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
| Acts 7:35 | This Moses, whom they rejected, saying (eipontes | εἰπόντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc), ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge?’ — this man God sent both as ruler and redeemer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush. |
| Acts 7:37 | This is the Moses who said (eipas | εἴπας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) to the sons of Israel, ‘God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, as he raised up me.’ |
| Acts 7:40 | saying (eipontes | εἰπόντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) to Aaron, ‘Make for us gods who will go before us, for this Moses who brought us from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.’ |
| Acts 7:48 | Yet the Most High does not dwell in houses made by hands; as the prophet says (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg), |
| Acts 7:49 | ‘Heaven is my throne, and earth is the footstool for my feet. What sort of house will you build for me, says (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) the Lord, or what is the place of my rest? |
| Acts 7:56 | And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” |
| Acts 7:59 | They kept stoning Stephen as he was calling on God and saying (legonta | λέγοντα | pres act ptcp acc sg masc), “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!” |
| Acts 7:60 | And falling to his knees he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when (eipōn | εἰπών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) he (eipōn | εἰπών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) had (eipōn | εἰπών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) said (eipōn | εἰπών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) this, he fell asleep. |
| Acts 8:6 | And with one accord the crowds paid attention to what was being said (legomenois | λεγομένοις | pres pass ptcp dat pl neut) by Philip as they heard him and saw the signs that he was performing. |
| Acts 8:9 | Now there was a man named Simon, who had been practicing magic in the city and amazing the people of Samaria, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) that he himself was someone great. |
| Acts 8:10 | They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “This man is the power of God, which is called Great.” |
| Acts 8:19 | saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “Give me also this power, that anyone on whom I lay hands may receive the Holy Spirit.” |
| Acts 8:20 | But Peter said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “May your silver go with you to destruction, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money! |
| Acts 8:24 | And answering, Simon said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “You pray for me to the Lord so that nothing of what you (eirēkate | εἰρήκατε | perf act ind 2 pl) have (eirēkate | εἰρήκατε | perf act ind 2 pl) said (eirēkate | εἰρήκατε | perf act ind 2 pl) may come upon me.” |
| Acts 8:26 | Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “Rise and go toward the south on the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place. |
| Acts 8:29 | And the Spirit said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to Philip, “Go over and join this carriage.” |
| Acts 8:30 | So Philip ran to him and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Do you understand what you are reading?” |
| Acts 8:31 | And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “How could I unless someone guide me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. |
| Acts 8:34 | And in answer the eunuch said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to Philip, “I ask you, about whom does (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) the prophet say (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) this, about himself or about someone else?” |
| Acts 9:4 | and falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying (legousan | λέγουσαν | pres act ptcp acc sg fem) to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” |
| Acts 9:5 | And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Who are you, Lord?” And he said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. |
| Acts 9:10 | Now there was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias; and the Lord said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him in a vision, “Ananias.” And he replied (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Here I am, Lord.” |
| Acts 9:15 | But the Lord said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Go, for this man is for me a chosen instrument to carry my name before both Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel, |
| Acts 9:17 | So Ananias went entered the house; he (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) placed his hands on Saul and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me so that you may recover your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” |
| Acts 9:21 | And all who heard him were astonished and said (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl), “Is not this the man who in Jerusalem was trying to destroy those who called on this name? And has he not come here for the very purpose of bringing them bound before the chief priests?” |
| Acts 9:34 | Peter said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and make your own bed!” And immediately he got up. |
| Acts 9:36 | Now in Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha, which when translated means (legetai | λέγεται | pres pass ind 3 sg) Dorcas. She was full of good works and acts of charity, which she was always doing. |
| Acts 9:40 | But Peter put them all outside, and falling to his knees he prayed; then turning toward the dead body, he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Tabitha, get up!” And she opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up. |
| Acts 10:3 | He saw in a vision clearly, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming to him and saying (eiponta | εἰπόντα | aor act ptcp acc sg masc) to him, “Cornelius.” |
| Acts 10:4 | Staring at him and becoming afraid, he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “What is it, Lord?” And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Your prayers and your acts of charity have gone up as a memorial before God. |
| Acts 10:14 | But Peter said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten anything common or unclean.” |
| Acts 10:19 | As Peter was thinking about the vision, the Spirit said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you. |
| Acts 10:21 | And Peter went down to the men and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Behold, I am the one you are looking for. What is the reason for which you have come?” |
| Acts 10:22 | And they said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl), “Cornelius, a centurion, an upright man and one who fears God, who is well spoken of by the whole nation of the Jews, was directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and to hear words from you.” |
| Acts 10:26 | But Peter made him get up, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “Stand up; I myself am also just a man.” |
| Acts 10:28 | And he said to them, “You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a man who is a Jew to associate with or to visit anyone of another race, but God showed me that I (legein | λέγειν | pres act inf ) should (legein | λέγειν | pres act inf ) call (legein | λέγειν | pres act inf ) no person common or unclean. |
| Acts 10:34 | So Peter opened his mouth and said: (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) “Truly I understand that God is not one who shows partiality; |
| Acts 11:3 | saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “You went to a house of uncircumcised men and ate with them.” |
| Acts 11:4 | But Peter began and explained to them in an orderly fashion, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), |
| Acts 11:7 | I also heard a voice saying (legousēs | λεγούσης | pres act ptcp gen sg fem) to me, ‘Get up, Peter; slaughter and eat!’ |
| Acts 11:8 | But I said (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 1 sg), ‘By no means, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.’ |
| Acts 11:12 | And the Spirit told (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) me to go with them without hesitating. And with me went also these six brothers, and we went into the house of the man. |
| Acts 11:13 | And he told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying (eiponta | εἰπόντα | aor act ptcp acc sg masc), ‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter, |
| Acts 11:16 | And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg), ‘John indeed baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ |
| Acts 11:18 | When they heard these things, they fell silent, and they glorified God, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “So then even to the Gentiles God has granted repentance that leads to life.” |
| Acts 12:7 | And behold, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared, and a light shone in the cell. He struck the side of Peter and woke him, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his hands. |
| Acts 12:8 | And the angel said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Dress yourself and put on your sandals.” And he did so. And he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, “Wrap your cloak around yourself and follow me.” |
| Acts 12:11 | When Peter came to himself, he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.” |
| Acts 12:15 | They said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) to her, “You are out of your mind.” But she insisted that it was so. They kept saying (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl), “It is his angel!” |
| Acts 12:17 | But Peter motioned to them with his hand to be silent, and he related how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Tell these things to James and to the brothers.” Then he departed and went to another place. |
Mnemonics
mnemonic
lego as in 'let me tell you about my lego'