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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

1 John 2:6 the one who claims (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) to abide in God ought to walk just as Jesus walked.
1 John 2:9 The one who claims (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) to be in the light but goes on hating his brother is still in the darkness.
1 John 4:20 If someone says (eipē | εἴπῃ | aor act subj 3 sg), “I love God,” yet hates his brother, he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen.
1 John 5:16 If someone sees his brother committing a sin that does not lead to death, he should ask and God will give him life — to those whose sins do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) do (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) not say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) that he should pray about that.
2 John 1:10 If someone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give (legete | λέγετε | pres act imperative 2 pl) him any greeting,
2 John 1:11 for the one who gives (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) him a greeting becomes a partner in his evil deeds.
Jude 1:9 But when Michael the archangel, in debate with the devil, was arguing about the body of Moses, he did not presume to condemn him for blasphemy, but said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “The Lord rebuke you!”
Jude 1:14 It was also about these that Enoch, the seventh in descent from Adam, prophesied, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones
Jude 1:18 how they said (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl) to you, “In the final age there will be scoffers driven by their own ungodly desires.”
Revelation 1:8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) the Lord God, “the one who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”
Revelation 1:11 saying (legousēs | λεγούσης | pres act ptcp gen sg fem), “Write what you see on a scroll and send it to the seven churches — to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
Revelation 1:17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. And he laid his right hand on me, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “Do not fear! I am the First and the Last,
Revelation 2:1 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: The one who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands, has (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) this to (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) say: (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg)
Revelation 2:2 I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and that you cannot put up with those who are evil, but have tested those who call (legontas | λέγοντας | pres act ptcp acc pl masc) themselves apostles (but are not) and found them to be false.
Revelation 2:7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.
Revelation 2:8 “To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: The one who is the First and the Last, who died and came to life, has (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) this to (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) say: (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg)
Revelation 2:9 I know your affliction and your poverty (but you are rich), and the slander against you by those who call (legontōn | λεγόντων | pres act ptcp gen pl masc) themselves Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
Revelation 2:11 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to the churches. The one who conquers will not be harmed by the second death.
Revelation 2:12 “To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: The one who has the sharp two-edged sword has (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) this to (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) say: (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg)
Revelation 2:17 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to the churches. To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna. And I will give him a white stone, and on that stone will be written a new name which no one can understand except the one who receives it.
Revelation 2:18 “To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: The Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire and whose feet are like burnished bronze, has (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) this to (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) say: (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg)
Revelation 2:20 But I have this against you, that you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls (legousa | λέγουσα | pres act ptcp nom sg fem) herself a prophetess and is teaching and seducing my servants to practice sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
Revelation 2:24 But to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not follow this teaching (who have not learned ‘the deep things of Satan,’ as they call (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) them), to you I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg), I lay on you no other burden,
Revelation 2:29 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to the churches.
Revelation 3:1 “To the angel of the church in Sardis write: The one who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars has (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) this to (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) say: (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) I know your deeds; that you have a reputation that you are alive, but you are dead.
Revelation 3:6 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to the churches.
Revelation 3:7 “To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: The one who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David, who opens and no one can shut, who shuts and no one can open, has (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) this to (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) say: (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg)
Revelation 3:9 Behold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who claim (legontōn | λεγόντων | pres act ptcp gen pl masc) to be Jews and are not, but lie — I will make them come and bow down before your feet and understand that I have loved you.
Revelation 3:13 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to the churches.
Revelation 3:14 “To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Beginning of God’s creation, has (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) this to (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) say: (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg)
Revelation 3:17 Because you say (legeis | λέγεις | pres act ind 2 sg), ‘I am rich and have prospered; I need nothing,’ but do not realize that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked,
Revelation 3:22 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to the churches.”
Revelation 4:1 After this I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice, which I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.”
Revelation 4:8 And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And day or night they never rest, saying: (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was, and who is, and who is to come!”
Revelation 4:10 the twenty-four elders fall down before the one who is seated on the throne and worship the one who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc),
Revelation 5:5 Then one of the elders said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to me, “Stop weeping! Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has won the victory so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”
Revelation 5:9 And they sang a new song, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe, language, people, and nation.
Revelation 5:12 saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and praise!”
Revelation 5:13 Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying (legontas | λέγοντας | pres act ptcp acc pl masc), “To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and might forever and ever!”
Revelation 5:14 And the four living creatures said (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl), “Amen!” And the elders fell down and worshiped.
Revelation 6:1 Then I watched as the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say (legontos | λέγοντος | pres act ptcp gen sg neut) with a voice like thunder, “Come!”
Revelation 6:3 And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying (legontos | λέγοντος | pres act ptcp gen sg neut), “Come!”
Revelation 6:5 And when he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying (legontos | λέγοντος | pres act ptcp gen sg neut), “Come!” And I looked, and behold, a black horse! And its rider had a pair of scales in his hand.
Revelation 6:6 And I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures, saying (legousan | λέγουσαν | pres act ptcp acc sg fem), “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, but do not harm the oil and the wine!”
Revelation 6:7 And when he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying (legontos | λέγοντος | pres act ptcp gen sg neut), “Come!”
Revelation 6:10 And they cried out with a loud voice, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “How long, O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, before you bring judgment and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?”
Revelation 6:11 Then a white robe was given to each of them and they were told (errethē | ἐρρέθη | aor pass ind 3 sg) to rest a little while, until the number was reached of their fellow servants and their brothers who were to be killed just as they had been.
Revelation 6:16 They said (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who is seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb,
Revelation 7:3 saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees until we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.”
Revelation 7:10 and they cried out in a loud voice, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne and to the Lamb!”

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