φάσκω pháskō

Meaning

to assert

In the King James Version: affirm, profess, say

Derivation: prolongation from the same as G5346 (φημί);

Where it is used

• Acts 24:9 The Jews concurred, asserting that these charges were true.
• Acts 25:19 They only had some contentions with him regarding their own religion and a certain Jesus who had died, but whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
• Romans 1:22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,