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
| Luke 9:48 | and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. So the one who is least among you all, this is the one who is great.” |
| Luke 9:49 | Answering, John said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not follow you with us.” |
| Luke 9:50 | Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Do not try to stop him, for the one who is not against you is for you.” |
| Luke 9:54 | Seeing this, his disciples James and John said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl), “Lord, do you want us to tell (eipōmen | εἴπωμεν | aor act subj 1 pl) fire to come down from heaven and consume them?” |
| Luke 9:57 | As they were going along the road, someone said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “I will follow you wherever you are heading.” |
| Luke 9:58 | Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” |
| Luke 9:59 | He said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to another person, “Follow me.” But that one said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” |
| Luke 9:60 | Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead. But you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” |
| Luke 9:61 | Yet another said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “I will follow you, Lord, but first allow me to say good-bye to those at my home.” |
| Luke 9:62 | Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.” |
| Luke 10:2 | And he said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest. |
| Luke 10:5 | In whichever house you enter, first say (legete | λέγετε | pres act imperative 2 pl), ‘Peace be to this house!’ |
| Luke 10:9 | and heal the sick in it and say (legete | λέγετε | pres act imperative 2 pl) to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ |
| Luke 10:10 | In whichever town you enter, and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say (eipate | εἴπατε | aor act imperative 2 pl), |
| Luke 10:12 | I tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you, it will be more bearable for Sodom on that day than for that town. |
| Luke 10:17 | The seventy-two returned with joy, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!” |
| Luke 10:18 | He said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “I saw Satan as he fell, like a bolt of lightening from the sky. |
| Luke 10:21 | At this time Jesus was filled with joy by the Holy Spirit, and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was well-pleasing in your sight. |
| Luke 10:23 | Having turned to the disciples, he (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them privately, “Fortunate are the eyes that see what you see! |
| Luke 10:24 | For I tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it.” |
| Luke 10:25 | Once a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” |
| Luke 10:26 | He said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” |
| Luke 10:27 | In answer he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your life, and with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” |
| Luke 10:28 | Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.” |
| Luke 10:29 | But he, wishing to justify himself, said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” |
| Luke 10:30 | Jesus continued, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers. After stripping him of his clothes and beating him, they went off, leaving him half dead. |
| Luke 10:35 | The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), ‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay to you when I come back.’ |
| Luke 10:37 | He said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “The one who showed mercy to him.” And Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Go, and you do the same.” |
| Luke 10:40 | But Martha was distracted by a lot of preparation. She burst in and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell (eipe | εἰπέ | aor act imperative 2 sg) her then to help me.” |
| Luke 10:41 | But in answer the Lord said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things, |
| Luke 11:1 | Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished one of his disciples said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” |
| Luke 11:2 | He said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “When you pray, say: (legete | λέγετε | pres act imperative 2 pl) ‘Father, may your name be held in honor; may your reign begin. |
| Luke 11:5 | He said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say (eipē | εἴπῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, |
| Luke 11:7 | and he from inside answers, ‘Do not cause me trouble; already the door has been locked and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything.’ |
| Luke 11:8 | I say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) to you, even though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of the prospect of being put to shame he will get up and give him as much as he needs. |
| Luke 11:9 | “So to you I say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg), ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and it will be opened for you. |
| Luke 11:15 | But some of them said (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 3 pl), “By Beelzebul, the prince of demons, he casts out demons!” |
| Luke 11:17 | But he, knowing their thoughts, said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a house divided against a house falls. |
| Luke 11:18 | And if Satan also has been divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say (legete | λέγετε | pres act ind 2 pl) that by Beelzebul I cast out demons. |
| Luke 11:24 | “When the unclean spirit departs from a person, it travels through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding one; then it says (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg), ‘I will return to my house from which I departed.’ |
| Luke 11:27 | While he was saying (legein | λέγειν | pres act inf ) these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Blessed is the womb that carried you, and the breasts that nursed you!” |
| Luke 11:28 | But he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “On the contrary, blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!” |
| Luke 11:29 | As the crowds were getting larger, Jesus began to say (legein | λέγειν | pres act inf ), “This generation is an evil generation; it looks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. |
| Luke 11:39 | The Lord said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish; but the inside of you is full of greed and wickedness. |
| Luke 11:45 | One of the lawyers responded and said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, “Teacher, in (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) these things you insult us as well.” |
| Luke 11:46 | Jesus replied (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Woe to you lawyers also! For you load people down with burdens hard to bear, yet you yourselves will not touch the burdens with one of your fingers. |
| Luke 11:49 | Indeed, for this reason the Wisdom of God said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,’ |
| Luke 11:51 | from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you, it will be charged against this generation. |
| Luke 12:1 | In the meantime, when many thousands of the crowd had gathered so that they were trampling one another, Jesus began to say (legein | λέγειν | pres act inf ) (to his disciples first), “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. |
| Luke 12:3 | All that you (eipate | εἴπατε | aor act ind 2 pl) said (eipate | εἴπατε | aor act ind 2 pl) in the darkness will be heard in the light, and what you said in private rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops. |
Mnemonics
mnemonic
lego as in 'let me tell you about my lego'