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 10:18 | But Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Why do (legeis | λέγεις | pres act ind 2 sg) you (legeis | λέγεις | pres act ind 2 sg) call (legeis | λέγεις | pres act ind 2 sg) me good? No one is good except one — God. |
| Mark 10:21 | But Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “You lack one thing — go, sell whatever you have and give the money to the poor; then you will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me.” |
| Mark 10:23 | And looking around, Jesus said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to his disciples, “How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God.” |
| Mark 10:24 | The disciples were shocked at his words. But Jesus, responding again, said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “Children, how difficult it is to enter the kingdom of God! |
| Mark 10:26 | They were even more astonished, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) to themselves, “Then who is able to be saved?” |
| Mark 10:27 | Looking at them, Jesus said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg), “With man it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.” |
| Mark 10:28 | Peter started to speak (legein | λέγειν | pres act inf ) to him, “Well, we have left everything and have followed you.” |
| Mark 10:29 | Jesus said, “I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, there is no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for my sake and for the sake of the gospel |
| Mark 10:32 | Now they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going on ahead of them. They were filled with awe, but those who followed behind were afraid. And taking the twelve aside again, he began to (legein | λέγειν | pres act inf ) tell (legein | λέγειν | pres act inf ) them the things that were going to happen to him: |
| Mark 10:35 | Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, approached Jesus and said (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask.” |
| Mark 10:36 | And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “What do you want me to do for you?” |
| Mark 10:37 | And they said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) to him, “Give us permission to sit, one on your right and one on your left, in your glory.” |
| Mark 10:38 | But Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?” |
| Mark 10:39 | They said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) to him, “We are able.” And Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “The cup that I drink you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized; |
| Mark 10:42 | And calling them to him, Jesus said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “You know that those who are supposed to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their leaders domineer over them. |
| Mark 10:47 | And hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say (legein | λέγειν | pres act inf ), “Son of David, Jesus, have mercy on me!” |
| Mark 10:49 | And Jesus stopped and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Call him.” And they called the blind man, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) to him, “Take courage! Get up! He is calling you.” |
| Mark 10:51 | And answering him, Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “What do you want me to do for you?” And the blind man said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Rabbi, that I might see again.” |
| Mark 10:52 | And Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Go, your faith has healed you.” And immediately he regained his sight and began following him on the way. |
| Mark 11:2 | and said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “Go into the village directly ahead of you, and immediately upon entering it you will find a tethered colt on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it. |
| Mark 11:3 | If anyone says (eipē | εἴπῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say (eipate | εἴπατε | aor act imperative 2 pl), ‘The Lord has need of it and will send it back as soon as possible.’” |
| Mark 11:5 | And some of those standing there said (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl) to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?” |
| Mark 11:6 | And they spoke (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) to them just as Jesus had said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), and they gave them permission. |
| Mark 11:14 | So in response he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again!” And his disciples were listening. |
| Mark 11:17 | And he was teaching and saying (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to them, “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a hideout for robbers.’” |
| Mark 11:21 | And thinking back, Peter said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered!” |
| Mark 11:22 | And answering, Jesus said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “Have faith in God. |
| Mark 11:23 | I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, that if anyone says (eipē | εἴπῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and does not waver in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. |
| Mark 11:24 | For this reason I tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you, whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. |
| Mark 11:28 | and were asking (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl) him, “By what authority are you doing these things?” and, “Who gave you this authority to do these things?” |
| Mark 11:29 | But Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “I will ask you one thing; answer me, and I will tell (erō | ἐρῶ | fut act ind 1 sg) you by what authority I do these things. |
| Mark 11:31 | So they discussed it among themselves, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “If we say (eipōmen | εἴπωμεν | aor act subj 1 pl), ‘From heaven,’ he will say (erei | ἐρεῖ | fut act ind 3 sg), ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ |
| Mark 11:32 | But if we say (eipōmen | εἴπωμεν | aor act subj 1 pl), ‘From (they were afraid of the people, for everyone considered John was truly a prophet). |
| Mark 11:33 | So in answer to Jesus, they said (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl), “We do not know.” And Jesus said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “Neither will (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) I tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you by what authority I am doing these things.” |
| Mark 12:6 | He had still one other, a beloved son. He sent him last to them, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), ‘They will respect my son.’ |
| Mark 12:7 | But those tenants said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) to themselves, ‘This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ |
| Mark 12:12 | And they were seeking to arrest him, but feared the people, for they knew that he (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) had (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) spoken (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) the parable against them. So they left him and went away. |
| Mark 12:14 | When they came they said (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) to him, “Teacher, we know that you are truthful and that the opinion of another is of no concern to you. For you do not regard the position of men, but you truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay tax to Caesar, or not? Should we give, or should we not pay?” |
| Mark 12:15 | But knowing their hypocrisy, he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Why do you test me? Bring me a denarius and let me look at it.” |
| Mark 12:16 | So they brought one. And he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “Of whom is this likeness and inscription?” And they said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) to him, “Caesar.” |
| Mark 12:17 | Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, but give to God what belongs to God.” And they were amazed at him. |
| Mark 12:18 | And the Sadducees, who say (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) there is no resurrection, came to him, and they were questioning him, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), |
| Mark 12:26 | But concerning the dead, that they are raised, have you not read in the book of Moses in the passage about the bush, how God spoke (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), ‘I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob’? |
| Mark 12:32 | And the scribe said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Well said, teacher. You (eipes | εἶπες | aor act ind 2 sg) have (eipes | εἶπες | aor act ind 2 sg) spoken (eipes | εἶπες | aor act ind 2 sg) truthfully; ‘he is one, and there is no other besides him.’ |
| Mark 12:34 | And Jesus, seeing that the scribe had answered wisely, said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to question him any more. |
| Mark 12:35 | While Jesus was teaching in the temple, he said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg), “How can the scribes say (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) that Messiah is the son of David? |
| Mark 12:36 | David himself, by the Holy Spirit, said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), ‘The Lord said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies beneath your feet.”’ |
| Mark 12:37 | David himself calls (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) him ‘Lord,’ so how can he be his son?” And the large crowd was listening to him with delight. |
| Mark 12:38 | And in his teaching he was saying (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg), “Beware of the scribes, who like to parade around in flowing robes, and want greetings in the marketplaces |
| Mark 12:43 | And he called his disciples to him and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor 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, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are putting large amounts into the offering box. |
Mnemonics
mnemonic
lego as in 'let me tell you about my lego'