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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 20:7 They said (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, ‘You go into the vineyard too.’
Matthew 20:8 And when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last and going back to the first.’
Matthew 20:12 saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), ‘These last worked but one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.’
Matthew 20:13 But he answered one of them, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), ‘Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Did you not agree with me to work for a denarius?
Matthew 20:17 As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them on the way,
Matthew 20:21 And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to her, “What do you wish?” She said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, “Grant (eipe | εἰπέ | aor act imperative 2 sg) that these two sons of mine may sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.”
Matthew 20:22 Jesus answered, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “You do not realize what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?” They said (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) to him, “We are able.”
Matthew 20:23 He said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “My cup you will drink, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”
Matthew 20:25 But Jesus called them to him and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “You know that the rulers of the nations lord it over them, and their leaders exercise authority over them.
Matthew 20:30 Two blind men were sitting beside the road, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by they cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
Matthew 20:31 The crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they cried out all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
Matthew 20:32 Jesus stopped and called them, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “What do you want me to do for you?”
Matthew 20:33 They said (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) to him, “Lord, let our eyes be opened.”
Matthew 21:2 saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and right away you will find a donkey tethered, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me.
Matthew 21:3 If anyone says (eipē | εἴπῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) anything to you, you are to say (ereite | ἐρεῖτε | fut act ind 2 pl), ‘The Lord has need of them.’ And he will send them at once.”
Matthew 21:4 This took place in order that what had been spoken (rhēthen | ῥηθέν | aor pass ptcp nom sg neut) by the prophet might be fulfilled, saying (legontos | λέγοντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc),
Matthew 21:5 “Say (eipate | εἴπατε | aor act imperative 2 pl) to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your king is coming to you, humble and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’”
Matthew 21:9 The crowds that went before him and those that followed were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”
Matthew 21:10 And when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil, asking (legousa | λέγουσα | pres act ptcp nom sg fem), “Who is this?”
Matthew 21:11 And the crowds said (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl), “This is the prophet, Jesus from Nazareth of Galilee.”
Matthew 21:13 And he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “It stands written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are making it a den of thieves.”
Matthew 21:15 But when the ruling priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the boys who were crying out in the temple, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” they were indignant,
Matthew 21:16 and they said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) to him, “Do you hear what they are saying?” (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) “Yes,” replied (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) Jesus, “but have you never read, ‘Out of the mouth of infants and nursing babies you have brought forth praise’?”
Matthew 21:19 And seeing a fig tree by the road, he went over to it and found nothing on it except leaves only. And he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again!” And at once the fig tree withered away.
Matthew 21:20 When the disciples saw this, they were astonished and said (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “How did the fig tree wither away so quickly?”
Matthew 21:21 And Jesus answered them, “I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you (eipēte | εἴπητε | aor act subj 2 pl) say (eipēte | εἴπητε | aor act subj 2 pl) to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.
Matthew 21:23 And when he had entered the temple, the ruling priests and the elders of the people approached him while he was teaching and said (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”
Matthew 21:24 Jesus answered them, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “I also will ask you one question, and if you give (eipēte | εἴπητε | aor act subj 2 pl) me an (eipēte | εἴπητε | aor act subj 2 pl) answer (eipēte | εἴπητε | aor act subj 2 pl), then I will (erō | ἐρῶ | fut act ind 1 sg) tell (erō | ἐρῶ | fut act ind 1 sg) you by what authority I do these things.
Matthew 21:25 The baptism of John, where did it come from? From heaven or from man?” They reasoned among themselves, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “If we say (eipōmen | εἴπωμεν | aor act subj 1 pl), ‘From heaven,’ he will say (erei | ἐρεῖ | fut act ind 3 sg) to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
Matthew 21:26 But if we say (eipōmen | εἴπωμεν | aor act subj 1 pl), ‘From man,’ we are afraid of the crowd, for they hold that John was a prophet.”
Matthew 21:27 So they (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) answered Jesus, saying (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl), “We do not know.” And he said to them, “Neither will (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) I tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you by what authority I do these things.
Matthew 21:28 “What do you think? A man had two sons, and he went to the first and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’
Matthew 21:29 And he answered, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), ‘I will not,’ but later he changed his mind and went.
Matthew 21:30 Then the man went to the second son and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) the same thing. And he answered, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), ‘I will, sir,’ but he did not go.
Matthew 21:31 Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl), “The first.” Jesus said (legei | λέγει | pres 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, tax collectors and prostitutes will enter the kingdom of God before you!
Matthew 21:37 Finally he sent his son to them, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), ‘They will respect my son.’
Matthew 21:38 But when the tenants saw the son, they said (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 3 pl) to one another, ‘This is the heir; come on, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’
Matthew 21:41 They said (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) to him, “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end and lease the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share at their harvest.”
Matthew 21:42 Jesus said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘A stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord’s doing, and it is amazing in our eyes’?
Matthew 21:43 Therefore I tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.”
Matthew 21:45 When the ruling priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) was (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) speaking (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) about them.
Matthew 22:1 Once again Jesus spoke (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them in parables, saying: (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc)
Matthew 22:4 Then he sent other servants, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), ‘Tell (eipate | εἴπατε | aor act imperative 2 pl) those who have been invited, “See, I have prepared my banquet, my oxen and fattened calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast.”’
Matthew 22:8 Then he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.
Matthew 22:12 And he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?’ And the man was speechless.
Matthew 22:13 Then the king said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to his assistants, ‘Bind him foot and hand and foot and throw him out into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
Matthew 22:16 And they sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “Teacher, we know that you are true and teach the way of God in truth, and show deference to no one, for you are not swayed by appearances.
Matthew 22:17 So tell (eipe | εἰπέ | aor act imperative 2 sg) us, what do you think? Is it proper to pay a tax to Caesar or not?”
Matthew 22:18 But Jesus, perceiving their evil intent, said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Why are you testing me, you hypocrites?
Matthew 22:20 And Jesus said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “Whose image is this, and whose inscription?”

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