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 20:23 | except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me, saying (legon | λέγον | pres act ptcp nom sg neut) that in every city imprisonment and persecutions are waiting for me. |
| Acts 20:35 | In all this I have shown you that by working in this way you must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, how he (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) himself said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” |
| Acts 20:36 | 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) these things, he knelt down with them all and prayed. |
| Acts 20:38 | being saddened most of all because of the word he had spoken (eirēkei | εἰρήκει | pluperf act ind 3 sg), that no longer were they going see his face. And they escorted him to the ship. |
| Acts 21:4 | After locating the disciples, we stayed there seven days; and they kept (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl) telling (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl) Paul through the Spirit not to set foot in Jerusalem. |
| Acts 21:11 | He came to us and, taking Paul’s belt, he (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) tied his own hands and feet with it and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “The Holy Spirit says (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) this: ‘This is how the Jews will tie up in Jerusalem the man whose belt this is, and will deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’” |
| Acts 21:14 | And since he would not be persuaded, we fell silent, saying (eipontes | εἰπόντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc), “Let the will of the Lord be done.” |
| Acts 21:20 | And when they heard it, they began to praise God. And they said (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 3 pl) to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands of believers there are among the Jews, and they are all zealous for the law. |
| Acts 21:21 | But they were told about you that you are teaching all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) them not to circumcise their children and not to walk according to our customs. |
| Acts 21:23 | So, then, do what we (legomen | λέγομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) tell (legomen | λέγομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) you. There are with us four men who have taken upon themselves a vow. |
| Acts 21:37 | As he was about to be brought into the barracks, Paul said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to the commanding officer, “Is it allowed for me to say (eipein | εἰπεῖν | aor act inf ) something to you?” He replied, “Do you know Greek? |
| Acts 21:39 | But Paul replied (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no obscure city. I beg you, let me speak to the people.” |
| Acts 21:40 | And when he had given him permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great hush, he addressed them in the Hebrew language, saying: (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) |
| Acts 22:7 | I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying (legousēs | λεγούσης | pres act ptcp gen sg fem) to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’ |
| Acts 22:8 | And I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.’ |
| Acts 22:10 | And I said (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 1 sg), ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ And the Lord said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to me, ‘Get up and go on into Damascus, and there it will be told you about all that has been assigned to you to do.’ |
| Acts 22:13 | came to me, and standing there said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to me, ‘Brother Saul, recover your sight.’ And at that very hour I recovered my sight and saw him. |
| Acts 22:14 | And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), ‘The God of our fathers has chosen you to know his will, to see the Righteous One and to hear a voice from his mouth. |
| Acts 22:18 | and I saw him saying (legonta | λέγοντα | pres act ptcp acc sg masc) to me, ‘Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.’ |
| Acts 22:19 | And I said (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 1 sg), ‘Lord, they themselves know that I used to go from one synagogue to another imprisoning and flogging those who believed in you. |
| Acts 22:21 | And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to me, ‘Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’” |
| Acts 22:22 | They listened to him until this word, but then they raised their voices saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), saying “Away with such a fellow from the earth, for it is not right for him to live!” |
| Acts 22:24 | the commanding officer ordered Paul to be brought back into the barracks, saying (eipas | εἴπας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) that he should be examined with whips so that he might know the reason why they were shouting at him that way. |
| Acts 22:25 | But when they had stretched him out for the lash, Paul said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to the centurion standing by, “Is it lawful for you to flog a man who is a Roman citizen and uncondemned?” |
| Acts 22:26 | When the centurion heard this, he went and reported to the commanding officer, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.” |
| Acts 22:27 | The commanding officer came to him and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Tell (lege | λέγε | pres act imperative 2 sg) me, are you a Roman citizen?” He replied, “Yes.” |
| Acts 23:1 | Looking intently at the council, Paul said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “My brothers, I have lived in all good conscience before God up to this day.” |
| Acts 23:3 | Then Paul said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “God is about to strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you indeed sit judging me according to the law yet contrary to the law order me to be struck?” |
| Acts 23:4 | Those standing near him said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl), “Dare you insult God’s high priest?” |
| Acts 23:5 | And Paul said, “I did not realize, brothers, that he was high priest; for it is written, ‘You (ereis | ἐρεῖς | fut act ind 2 sg) shall (ereis | ἐρεῖς | fut act ind 2 sg) not speak (ereis | ἐρεῖς | fut act ind 2 sg) evil about (ereis | ἐρεῖς | fut act ind 2 sg) the ruler of your people.’” |
| Acts 23:7 | When (eipontos | εἰπόντος | aor act ptcp gen sg masc) he said (eipontos | εἰπόντος | aor act ptcp gen sg masc) this, an argument broke out between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided. |
| Acts 23:8 | (For the Sadducees say (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) that there is no resurrection, nor angel nor spirit, but the Pharisees confess them all.) |
| Acts 23:9 | Then there arose a great uproar, and certain of the scribes of the party of the Pharisees stood up and protested vigorously, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “We find nothing evil in this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?” |
| Acts 23:11 | The following night the Lord stood by him and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Take courage, for as you have testified to the facts about me in Jerusalem, so must you also testify in Rome.” |
| Acts 23:12 | When it was day, the Jews made a plot and bound themselves by an oath saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul. |
| Acts 23:14 | These went to the chief priests and elders and said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl), “We have bound ourselves by an oath to taste no food until we have killed Paul. |
| Acts 23:20 | And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down tomorrow to the council, as though the case against him was going to be examined more closely. |
| Acts 23:23 | Then he called two of the centurions and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Get ready by the third hour of the night two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go as far as Caesarea.” |
| Acts 23:30 | And when it was disclosed to me that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once, ordering his accusers also to speak (legein | λέγειν | pres act inf ) against him to you.” |
| Acts 24:2 | And when he was summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying: (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) “Since we have enjoyed a long period of peace through your rule, and since reforms are being made in the nation by your foresight, |
| Acts 24:10 | And Paul responded, when the governor motioned to him to speak: (legein | λέγειν | pres act inf ) “Knowing that for many years you have been a judge over this nation, gladly do I make my own defense concerning these things. |
| Acts 24:14 | But this I confess to you, that according to the Way, which they call (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) a sect, thus I worship the God of our fathers, believing all things that are according to the Law and written in the Prophets, |
| Acts 24:20 | Or let (eipatōsan | εἰπάτωσαν | aor act imperative 3 pl) these men themselves tell (eipatōsan | εἰπάτωσαν | aor act imperative 3 pl) what wrongdoing they found when I stood before the council, |
| Acts 24:22 | But Felix, knowing more exactly the facts concerning the Way, put them off, saying (eipas | εἴπας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc), “When Lysias the commanding officer comes down, I will decide your case.” |
| Acts 25:9 | But Festus, wanting to curry favor with the Jews, responded to Paul, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Do you want to go up to Jerusalem and there be tried on these charges before me?” |
| Acts 25:10 | Paul answered (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “I am now standing before Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. Against the Jews I have done nothing wrong, as you yourself know very well. |
| Acts 25:14 | Since they were staying there several days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “There is a man left by Felix, a prisoner. |
| Acts 25:20 | Since I was uncertain about how to investigate such questions, I asked (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 1 sg) if he wanted to go to Jerusalem to be tried there on these charges. |
| Acts 26:1 | So Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to (legein | λέγειν | pres act inf ) speak (legein | λέγειν | pres act inf ) for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began to make his defense: |
| Acts 26:14 | And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying (legousan | λέγουσαν | pres act ptcp acc sg fem) to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’ |
Mnemonics
mnemonic
lego as in 'let me tell you about my lego'