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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
λέγω
Greek transliteration: 
legō
Simplified transliteration: 
lego
Principal Parts: 
(ἔλεγον), ἐρῶ, εἶ\πον ορ εἶ\πα, εἴρηκα, εἴρημαι, ἐρρέθην ορ ἐρρήθην
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2036
GK Number: 
3306
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2353
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-1b(2)
Gloss: 
say, said, the most general term for speaking in the NT, translated contextually with more specific words such as say, tell; ask, answer
Definition: 
to lay, to arrange, to gather; to say, Mt. 1:20; to speak, make an address or speech, Acts 26:1; to say mentally, in thought, Mt. 3:9; Lk. 3:8; to say in written language, Mk. 15:28; Lk. 1:63; Jn. 19:37; to say, as distinguished from acting, Mt. 23:3; to mention, speak of, Mk. 14:71; Lk. 9:31; Jn. 8:27; to tell, declare, narrate, Mt. 21:27; Mk. 10:32; to express, Heb. 5:11; to put forth, propound, Lk. 5:36; 13:6; Jn. 16:29; to mean, to intend to signify, 1 Cor. 1:12; 10:29; to say, declare, affirm, maintain, Mt. 3:9; 5:18; Mk. 12:18; Acts 17:7; 26:22; 1 Cor. 1:10; to enjoin, Acts 15:24; 21:21; Rom. 2:22; to term, designate, cull, Mt. 19:17; Mk. 12:37; Lk. 20:37; 23:2; 1 Cor. 8:5; to call by a name, Mt. 2:23; pass. to be further named, to be surnamed, Mt. 1:16; to be explained, interpreted, Jn. 4:25; 20:16, 24; in NT σὺ λέγεις, you say, a form of affirmative answer to a question Mt. 27:11; Mk. 15:2; Jn. 18:37

Greek-English Concordance for λέγω

Matthew 7:4 Or how dare you say (ereis | ἐρεῖς | fut act ind 2 sg) to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye,’ and look, there is a log in your own eye?
Matthew 7:21 “Not everyone who says (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.
Matthew 7:22 On that day many will say (erousin | ἐροῦσιν | fut act ind 3 pl) to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name cast out demons, and in your name do many mighty works?’
Matthew 8:2 A leper came up to him, knelt down, and said (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”
Matthew 8:3 Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “I am willing; be made clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
Matthew 8:4 Then Jesus said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, “See that you (eipēs | εἴπῃς | aor act subj 2 sg) tell (eipēs | εἴπῃς | aor act subj 2 sg) no one; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”
Matthew 8:6 saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, suffering terribly.”
Matthew 8:7 And Jesus said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, “I will come and heal him.”
Matthew 8:8 But the centurion replied, “Lord, I am not worthy for you to come under my roof, but just say (eipe | εἰπέ | aor act imperative 2 sg) the word and my servant will be healed.
Matthew 8:9 For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my servant, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.”
Matthew 8:10 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to those who were following, “I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, I have not found faith like this in anyone in Israel.
Matthew 8:11 I tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you, many will come from the east and west to recline at table with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,
Matthew 8:13 And Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to the centurion, “Go; it will be done for you just as you believed.” And his servant was healed at that very hour.
Matthew 8:17 In this way what was spoken (rhēthen | ῥηθέν | aor pass ptcp nom sg neut) by Isaiah the prophet was fulfilled: “He took our illnesses and carried our diseases.”
Matthew 8:19 A scribe came to him and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”
Matthew 8:20 And Jesus said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, “Foxes have lairs and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”
Matthew 8:21 Another of his disciples said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.”
Matthew 8:22 And Jesus said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
Matthew 8:25 The disciples went to him and woke him, crying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) out, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
Matthew 8:26 And he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “Why are you so afraid, you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.
Matthew 8:27 And the men were amazed and said (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “What sort of man is this that even the winds and the sea obey him?”
Matthew 8:29 They cried out, “What do you have to do with us, Son of God? Have you come here before the appointed time to torment us?”
Matthew 8:31 And the demons begged him, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
Matthew 8:32 And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Be gone.” So they came out and went into the pigs. Then the entire herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the waters.
Matthew 9:2 And some people brought to him a paralyzed man lying on a stretcher. When Jesus saw their faith, he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to the paralytic, “Take courage, my son; your sins are forgiven.”
Matthew 9:3 At this, some of the scribes said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.”
Matthew 9:4 And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Why are you harboring evil thoughts in your hearts?
Matthew 9:5 For which is easier; to say (eipein | εἰπεῖν | aor act inf ), ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say (eipein | εἰπεῖν | aor act inf ), ‘Stand up and walk’?
Matthew 9:6 But so you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins” — he (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) then said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your stretcher, and go to your home.”
Matthew 9:9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named (legomenon | λεγόμενον | pres pass ptcp acc sg masc) Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, “Follow me.” So Matthew got up and followed him.
Matthew 9:11 When the Pharisees saw this, they said (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl) to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
Matthew 9:12 But when Jesus heard it, he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Those who are well have no need of a doctor, but those who are sick.
Matthew 9:14 Then the disciples of John came to him and asked (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “Why do we and the Pharisees fast regularly, but your disciples do not fast?”
Matthew 9:15 And Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Certainly the wedding guests can’t mourn as long as the bridegroom is still with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away and then they will fast!
Matthew 9:18 As he was saying these things a ruler came and bowed down before him, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “My daughter has just died; but come, lay your hand on her and she will live again.”
Matthew 9:21 for she was saying (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to herself, “If I can only touch his garment, I will be healed.”
Matthew 9:22 And when Jesus turned and saw her, he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Take courage, my daughter; your faith has made you well.” And the woman was healed at once.
Matthew 9:24 he said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg), “Leave now, for the girl is not dead but only sleeping.” And they began to ridicule him.
Matthew 9:27 And as Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
Matthew 9:28 When he had gone into the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) to him, “Yes, Lord.”
Matthew 9:29 Then he touched their eyes and said (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “According to your faith may it be done to you.”
Matthew 9:30 And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus sternly charged them, “See that no one knows about this.”
Matthew 9:33 And when the demon had been driven out, the man who had been mute began to speak. The crowds were amazed and said (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “Never has anything like this been seen in Israel.”
Matthew 9:34 But the Pharisees kept saying (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl), “It is by the ruler of demons that he drives out demons.”
Matthew 9:37 Then he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to his disciples, “The harvest is great but the workers are few;
Matthew 10:2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, who is called (legomenos | λεγόμενος | pres pass ptcp nom sg masc) Peter, then Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
Matthew 10:5 These twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them as follows: (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) “Do not go among the Gentiles and do not enter any Samaritan town;
Matthew 10:7 As you go, proclaim the message, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’
Matthew 10:15 I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, it will be more bearable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that town.
Matthew 10:23 When they persecute you in one town, flee to another; for I tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, you will not finish going through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

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