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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

2 Corinthians 9:4 Lest perhaps if some Macedonians should come with me and not find you ready, we — to say (legō | λέγω | pres act subj 1 sg) nothing of you — would be humiliated by this confidence.
2 Corinthians 11:16 Again I say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg), let no one think me foolish. But even if you do, then at least accept me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.
2 Corinthians 11:21 I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) this to my shame, that in this we have been weak. But as to whatever anyone else dares to boast about — I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) am (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) talking (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) like a fool — I also dare to boast.
2 Corinthians 12:6 For even if I should choose to boast, I would not be foolish, because I (erō | ἐρῶ | fut act ind 1 sg) would (erō | ἐρῶ | fut act ind 1 sg) be (erō | ἐρῶ | fut act ind 1 sg) telling (erō | ἐρῶ | fut act ind 1 sg) the truth. But I refrain from this, so that no one will give credit to me beyond what he sees in me or he hears from me,
2 Corinthians 12:9 But he said (eirēken | εἴρηκεν | perf act ind 3 sg) to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is fulfilled in weakness.” Therefore I will most gladly boast in my weaknesses, in order that the power of Christ may dwell in me.
Galatians 1:9 As we have said before, and now I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel at odds with the one you have already received, let him be accursed.
Galatians 2:14 But when I saw that they were not behaving in a manner consistent with the truth of the gospel, I said (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 1 sg) to Cephas before them all, “If you, born a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, by what right are you trying to make the Gentiles live like Jews?”
Galatians 3:15 To (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) speak (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) in human terms, brothers: even though a covenant is one made by man, yet when it has been ratified, no one can set it aside or add anything to it.
Galatians 3:16 Now the promises were (errethēsan | ἐρρέθησαν | aor pass ind 3 pl) made (errethēsan | ἐρρέθησαν | aor pass ind 3 pl) to Abraham and to his descendant. Scripture does (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) not say (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg), “and to descendants,” referring to many, but “and to your descendant,” referring to one, who is Christ.
Galatians 3:17 What I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) am (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) saying (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) is this: the law, which came four hundred and thirty years later, does not annul a covenant previously established by God, so as to make the promise void.
Galatians 4:1 What I am saying (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) is that as long as the heir is a minor, he differs not at all from a slave, even though in fact he owns the entire estate.
Galatians 4:21 Tell (legete | λέγετε | pres act imperative 2 pl) me, you who want to be under the law, will you not listen to the law?
Galatians 4:30 But what does the Scripture say (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg)? “Drive away the slave woman and her son, for the son of the slave woman must not share the inheritance with the son of the free woman.”
Galatians 5:2 Listen! I, Paul, tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you that if you agree to circumcision, Christ will be of no benefit to you.
Galatians 5:16 So I say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg), live by the Spirit and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
Ephesians 2:11 So remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called (legomenoi | λεγόμενοι | pres pass ptcp nom pl masc) the uncircumcision by those called (legomenēs | λεγομένης | pres pass ptcp gen sg fem) the circumcision — made in the flesh by hands —
Ephesians 4:8 Therefore it says (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg), “When he ascended on high he led a host of prisoners captive; he gave gifts to men.”
Ephesians 4:17 Now this I say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) and testify in the Lord, that you are no longer to live as the Gentiles live, in the futility of their minds,
Ephesians 5:12 for it is shameful even to (legein | λέγειν | pres act inf ) speak (legein | λέγειν | pres act inf ) of what is done by them in secret.
Ephesians 5:14 for everything that becomes illuminated is light. Therefore it says (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg), “Wake up, sleeper, and rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
Ephesians 5:32 This mystery is profound, but I am speaking (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) about Christ and about the church.
Philippians 3:18 For many are living (I (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 1 sg) have (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 1 sg) often told (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 1 sg) you about (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 1 sg) them but now tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you even with tears) as enemies of the cross of Christ.
Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say (erō | ἐρῶ | fut act ind 1 sg), Rejoice!
Philippians 4:11 I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) am (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) not saying (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstance I find myself.
Colossians 2:4 I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) am (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) telling (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you this so that no one may deceive you with specious arguments.
Colossians 4:11 and Jesus who is called (legomenos | λεγόμενος | pres pass ptcp nom sg masc) Justus. These are the are only Jewish These only Christians among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me.
Colossians 4:17 And tell (eipate | εἴπατε | aor act imperative 2 pl) Archippus, “See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord.” that you complete
1 Thessalonians 4:15 For this we (legomen | λέγομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) say (legomen | λέγομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who remain behind until the coming of the Lord, will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep,
1 Thessalonians 5:3 When they are saying (legōsin | λέγωσιν | pres act subj 3 pl), “Peace and security,” it is then that sudden destruction will come upon them, like labor pains upon a woman with child, and they will not escape.
2 Thessalonians 2:4 who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called (legomenon | λεγόμενον | pres pass ptcp acc sg masc) god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming that he himself is God.
2 Thessalonians 2:5 Do you not remember that I (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 1 sg) told (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 1 sg) you this while I was still with you?
1 Timothy 1:7 wishing to be teachers of the law even though they do not understand either what they are saying (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) or concerning what things they are so dogmatically asserting.
1 Timothy 2:7 It is with reference to this witness that I was appointed a herald and apostle — I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) am (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) speaking (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) the truth; I am not lying — a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
1 Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit clearly says (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) that in the last times some of the faith will apostasize by being devoted to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,
1 Timothy 5:18 For Scripture says (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg), “Do not muzzle an ox that is treading out the grain,” and, “Worthy is the worker of his wage.”
2 Timothy 2:7 Reflect on what I am saying (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg), for the Lord will give you insight in all this.
2 Timothy 2:18 who have swerved from the truth, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) the resurrection has already occurred, and they are upsetting the faith of some.
Titus 1:12 One of them, their own prophet, said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
Titus 2:8 beyond reproach in your healthy instruction, so that the opponent may be put to shame because he has nothing evil to say (legein | λέγειν | pres act inf ) against us.
Philemon 1:19 I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand — I will pay it back. I (legō | λέγω | pres act subj 1 sg) could also mention (legō | λέγω | pres act subj 1 sg) that you owe me your very self!
Philemon 1:21 Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg).
Hebrews 1:5 For to which of the angels did God ever say (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “My Son are you! Today I have fathered you”? Or again, “I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son”?
Hebrews 1:6 And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg), “Let all the angels of God worship him.”
Hebrews 1:7 Regarding the angels he says (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg), “He makes his angels winds, and his ministers a flame of fire.”
Hebrews 1:13 And to which of the angels has he ever said (eirēken | εἴρηκεν | perf act ind 3 sg), “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet”?
Hebrews 2:6 But someone has testified somewhere, “What is man that you take thought for him, or the son of man, that you care for him?
Hebrews 2:12 when he says (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “I will proclaim your name to my brothers; in the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise.”
Hebrews 3:7 Therefore just as the Holy Spirit says (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg), “Today, if you hear his voice,
Hebrews 3:10 for forty years. Therefore I was angry with this generation and said (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 1 sg), ‘They are always going astray in their hearts, and they have not known my ways.’
Hebrews 3:15 As it is said (legesthai | λέγεσθαι | pres pass inf ), “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion.”

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