verb

faskamō

Greekφάσκω (faskō)

Strong’sG5335

I assert, affirm, profess

stem fask-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur

Translated as

asserted1×asserting1×claiming1×

What it means

φάσκω

[in LXX: Ge 26:20 (אמר), Da LXX Bel:8, II Mac 14:27, 14:32, III Mac 3:7 *;]

to affirm, assert: c. acc. et inf., Ac 24:9 25:19; c. inf. et nom., Ro 1:22.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G5335 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidfas'-ko

to assert

Fromprolongation from the same as G5346;

King Jamesaffirm, profess, say.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
faskateἔφασκεν	was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular	asserted	1×
faskarōtoisφάσκοντες	happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine	claiming	2×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	faskamō	faskame	faskami	faskama	faskamē	faskamelē
you 2nd person singular	faskasō	faskase	faskasi	faskasa	faskasē	faskaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	faskatō	faskate1×ἔφασκεν	faskati	faskata	faskatē	faskatelē
we 1st person plural	faskanō	faskane	faskani	faskana	faskanē	faskanelē
ye 2nd person plural	faskavō	faskave	faskavi	faskava	faskavē	faskavelē
they 3rd person plural	faskalō	faskale	faskali	faskala	faskalē	faskalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	faskameiō	faskameia	faskameiē
you 2nd person singular	faskaseiō	faskaseia	faskaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	faskateiō	faskateia	faskateiē
we 1st person plural	faskaneiō	faskaneia	faskaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	faskaveiō	faskaveia	faskaveiē
they 3rd person plural	faskaleiō	faskaleia	faskaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	faskasōr	faskasar	faskasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	faskatōr	faskatar	faskatēr
ye 2nd person plural	faskavōr	faskavar	faskavēr
they 3rd person plural	faskalōr	faskalar	faskalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	faskamoiō	faskamoia
you 2nd person singular	faskasoiō	faskasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	faskatoiō	faskatoia
we 1st person plural	faskanoiō	faskanoia
ye 2nd person plural	faskavoiō	faskavoia
they 3rd person plural	faskaloiō	faskaloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	faskarō	faskari	faskara	faskarē

Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	faskarōtos2×	faskaritos	faskaratos	faskarētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them

faskstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

fask is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

faskate“asserted”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×

Acts 25:19“asserted”zētēmeim de tineim peri tau idiau deisidaimoniau echale pros auton kai peri tinou Iēsu thnēskarētou, hon faskate tos Paulos zōarō.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.

faskarōtois“claiming”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine2×

Acts 24:9“asserting”sunepitithela de kai tois Ioudaiois faskarōtois houteim houtōs echarō.The Jews concurred, asserting that these charges were true.

Romans 1:22“claiming”faskarōtois arō sofois mōrainila,Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,