active, indicative, plural, 3rd Φησί present, active, indicative, singular, 3rd φαίην present, active, optative, singular, 1st φησίν present, active, indicative, singular, 3rd epha aorist, active, indicative, singular, 3rd φὴς present, active, indicative, singular, 2nd έφη aorist, active, indicative, singular, 3rd φῄς present, active, indicative, singular, 2nd fasi present, active, indicative, plural, 3rd φημι present, active, indicative, singular, 1st Εφη aorist, active, indicative, singular, 3rd ἔφην imperfect, active, indicative, singular, 1st έφασαν aorist, active, indicative, plural, 3rd φαναι aorist (2nd aorist), active, infinitive, n/a, n/a εφη imperfect, active, indicative, singular, 3rd

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