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 14:12 | Then he also said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to the one who had invited him, “When you give a luncheon or a dinner do not invite your friends, or your brothers, or or rich neighbors, in case they also invite you in return, and there would be a repayment to you. |
| Luke 14:15 | When one of those reclining at table with him heard him say these things, he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Blessed is the person who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!” |
| Luke 14:16 | But he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “A man once gave a great banquet and invited many guests. |
| Luke 14:17 | And he sent his servant at the hour of the banquet to say (eipein | εἰπεῖν | aor act inf ) to those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’ |
| Luke 14:18 | But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, ‘I bought a field, and I must go out to see it. I ask you, have me excused.’ |
| Luke 14:19 | And another said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. I ask you, have me excused.’ |
| Luke 14:20 | And another said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), ‘I have married a wife, and because of this I am not able to come.’ |
| Luke 14:21 | So the servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house was angry and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in here the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’ |
| Luke 14:22 | The slave said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), ‘Sir, what you ordered has been done, and still there is room.’ |
| Luke 14:23 | The master said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedgerows and urge people to come in, so that my house may be filled. |
| Luke 14:24 | For I say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) to you that none of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.’” |
| Luke 14:25 | Great crowds of people were traveling with him, and he (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) turned and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, |
| Luke 14:30 | saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), ‘This man began to build and was not able to complete.’ |
| Luke 15:2 | And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them!” |
| Luke 15:3 | So he told (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) them this parable. |
| Luke 15:6 | And when he returns to his house, would he not call together his friends and his neighbors, and say (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost’? |
| Luke 15:7 | I tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you, in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance. |
| Luke 15:9 | And when she finds it, would she not call together her friends and neighbors, saying (legousa | λέγουσα | pres act ptcp nom sg fem), ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost’? |
| Luke 15:10 | Just so, I tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” |
| Luke 15:11 | Then he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “A certain man had two sons. |
| Luke 15:12 | The younger of them said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to the father, ‘Father, give me the share of the property that will belong to me.’ So he divided the estate between them. |
| Luke 15:18 | I will leave this place and go to my father, and I will say (erō | ἐρῶ | fut act ind 1 sg) to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; |
| Luke 15:21 | And the son said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ |
| Luke 15:22 | But the father said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to his servants, ‘Quickly bring out a robe — the best one — and put it on him, and give him a ring for his finger, and sandals for his feet. |
| Luke 15:27 | The servant said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, he received him back safe and sound.’ |
| Luke 15:29 | but he answered his father, ‘Look, these many years I have served you, and I never disregarded a command of yours, yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might celebrate with my friends. |
| Luke 15:31 | Then the father said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. |
| Luke 16:1 | Then Jesus also said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to his disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his assets. |
| Luke 16:2 | So he (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) called him in and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Hand over the account of your stewardship, because you cannot be my manager any longer.’ |
| Luke 16:3 | And the manager said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to himself, ‘What shall I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg. |
| Luke 16:5 | Calling each one of his master’s debtors, he said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’ |
| Luke 16:6 | He said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), ‘A hundred measures of oil.’ So he told (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) him, ‘Take your contract, sit down quickly, and write fifty.’ |
| Luke 16:7 | Then he (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ He answered (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), ‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ He said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, ‘Take your contract, and write eighty.’ |
| Luke 16:9 | And I say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) to you, make friends for yourselves by means of the wealth of unrighteousness, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal homes. |
| Luke 16:15 | And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men is an abomination before God. |
| Luke 16:24 | And calling out he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in this flame.’ |
| Luke 16:25 | But Abraham said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), ‘Child, remember that you received your good things during your lifetime, and Lazarus correspondingly received bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish. |
| Luke 16:27 | So the rich man said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to the house of my father |
| Luke 16:29 | But Abraham said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg), ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.’ |
| Luke 16:30 | Then the rich man said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), ‘No, father Abraham; but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’ |
| Luke 16:31 | He said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be persuaded should someone rise from the dead.’” |
| Luke 17:1 | And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to his disciples, “It is inevitable that occasions for stumbling will come, but woe to the one through whom they come! |
| Luke 17:4 | And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to you saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.” |
| Luke 17:5 | The apostles said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” |
| Luke 17:6 | And the Lord said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say (elegete | ἐλέγετε | imperf act ind 2 pl) to this sycamore, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you. |
| Luke 17:7 | Which one of you, having a servant plowing or tending sheep, who, when he comes in from the field, will say (erei | ἐρεῖ | fut act ind 3 sg) to him, ‘Come here at once and recline at dinner’? |
| Luke 17:8 | Will (erei | ἐρεῖ | fut act ind 3 sg) he (erei | ἐρεῖ | fut act ind 3 sg) not, rather, say (erei | ἐρεῖ | fut act ind 3 sg) to him, ‘Prepare what I am to eat, then change clothes and wait on me while I eat and drink, and after this you may eat and drink’? |
| Luke 17:10 | So it is with you. When you have done all that was commanded, say (legete | λέγετε | pres act imperative 2 pl), ‘We are unworthy servants; we have done no more than we were obliged to do.’” |
| Luke 17:13 | They raised their voices, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” |
| Luke 17:14 | When he saw them, he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went they were made clean. |
Mnemonics
mnemonic
lego as in 'let me tell you about my lego'