achiv. a. i.to say; to speak; to call; to assert; to declare; to answer; quoth (as quoth he; quoth I); to rehearse; to suggest; to utter; John 1:21; 3:1; 4:25; 1 Sam. 9:9. aiachi, pro., ahanchi, freq., Matt. 7:27, 28; aiahanchi, pro. and freq. achi a̱sha, to be said; this is an expression, not the passive form of achi; achitok a̱ a̱shʋshke, Luke 4:12; ikacho, not to say, the neg. form of achi; ikacho, a., undetermined; unsaid. achishke, they say, Matt. 11:19. achit, adv., or a verb, to say and; when two verbs are thus united the first has an adverbial sense as in Heb., achit anumpuli, really to say; really to speak; to say what he means; lit., he says and speaks; achit hochifo, to call by name; lit., he says and names. achit anohli, v., to speak freely; without fear; lit., he says and declares.