saith

American

[seth, sey-uhth] / sɛθ, ˈseɪ əθ /

verb

Archaic.

third person singular present tense of say.

saith British

/ sɛθ /

verb

archaic a form of the present tense (indicative mood) of say 1

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Example Sentences

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I am the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2021

I AM the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.

From Washington Times • Apr. 16, 2021

Thus saith, and maybe even believeth, the president of the United States.

From Salon • Oct. 17, 2020

Vengeance is mine, saith the lord, but that was before Denzel Washington stepped up.

From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2018

Then said I, He did not wake from his Slumber, & Oct. saith that he knew that as well.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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