saith

[ seth, sey-uhth ]

/ sɛθ, ˈseɪ əθ /

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verb Archaic.

third person singular present tense of say¹.

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Words nearby saith

Saipan, sair, Saïs, saison, Saite, saith, saithe, Saitic, Saiva, Sakai, Sakakawea

How to use saith in a sentence

By a voice he saith: Hear me, ye divine offspring, and bud forth as the rose planted by the brooks of waters.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Unto the wicked, God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, "Rabbi, behold the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away."
His Last Week|William E. Barton
And they come unto a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith unto his disciples, "Sit ye here, while I pray."
His Last Week|William E. Barton

The maid therefore that kept the door saith unto Peter, "Art thou also one of this man's disciples?"
His Last Week|William E. Barton

British Dictionary definitions for saith

saith

/ (sɛθ) /

verb

(used with he, she, or it) archaic a form of the present tense (indicative mood) of say 1

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