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
| Matthew 14:2 | And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead; and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.” |
| Matthew 14:4 | because John had been telling (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” |
| Matthew 14:15 | When evening came, the disciples approached him, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “This is a deserted place and the hour is now late; send the crowds away so they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” |
| Matthew 14:16 | But Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “They have no need to go away; you give them something to eat.” |
| Matthew 14:17 | And they said (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) to him, “We have nothing here but five loaves and two fish.” |
| Matthew 14:18 | And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Bring them here to me.” |
| Matthew 14:26 | When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were frightened and said (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “It is a ghost!” And they cried out in fear. |
| Matthew 14:27 | But right away Jesus spoke to them, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “Take courage, it is I! Do not be afraid.” |
| Matthew 14:28 | And Peter answered him, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Lord, if it is you, tell me to come to you on the water.” |
| Matthew 14:29 | And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Come!” So Peter got out of the boat, stepped out on the water and headed toward Jesus. |
| Matthew 14:30 | But when he realized that the wind was blustery, he became afraid; and starting to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!” |
| Matthew 14:31 | And immediately Jesus reached out his hand, took hold of him, and said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” |
| Matthew 14:33 | And those in the boat worshiped him, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “Truly you are the Son of God.” |
| Matthew 15:1 | Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), |
| Matthew 15:3 | But he answered them, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? |
| Matthew 15:4 | For God said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and, ‘Whoever speaks evil of his father or mother must be put to death.’ |
| Matthew 15:5 | But you say (legete | λέγετε | pres act ind 2 pl), ‘Whoever says (eipē | εἴπῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) to his father or his mother, “Whatever benefit you might have received from me is a gift to God,” |
| Matthew 15:7 | You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, when he said: (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) |
| Matthew 15:10 | And he (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) called the crowd to him and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Hear and understand: |
| Matthew 15:12 | Then the disciples came and said (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard what you said?” |
| Matthew 15:13 | And he answered, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant will be rooted up. |
| Matthew 15:15 | Then Peter answered him, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Explain this parable to us.” |
| Matthew 15:16 | And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Are you without understanding even now? |
| Matthew 15:22 | And a Canaanite woman from that region came out and began to shout, saying (legousa | λέγουσα | pres act ptcp nom sg fem), “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is horribly demon-possessed.” |
| Matthew 15:23 | But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and urged him, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “Send her away, because she keeps shouting after us.” |
| Matthew 15:24 | But he answered, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” |
| Matthew 15:25 | Then she came and knelt before him, saying (legousa | λέγουσα | pres act ptcp nom sg fem), “Lord, help me!” |
| Matthew 15:26 | And he answered, “It is not right to take bread from the children and toss it to the dogs.” |
| Matthew 15:27 | “Yes, Lord,” she said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.” |
| Matthew 15:28 | Then Jesus answered, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to her, “O woman, great is your faith! What you desire will be done for you.” And her daughter was healed at once. |
| Matthew 15:32 | Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “I have compassion on the crowd because they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint from exhaustion on the way.” |
| Matthew 15:33 | And the disciples said (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) to him, “Where in such a desolate place could we find enough bread to feed so great a crowd?” |
| Matthew 15:34 | And Jesus said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl), “Seven, and a few little fish.” |
| Matthew 16:2 | And he answered them, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “When evening comes, you say (legete | λέγετε | pres act ind 2 pl), ‘The weather will be fair, for the sky is red’; |
| Matthew 16:6 | Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Watch out, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” |
| Matthew 16:7 | And they began to discuss this among themselves, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “It is because we brought no bread.” |
| Matthew 16:8 | But when Jesus became aware of this, he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “O you of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread? |
| Matthew 16:11 | How is it that you do not understand that I (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 1 sg) was (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 1 sg) not speaking (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 1 sg) about bread? Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” |
| Matthew 16:12 | Then they understood that he (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) had (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) not told (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) them to beware of the leaven of bread but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. |
| Matthew 16:13 | Now when Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) that the Son of Man is?” |
| Matthew 16:14 | And they said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl), “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” |
| Matthew 16:15 | He said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “But you, who do (legete | λέγετε | pres act ind 2 pl) you (legete | λέγετε | pres act ind 2 pl) say (legete | λέγετε | pres act ind 2 pl) that I am?” |
| Matthew 16:16 | And Simon Peter answered, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” |
| Matthew 16:17 | And Jesus responded, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father in heaven. |
| Matthew 16:18 | And I say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) to you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. |
| Matthew 16:20 | Then he ordered his disciples to tell (eipōsin | εἴπωσιν | aor act subj 3 pl) no one that he was the Messiah |
| Matthew 16:22 | And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “Far be it from you, Lord! This must never happen to you.” |
| Matthew 16:23 | But Jesus turned and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are an obstacle in my way, because you are not thinking the thoughts of God but those of men.” |
| Matthew 16:24 | Then Jesus told (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) his disciples, “If anyone resolves to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. |
| Matthew 16:28 | I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, there are some of those standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom. |
Mnemonics
mnemonic
lego as in 'let me tell you about my lego'