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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

Acts 13:2 While they were performing their service to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
Acts 13:10 and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “O man full of deceit and all fraud, son of the devil, enemy of all righteousness, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?
Acts 13:15 After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent a message to them, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “My brothers, if there is any among you with a word of encouragement for the people, say (legete | λέγετε | pres act imperative 2 pl) it.”
Acts 13:16 So Paul stood up, and gesturing with his hand, said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Men of Israel and you who fear God, listen:
Acts 13:22 After removing him, he raised up David to be their king, of whom he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) by way of testimony: ‘I have found in David the son of Jesse a man after my heart, who will do everything I want him to.’
Acts 13:25 And as John was completing his ministry, he said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) repeatedly, ‘What do you suppose me to be? I am not he. But behold, one is coming after me of whom I am not worthy to untie the sandals for his feet.’
Acts 13:34 But regarding the fact that he has raised Jesus from the dead, no more about to return to corruption, thus he said: (eirēken | εἴρηκεν | perf act ind 3 sg) ‘I will give to you the sacred and sure promises made to David.’
Acts 13:35 So also in another psalm he says (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg), ‘You will not let your Holy One see corruption.’
Acts 13:40 Take care then that what was spoken (eirēmenon | εἰρημένον | perf pass ptcp nom sg neut) in the prophets not happen to you.
Acts 13:46 Both Paul and Barnabas spoke boldly and said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl), “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we are now turning to the Gentiles.
Acts 14:10 and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) in a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet.” And he jumped up and began to walk.
Acts 14:11 And the crowds, seeing what Paul had done, lifted up their voices, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) in the dialect of Lycaonia, “The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!”
Acts 14:15 saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “Men, why are you doing these things? For we too are men subject to the same frailties as you, bringing you good news to turn away from these vain things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them,
Acts 14:18 Even saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) these things, they barely restrained the crowds from offering sacrifice to them.
Acts 15:5 But some arose from the party of the Pharisees, believers, and said (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “It is necessary to circumcise them and order them to keep the law of Moses.”
Acts 15:7 After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “My brothers, you know that in days of old God made a choice among you, that through my mouth the Gentiles should hear the message of the gospel and believe.
Acts 15:13 When they finished speaking, James replied, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “My brothers, listen to me.
Acts 15:17 so that the rest of men may seek the Lord, namely, all the Gentiles on whom my name has been called, says (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) the Lord, who makes these things
Acts 15:36 And after some days Paul said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to Barnabas, “Let us return indeed and visit the brothers in every city in which we announced the word of the Lord to see how they are.”
Acts 16:9 And a vision in the night appeared to Paul: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “Come over to Macedonia and help us!”
Acts 16:15 And when she was baptized, and her household as well, she urged us, saying (legousa | λέγουσα | pres act ptcp nom sg fem), “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” And she prevailed upon us.
Acts 16:17 She followed after Paul and us, crying out, saying (legousa | λέγουσα | pres act ptcp nom sg fem), “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you the way of salvation.”
Acts 16:18 And this she kept doing for many days. But Paul became annoyed, and turning to the spirit, said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “I charge you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And it came out that very hour.
Acts 16:20 And when they had brought them to the magistrates, they said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl), “These men are Jews, and they are disturbing our city
Acts 16:28 But Paul called out in a loud voice, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here.”
Acts 16:31 And they said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl), “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
Acts 16:35 But when it was day, the magistrates sent their constables, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “Release those men.”
Acts 17:7 and Jason has received them as guests; and all these men are acting contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) that there is another king, Jesus.”
Acts 17:18 Also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him, and some were asking (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl), “What does this babbler want to say?” (legein | λέγειν | pres act inf ) Others said, “He seems to be a proclaimer of strange gods,” for he was announcing the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.
Acts 17:19 And they took hold of him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “May we know what is this new teaching being presented by you?
Acts 17:21 (Now all the Athenians and the foreigners living there used to spend their time in nothing else than to tell (legein | λέγειν | pres act inf ) or to hear something new.)
Acts 17:28 ‘For in him we live and move about and exist,’ as even some of your own poets have said (eirēkasin | εἰρήκασιν | perf act ind 3 pl), ‘For we too are his offspring.’
Acts 17:32 Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked, but others said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl), “We will hear you again about this.”
Acts 18:6 But when they opposed and reviled him, he (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) shook out his garments and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Your blood be on your own head! I am guiltless. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
Acts 18:9 And the Lord said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to Paul during the night in a vision, “Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent,
Acts 18:13 saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “This man is persuading men to worship God in a way contrary to the law.”
Acts 18:14 But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to the Jews, “If it were a matter of wrongdoing or a serious piece of villainy, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to put up with you.
Acts 18:21 but bade farewell, saying (eipōn | εἰπών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc), “I will come back to you again, God willing.” Then he set sail from Ephesus,
Acts 19:2 and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They said to him, “Why, we have not even heard if there is a Holy Spirit.”
Acts 19:3 So Paul asked (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Into what then were you baptized?” And they replied (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl), “Into the baptism of John.”
Acts 19:4 Paul said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”
Acts 19:13 But some also of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those having evil spirits, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “I adjure you by that Jesus whom Paul proclaims.”
Acts 19:15 But the evil spirit answering said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize, but who are you?”
Acts 19:21 Now after all these things had taken place, Paul resolved in spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and on to Jerusalem, saying (eipōn | εἰπών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc), “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”
Acts 19:25 He (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) called them together with workmen in similar trades, and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Men, you know that from this trade prosperity comes to us.
Acts 19:26 And you see and hear that not only in Ephesus but in almost all of Asia this Paul has persuaded and turned away a considerable number of people, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) that gods made by hand are not gods at all.
Acts 19:28 When they heard this, they were filled with anger and began to cry out, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
Acts 19:40 For indeed we are in danger of being charged in connection with this day’s riot, there being no cause for it; and we will not be able to give an explanation for it.” And having (eipōn | εἰπών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) said (eipōn | εἰπών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) this, he dismissed the assembly.
Acts 20:10 But Paul went down and threw himself on him, and putting his arms around him, said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Do not be alarmed, for his life is in him.”
Acts 20:18 And when they came to him, he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them: “You yourselves know how I lived among you the whole time from the first day on which I set foot in Asia,

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