φησις

Lemma: φημί

verb (-μι verb) verb (-μι verb)
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Definition

Say, assert, declare; state or maintain (often introducing reported speech). In the middle it likewise means “say/affirm,” sometimes with the nuance “claim for oneself.”

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Grammatical Analysis

"φησις"

Verb class: -μι verb

Lexical verb: φημί

Tense: present

Voice: active

Mood: indicative

Person: 3rd

Number: singular

Related Forms of φημί

20 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

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

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