φάσκω
Etym. used as imperf. of φημί. the inf. and part. pres. of φημί are also supplied by φάσκω: besides this we find attic, imperat. φάσκε
1. "to say, affirm, assert", often with a notion of "alleging or pretending", Od., Hdt., attic; ὡς ἔφασκεν as "he said", as he "alleged", Soph.
2. "to think, deem, expect", Hom., Soph.
3. "to promise", c. inf. fut., Od., Thuc.