to claim

Greek Verb

φάσκω [in LXX: Gen.26:20 (אָמַר), Dan LXX Bel 1:8, 2Ma.14:27 2Mac 14:32, 3Ma.3:7 *;] to affirm, assert: with accusative and inf, Act.24:9 25:19; with inf. and nom, Rom.1:22. (AS)

to claim

Greek Verb

φάσκω, used by Epic dialect only in imperfect ἔφασκον [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Epic dialect φάσκον [Refs 8th c.BC+]: as imperfect of φημί [Refs 5th c.BC+]; subjunctive φάσκω [Refs 5th c.BC+]; optative φάσκοιμι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; infinitive φάσκειν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; participle φάσκων [Refs 5th c.BC+] (the only part of the Verb used in [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive is not found, ἐφάσκετ᾽ is for ἐφάσκετε [Refs 5th c.BC+]. Rare in present indicative [Refs 4th c.BC+]; φάσκουσι (ν) [Refs 4th c.BC+]; φάσκομεν is uncertain conjecture (for πάσχομεν) in [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—say, affirm, assert, with accusative et infinitive, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; φάσκειν as imperative, in this construction, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐ φασκόντων χρήσειν saying they would not, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; the infinitive is frequently to be supplied, ἐν τῇδ᾽ ἔφασκε γῇ (i.e. εὑρεθήσεσθαι) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φησίν γε· φάσκων δ᾽ (i.e. ἥξειν) [Refs]; τῶν φασκόντων γονέων (i.e. εἶναι) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; rarely φ. ὡς, ὅτι, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) think, deem, expect, ὃ οὔ ποτ᾽ ἔγωγε τελευτήσεσθαι ἔφασκον [Refs 8th c.BC+]; φάσκειν. ὁρᾶν believe that you see, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) say, promise, with infinitive future, με. ἔφασκε θήσειν ἀθάνατον [Refs 8th c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to assert; affirm, profess, say; prolongation from the same as g5346 (φημί)