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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 17:4 And Peter spoke to Jesus, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will put up three shelters here — one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
Matthew 17:5 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them and a voice from the cloud said (legousa | λέγουσα | pres act ptcp nom sg fem), “This is my Son, the Beloved, in whom I am well pleased; listen to him!”
Matthew 17:7 But Jesus came over and touched them, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Rise, and do not be afraid.”
Matthew 17:9 And as they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “Tell (eipēte | εἴπητε | aor act subj 2 pl) the vision to no one until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
Matthew 17:10 And the disciples asked him, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “Why then do (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) the scribes say (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) that Elijah must come first?”
Matthew 17:11 He answered, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “To be sure, Elijah does come, and he will restore all things.
Matthew 17:12 And I tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you that Elijah has come already, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wished. So also the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.”
Matthew 17:13 Then the disciples understood that he (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) had (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) spoken (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them about John the Baptist.
Matthew 17:15 and said (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “Lord, take pity on my son, because he is an epileptic and suffers terribly; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water.
Matthew 17:17 Jesus answered, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), unbelieving and perverse generation, how long am I to be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to me.”
Matthew 17:19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 3 pl), “Why could we not cast it out?”
Matthew 17:20 He said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “Because of the poverty of your faith. I tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say (ereite | ἐρεῖτε | fut act ind 2 pl) to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.”
Matthew 17:22 While they were still together in Galilee, Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men,
Matthew 17:24 And when they arrived at Capernaum, the collectors of the temple tax came to Peter and said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl), “Does your teacher not pay the two-drachma tax?”
Matthew 17:25 “Yes,” he answered (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg). And when he went into the house, Jesus spoke to Peter first, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect tolls or taxes — from their sons or from outsiders?”
Matthew 17:26 And when he answered (eipontos | εἰπόντος | aor act ptcp gen sg masc), “From outsiders,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are exempt.
Matthew 18:1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
Matthew 18:3 said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven!
Matthew 18:10 “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 18:13 And if he finds it, I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, he will rejoice over it more than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.
Matthew 18:17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell (eipe | εἰπέ | aor act imperative 2 sg) it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, you are to treat him as a pagan and a tax collector.
Matthew 18:18 “I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will have been loosed in heaven.
Matthew 18:19 “Again, I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, if two of you on earth are in agreement about anything whatever you may ask, it will be done for you by my Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 18:21 Then Peter came to Jesus and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Lord, how often must I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?”
Matthew 18:22 Jesus said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, “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) to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.
Matthew 18:26 So the servant fell to the ground prostate before him, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), ‘Have patience with me, and I will repay you everything.’
Matthew 18:28 But that same servant then went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and seizing him by the throat began to choke him, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), ‘Pay back what you owe.’
Matthew 18:29 Therefore his fellow servant fell to the ground and pleaded with him, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) ‘Have patience with me, and I will repay you.’
Matthew 18:32 Then his master called him in and said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me.
Matthew 19:3 Some Pharisees came to him and tested him by asking (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any cause?”
Matthew 19:4 He answered, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning ‘made them male and female?’”
Matthew 19:5 And he added (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.’
Matthew 19:7 “Why then,” they asked (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl), “did Moses command that a certificate of divorce be given before she be sent away?”
Matthew 19:8 Jesus replied (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) “Moses allowed you to divorce your wives because of the hardness of your hearts; but it was not that way from the beginning.
Matthew 19:9 But I say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.”
Matthew 19:10 The disciples said (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) to him, “If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.”
Matthew 19:11 Jesus replied (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) “Not everyone can live as you suggest, but only those to whom it is given.
Matthew 19:14 But Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Let the children come to me and do not try to prevent them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
Matthew 19:16 A young man came up to Jesus and asked (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Teacher, what good thing must I do so that I may have eternal life?”
Matthew 19:17 And Jesus replied (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”
Matthew 19:18 “Which ones?” he inquired (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg). And Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not give false testimony,
Matthew 19:20 The young man said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, “All these I have kept. What do I still lack?”
Matthew 19:23 And Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to his disciples, “I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 19:24 Again I say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”
Matthew 19:25 When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astounded and said (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “Who then can be saved?”
Matthew 19:26 Jesus looked straight at them and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Matthew 19:27 Then Peter responded, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “See, we have left everything and followed you. What then will there be for us?”
Matthew 19:28 Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth that in the new age, when the Son of Man is seated on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Matthew 20:4 And to them he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “You go into the vineyard as well, and whatever is fair I will pay you.’
Matthew 20:6 And about the eleventh hour, when he had gone out and found others standing around, he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, ‘Why have you been standing here idle all day long?’

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