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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

Luke 14:12 Then he also said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to the one who had invited him, “When you give a luncheon or a dinner do not invite your friends, or your brothers, or or rich neighbors, in case they also invite you in return, and there would be a repayment to you.
Luke 14:15 When one of those reclining at table with him heard him say these things, he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Blessed is the person who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!”
Luke 14:16 But he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “A man once gave a great banquet and invited many guests.
Luke 14:17 And he sent his servant at the hour of the banquet to say (eipein | εἰπεῖν | aor act inf ) to those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’
Luke 14:18 But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, ‘I bought a field, and I must go out to see it. I ask you, have me excused.’
Luke 14:19 And another said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. I ask you, have me excused.’
Luke 14:20 And another said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), ‘I have married a wife, and because of this I am not able to come.’
Luke 14:21 So the servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house was angry and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in here the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’
Luke 14:22 The slave said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), ‘Sir, what you ordered has been done, and still there is room.’
Luke 14:23 The master said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedgerows and urge people to come in, so that my house may be filled.
Luke 14:24 For I say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) to you that none of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.’”
Luke 14:25 Great crowds of people were traveling with him, and he (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) turned and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them,
Luke 14:30 saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), ‘This man began to build and was not able to complete.’
Luke 15:2 And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them!”
Luke 15:3 So he told (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) them this parable.
Luke 15:6 And when he returns to his house, would he not call together his friends and his neighbors, and say (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost’?
Luke 15:7 I tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you, in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.
Luke 15:9 And when she finds it, would she not call together her friends and neighbors, saying (legousa | λέγουσα | pres act ptcp nom sg fem), ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost’?
Luke 15:10 Just so, I tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
Luke 15:11 Then he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “A certain man had two sons.
Luke 15:12 The younger of them said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to the father, ‘Father, give me the share of the property that will belong to me.’ So he divided the estate between them.
Luke 15:18 I will leave this place and go to my father, and I will say (erō | ἐρῶ | fut act ind 1 sg) to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you;
Luke 15:21 And the son said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
Luke 15:22 But the father said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to his servants, ‘Quickly bring out a robe — the best one — and put it on him, and give him a ring for his finger, and sandals for his feet.
Luke 15:27 The servant said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, he received him back safe and sound.’
Luke 15:29 but he answered his father, ‘Look, these many years I have served you, and I never disregarded a command of yours, yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might celebrate with my friends.
Luke 15:31 Then the father said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and everything I have is yours.
Luke 16:1 Then Jesus also said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to his disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his assets.
Luke 16:2 So he (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) called him in and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Hand over the account of your stewardship, because you cannot be my manager any longer.’
Luke 16:3 And the manager said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to himself, ‘What shall I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg.
Luke 16:5 Calling each one of his master’s debtors, he said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’
Luke 16:6 He said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), ‘A hundred measures of oil.’ So he told (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) him, ‘Take your contract, sit down quickly, and write fifty.’
Luke 16:7 Then he (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ He answered (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), ‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ He said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, ‘Take your contract, and write eighty.’
Luke 16:9 And I say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) to you, make friends for yourselves by means of the wealth of unrighteousness, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal homes.
Luke 16:15 And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men is an abomination before God.
Luke 16:24 And calling out he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in this flame.’
Luke 16:25 But Abraham said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), ‘Child, remember that you received your good things during your lifetime, and Lazarus correspondingly received bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish.
Luke 16:27 So the rich man said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to the house of my father
Luke 16:29 But Abraham said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg), ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.’
Luke 16:30 Then the rich man said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), ‘No, father Abraham; but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’
Luke 16:31 He said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be persuaded should someone rise from the dead.’”
Luke 17:1 And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to his disciples, “It is inevitable that occasions for stumbling will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!
Luke 17:4 And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to you saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
Luke 17:5 The apostles said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
Luke 17:6 And the Lord said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say (elegete | ἐλέγετε | imperf act ind 2 pl) to this sycamore, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.
Luke 17:7 Which one of you, having a servant plowing or tending sheep, who, when he comes in from the field, will say (erei | ἐρεῖ | fut act ind 3 sg) to him, ‘Come here at once and recline at dinner’?
Luke 17:8 Will (erei | ἐρεῖ | fut act ind 3 sg) he (erei | ἐρεῖ | fut act ind 3 sg) not, rather, say (erei | ἐρεῖ | fut act ind 3 sg) to him, ‘Prepare what I am to eat, then change clothes and wait on me while I eat and drink, and after this you may eat and drink’?
Luke 17:10 So it is with you. When you have done all that was commanded, say (legete | λέγετε | pres act imperative 2 pl), ‘We are unworthy servants; we have done no more than we were obliged to do.’”
Luke 17:13 They raised their voices, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
Luke 17:14 When he saw them, he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went they were made clean.

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