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 15:12 | And Pilate, answering again said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to them, “What, then, do you want me to do with the man you call (legete | λέγετε | pres act ind 2 pl) the king of the Jews?” |
| Mark 15:14 | And Pilate said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to them, “Why, what evil has he done?” But they cried out all the more, “Crucify him!” |
| Mark 15:29 | And those passing by ridiculed him, wagging their heads, and saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “Aha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, |
| Mark 15:31 | So also the ruling priests, mocking among themselves, with the scribes, were saying (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl), “Others he saved; himself he can not save! |
| Mark 15:35 | And when some of the bystanders heard this, they said (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl), “Listen, he is calling Elijah!” |
| Mark 15:36 | Then someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a staff, and gave it to him to drink, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “Permit me; let us see if Elijah will come to take him down.” |
| Mark 15:39 | And when the centurion, who was standing in front of him, saw that in this way he had died, he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Truly, this man was the son of God!” |
| Mark 16:3 | And they were saying (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl) to themselves, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?” |
| Mark 16:6 | But he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has been raised. He is not here. Look, there is the place where they laid him. |
| Mark 16:7 | But go, tell (eipate | εἴπατε | aor act imperative 2 pl) his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going before you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) you.’” |
| Mark 16:8 | And going outside, they fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had taken hold of them. And they (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. |
| Mark 16:15 | And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to every creature. |
| Luke 1:13 | But the angel said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him: “Do not fear, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will call his name John. |
| Luke 1:18 | But Zechariah said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to the angel, “How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in years?” |
| Luke 1:19 | And the angel answered, him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you, and to tell you the good news of these things. |
| Luke 1:24 | After these days, Elizabeth his wife became pregnant, and she kept herself in seclusion for five months, saying (legousa | λέγουσα | pres act ptcp nom sg fem), |
| Luke 1:28 | And he (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) came to her and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Greetings, highly favored one, the Lord is with you!” |
| Luke 1:30 | And the angel said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. |
| Luke 1:34 | Mary said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to the angel, “How will this be, since I have no sexual relationship with a man?” |
| Luke 1:35 | And the angel answered, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will overshadow you: therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called the Son of God. |
| Luke 1:38 | So Mary said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Behold, the maidservant of the Lord! Let it happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her. |
| Luke 1:42 | and exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! |
| Luke 1:46 | And Mary said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “My soul magnifies the Lord, |
| Luke 1:60 | But his mother responded, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “No; he is rather to be called John.” |
| Luke 1:61 | And they said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.” |
| Luke 1:63 | He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all astonished. |
| Luke 1:66 | All who heard took these things to their heart, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “What, then, will this child be?” For the hand of the Lord was with him. |
| Luke 1:67 | Zechariah, his father, was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), |
| Luke 2:10 | But the angel said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I announce to you good news of a great joy which will be for all the people, |
| Luke 2:13 | And suddenly there was, with the angel, a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying (legontōn | λεγόντων | pres act ptcp gen pl masc), |
| Luke 2:24 | and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said (eirēmenon | εἰρημένον | perf pass ptcp acc sg neut) in the law of the Lord, “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.” |
| Luke 2:28 | he received him in his arms and blessed God and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), |
| Luke 2:34 | Then Simeon blessed them and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to Mary his mother, “Take note, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that will be opposed |
| Luke 2:48 | And when they saw him, they were astounded, and his mother said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Child, why did you treat us like this? Look, your father and I have been terribly worried trying to find you.” |
| Luke 2:49 | And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Why is it that you were looking for me? Did you not know that I would have to be in my Father’s house?” |
| Luke 3:7 | So he said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to the crowds that were coming out to be baptized by him, “You offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? |
| Luke 3:8 | Bear, then, fruits worthy of repentance. Do not even begin to say (legein | λέγειν | pres act inf ) to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) to you that God is able, out of these stones, to raise up children to Abraham. |
| Luke 3:10 | The crowds asked him saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “What, then, shall we do?” |
| Luke 3:11 | And he (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) would (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) answer, saying (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to them, “He who has two tunics, let him share with the one who has none; and he who has food, let him do the same.” |
| Luke 3:12 | Tax collectors also came to be baptized and they said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) to him, “Teacher, what should we do?” |
| Luke 3:13 | And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Collect no more than what has been prescribed for you.” |
| Luke 3:14 | Soldiers were also questioning him, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “And we, what should we do?” He said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Do not extort money from anyone, or accuse them falsely; and be content with your wages.” |
| Luke 3:16 | John gave an answer to all, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “I indeed baptize you with water, but there is coming one who is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He it is who will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. |
| Luke 4:3 | The devil said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell (eipe | εἰπέ | aor act imperative 2 sg) this stone to become bread.” |
| Luke 4:6 | The devil said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for to me it has been handed over, and to whomever I desire, I give it. |
| Luke 4:8 | But Jesus answered, him, “It is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.’” |
| Luke 4:9 | Then he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here; |
| Luke 4:12 | But Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “It has been said (eirētai | εἴρηται | perf pass ind 3 sg), ‘You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.’” |
| Luke 4:21 | And he set about telling (legein | λέγειν | pres act inf ) them, “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your ears.” |
| Luke 4:22 | They were all bearing witness to him in that they were marveling at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth. Then they said (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl), “Is not this Joseph’s son?” |
Mnemonics
mnemonic
lego as in 'let me tell you about my lego'