For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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λέγω
Vocabulary form:
λέγω
Definition:
I say, tell
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
2,353
GK:
3306
Mnemonics:
I say, let go of my well-known waffle.
Mnemonic Singing:
By His love and power controlling,
all I do and say.
Biblical Concordance
| Mark 7:11 | But you say (legete | λέγετε | pres act ind 2 pl), ‘If a man says (eipē | εἴπῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) to his father or mother, “Whatever help you might have received from me is Corban” (that is, given to God), |
| Mark 7:14 | Calling the crowd to him again, he said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to them, “Listen to me, everyone, and understand. |
| Mark 7:18 | So he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “Are you too so lacking in understanding? Do you not know that nothing coming into a man from outside is able to defile him, |
| Mark 7:20 | And he said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg), “What comes out of a person, that is what defiles him. |
| Mark 7:27 | He said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to her, “Let the children first be fed, for it is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” |
| Mark 7:28 | But she answered him, saying (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg), “Lord, even the dogs under the table feed from the children’s crumbs.” |
| Mark 7:29 | And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to her, “Because of this reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter.” |
| Mark 7:34 | Looking up to heaven, he gave a deep sigh and said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, “Ephphatha!” (that is, “Be opened”). |
| Mark 7:36 | Jesus ordered them to tell (legōsin | λέγωσιν | pres act subj 3 pl) no one, but the more he ordered them, the more they spread the news. |
| Mark 7:37 | They were absolutely astonished, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “He has done all things well. He makes the deaf to hear and the mute to speak!” |
| Mark 8:1 | In those days, when once again a large crowd had gathered and had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples and said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, |
| Mark 8:5 | And he asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl), “Seven.” |
| Mark 8:7 | They also had a few small fish. Blessing these, Jesus told (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) them to distribute these as well. |
| Mark 8:12 | Sighing deeply in his spirit, he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg), “Why does this generation seek a sign? I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, no sign will be given to this generation.” |
| Mark 8:15 | And Jesus began to admonish them, “Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod!” |
| Mark 8:17 | Jesus, aware of this, said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Do you have hardened hearts? |
| Mark 8:19 | When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” They said (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) “Twelve.” |
| Mark 8:20 | “When I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” And they said (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl), “Seven.” |
| Mark 8:21 | And he said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to them, “Do you not yet understand?” |
| Mark 8:24 | Upon regaining his sight, he said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg), “I see people walking, but I see them as trees.” |
| Mark 8:26 | And Jesus sent him to his home, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “Do not go back into the village.” |
| Mark 8:27 | And Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. On the way he questioned his disciples, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) to them, “Who do (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) people say (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) I am?” |
| Mark 8:28 | So they answered (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) him, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “John the baptizer; and others, Elijah; but others, one of the prophets.” |
| Mark 8:29 | And he asked them, “But who do (legete | λέγετε | pres act ind 2 pl) you say (legete | λέγετε | pres act ind 2 pl) I am?” Peter answered, saying (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, “You are the Christ.” |
| Mark 8:30 | And he strictly warned them not to tell (legōsin | λέγωσιν | pres act subj 3 pl) anyone about him. |
| Mark 8:33 | But after turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg), “Get behind me, Satan! For you are not thinking the thoughts of God, but those of men.” |
| Mark 8:34 | When he had called the crowd with his disciples, he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “If anyone wants to come be my disciple, he must deny himself, take up his cross and follow me. |
| Mark 9:1 | And he said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to them, “I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God having come with power.” |
| Mark 9:5 | And answering, Peter said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good that we are here. Let us make three shelters: one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah” — |
| Mark 9:11 | And they asked him, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “Why do the scribes say (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl), ‘Elijah must come first’?” |
| Mark 9:13 | But I tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you that Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they pleased, just as it is written about him.” |
| Mark 9:18 | And whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid. So I asked (eipa | εἶπα | aor act ind 1 sg) your disciples to cast it out, but they were not able.” |
| Mark 9:19 | Answering them he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg), “O unbelieving generation! How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him to me.” |
| Mark 9:21 | And Jesus asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Since childhood; |
| Mark 9:23 | And Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “‘If you can’! All things are possible for the one who has faith.” |
| Mark 9:24 | Immediately the father of the boy cried out and said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg), “I believe; help my unbelief!” |
| Mark 9:25 | When Jesus saw that a crowd was quickly gathering, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) to it, “Mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again!” |
| Mark 9:26 | After crying out and convulsing him violently, the spirit came out; and the boy was like a corpse, so that many were saying (legein | λέγειν | pres act inf ), “He is dead.” |
| Mark 9:29 | And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “This kind cannot come out except by prayer.” |
| Mark 9:31 | for he was teaching his disciples and saying (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him. Then three days after he has been killed, he will rise. |
| Mark 9:35 | And sitting down, he called the twelve and said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.” |
| Mark 9:36 | And taking a child, he put him in the midst of them, and taking him in his arms, he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, |
| Mark 9:39 | But Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Do not stop him, for there is no one who will do a mighty work in my name and be able soon after to speak evil of me. |
| Mark 9:41 | For I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you bear the name of Christ will most certainly not lose his reward. |
| Mark 10:3 | In response he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “What did Moses command you?” |
| Mark 10:4 | They said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl), “Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and to send her away.” |
| Mark 10:5 | But Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Because of your hardness of heart he wrote this commandment for you. |
| Mark 10:11 | And he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her. |
| Mark 10:14 | But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Let the children come to me. Do not prevent them, for of such is the kingdom of God. |
| Mark 10:15 | I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a child will never enter it.” |
Mnemonics
mnemonic
lego as in 'let me tell you about my lego'