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 24:10 | It was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them. They kept telling (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl) these things to the apostles, |
| Luke 24:17 | He asked (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) them, “What are these matters you are discussing with each other as you walk along?” They came to a stop, looking sad. |
| Luke 24:18 | Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered, him, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?” |
| Luke 24:19 | And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “What things?” They answered (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) him, “The things about Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, |
| Luke 24:23 | and not finding his body, they came back saying (legousai | λέγουσαι | pres act ptcp nom pl fem) that they had even seen a vision of angels who said (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) that he was alive. |
| Luke 24:24 | Then some of those who were with us went to the tomb, and found it just as the women had said (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 3 pl), but him they did not see.” |
| Luke 24:25 | So he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “You foolish people, slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! |
| Luke 24:29 | but they urged him strongly, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is already far spent.” So he went in to stay with them. |
| Luke 24:32 | They said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) to each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us as he spoke to us on the road, as he opened to us the Scriptures?” |
| Luke 24:34 | saying (legontas | λέγοντας | pres act ptcp acc pl masc), “The Lord has indeed been raised and has appeared to Simon!” |
| Luke 24:36 | While they were saying these things, Jesus himself stood in their midst and said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “Peace to you.” |
| Luke 24:38 | And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Why are you so troubled and why are doubts arising in your hearts? |
| Luke 24:40 | When he had said (eipōn | εἰπών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) this, he showed them his hands and his feet. |
| Luke 24:41 | While they still could not believe it for joy and were continuing to marvel, he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Have you anything to eat here?” |
| Luke 24:44 | Then he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “These are my words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written in the law of Moses and the prophets and psalms about me must be fulfilled.” |
| Luke 24:46 | and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Thus it is written, that the Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day, |
| John 1:15 | John testified about him and cried out, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “This is he of whom I said (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 1 sg), ‘He who comes after me is greater than I, because he existed before me.’” |
| John 1:21 | So they asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” And he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg), “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he replied, “No.” |
| John 1:22 | Then they said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) to him, “Who are you? Tell us so we can give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say (legeis | λέγεις | pres act ind 2 sg) about yourself?” |
| John 1:23 | He said, “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.” (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) |
| John 1:25 | So they asked him, saying (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl), “Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?” |
| John 1:26 | John answered them, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “I baptize with water, but there stands among you one whom you do not know, |
| John 1:29 | On the following day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg), “Behold, the Lamb of God, the one who takes away the sin of the world! |
| John 1:30 | This is he of whom I said (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 1 sg), ‘After me comes a man who is greater than I, because he existed before me.’ |
| John 1:32 | Then John testified, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “I saw the Spirit coming down as a dove from heaven, and it remained on him. |
| John 1:33 | I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to me, ‘The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining it is he who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ |
| John 1:36 | Looking intently at Jesus as he walked about, John said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg), “Behold, the Lamb of God!” |
| John 1:38 | When Jesus turned around and saw them following him, he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “What do you want?” They said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) to him, “Rabbi” (which translated means (legetai | λέγεται | pres pass ind 3 sg) “Teacher”), “where are you staying?” |
| John 1:39 | He said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “Come and you will see.” So they went and saw where he was staying, and they remained with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour. |
| John 1:41 | The first thing he did was to find his own brother Simon and say (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, “We have found the Messiah!” (which is translated “Christ”). |
| John 1:42 | He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him intently and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “You are Simon, the son of John; you will be called Cephas” (which is translated “Peter”). |
| John 1:43 | The following day Jesus decided to go to Galilee, and he met Philip. And Jesus said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, “Follow me.” |
| John 1:45 | Philip found Nathanael and told (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) him, “We have found the one of whom Moses wrote in the law, and of whom the prophets wrote — Jesus, the son of Joseph, a man from Nazareth.” |
| John 1:46 | And Nathanael said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, “Come and see.” |
| John 1:47 | Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) of him, “Here is a true Israelite, one in whom there is no deceit!” |
| John 1:48 | Nathanael asked (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) him, “How did you get to know me?” Jesus answered him, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Before Philip called you, while you were still under the fig tree, I saw you.” |
| John 1:50 | Jesus responded, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Is it because I told (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 1 sg) you that I saw you under the fig tree that you believe? You will see greater things than that.” |
| John 1:51 | Then he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, “I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the solemn truth: you will see heaven standing open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.” |
| John 2:3 | When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, “They have no more wine.” |
| John 2:4 | And Jesus said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to her, “Woman, what is that to me and to you? My hour has not yet come.” |
| John 2:5 | His mother said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to the servants, “Do whatever he tells (legē | λέγῃ | pres act subj 3 sg) you.” |
| John 2:7 | Jesus said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” So they filled them up to the brim. |
| John 2:8 | Then he told (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the feast.” So they took him some, |
| John 2:10 | and said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, “Everyone serves the choice wine first, and then when the guests are a bit tipsy, that which is inferior. But you have kept the good wine until now.” |
| John 2:16 | To those who were selling doves he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Take those out of here! Do not make my Father’s house a marketplace!” |
| John 2:18 | The Jews therefore replied, saying (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) to him, “What sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?” |
| John 2:19 | Jesus answered them, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Destroy this temple and in three days I will restore it.” |
| John 2:20 | Then the Jews said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl), “This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and you can restore it in three days?” |
| John 2:21 | But he was speaking (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) about the temple of his body. |
| John 2:22 | Therefore, when he had risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) had (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) this, and they believed the scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg). |
Mnemonics
mnemonic
lego as in 'let me tell you about my lego'