Greek · Strong's G5335
φάσκω
phaskofas'-ko
to assert
1890 spelling: pháskō
- φ500
- α1
- σ200
- κ20
- ω800
Isopsephy 1,521
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to assert
Rendered in the KJV as
affirm, profess, say.
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- φάσκοντες2
- ἔφασκεν1
How it is rendered · 3
- declaring1
- Professing1
- was affirming1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural2
- verb · imperfect active, statement · 3rd person singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-PAP-NPM · 2
- V-IAI-3S · 1
All 3, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Acts carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Acts2 occurrences
- Acts 24:9φάσκοντεςphaskontesverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralThe Jews concurred, asserting that these charges were true.here: declaring
- Acts 25:19ἔφασκενephaskenverb · imperfect active, statement · 3rd person singularThey only had some contentions with him regarding their own religion and a certain Jesus who had died, but whom Paul affirmed to be alive.here: was affirming