For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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λέγω
Vocabulary form:
levgw
Definition:
I say, speak
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
2,353
GK:
3306
Forms:
( e[legon), ejrw:, ei\pon or ei\pa, ei[rhka, ei[rhmai, ejrrevqhn or ejrrhvqhn
Mnemonics:
I say, let go of my well-known waffle.
Mnemonic Singing:
By His love and power controlling,
all I do and say.
Biblical Concordance
Matthew 7:4 | Or how dare you say (ereis | ἐρεῖς | fut act ind 2 sg) to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye,’ and look, there is a log in your own eye? |
Matthew 7:21 | “Not everyone who says (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. |
Matthew 7:22 | On that day many will say (erousin | ἐροῦσιν | fut act ind 3 pl) to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name cast out demons, and in your name do many mighty works?’ |
Matthew 8:2 | A leper came up to him, knelt down, and said (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” |
Matthew 8:3 | Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “I am willing; be made clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. |
Matthew 8:4 | Then Jesus said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, “See that you (eipēs | εἴπῃς | aor act subj 2 sg) tell (eipēs | εἴπῃς | aor act subj 2 sg) no one; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” |
Matthew 8:6 | saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, suffering terribly.” |
Matthew 8:7 | And Jesus said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, “I will come and heal him.” |
Matthew 8:8 | But the centurion replied, “Lord, I am not worthy for you to come under my roof, but just say (eipe | εἰπέ | aor act imperative 2 sg) the word and my servant will be healed. |
Matthew 8:9 | For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my servant, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.” |
Matthew 8:10 | When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to those who were following, “I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, I have not found faith like this in anyone in Israel. |
Matthew 8:11 | I tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you, many will come from the east and west to recline at table with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, |
Matthew 8:13 | And Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to the centurion, “Go; it will be done for you just as you believed.” And his servant was healed at that very hour. |
Matthew 8:17 | In this way what was spoken (rhēthen | ῥηθέν | aor pass ptcp nom sg neut) by Isaiah the prophet was fulfilled: “He took our illnesses and carried our diseases.” |
Matthew 8:19 | A scribe came to him and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” |
Matthew 8:20 | And Jesus said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, “Foxes have lairs and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” |
Matthew 8:21 | Another of his disciples said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.” |
Matthew 8:22 | And Jesus said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.” |
Matthew 8:25 | The disciples went to him and woke him, crying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) out, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” |
Matthew 8:26 | And he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “Why are you so afraid, you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. |
Matthew 8:27 | And the men were amazed and said (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “What sort of man is this that even the winds and the sea obey him?” |
Matthew 8:29 | They cried out, “What do you have to do with us, Son of God? Have you come here before the appointed time to torment us?” |
Matthew 8:31 | And the demons begged him, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.” |
Matthew 8:32 | And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Be gone.” So they came out and went into the pigs. Then the entire herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the waters. |
Matthew 9:2 | And some people brought to him a paralyzed man lying on a stretcher. When Jesus saw their faith, he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to the paralytic, “Take courage, my son; your sins are forgiven.” |
Matthew 9:3 | At this, some of the scribes said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.” |
Matthew 9:4 | And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Why are you harboring evil thoughts in your hearts? |
Matthew 9:5 | For which is easier; to say (eipein | εἰπεῖν | aor act inf ), ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say (eipein | εἰπεῖν | aor act inf ), ‘Stand up and walk’? |
Matthew 9:6 | But so you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins” — he (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) then said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your stretcher, and go to your home.” |
Matthew 9:9 | As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named (legomenon | λεγόμενον | pres pass ptcp acc sg masc) Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, “Follow me.” So Matthew got up and followed him. |
Matthew 9:11 | When the Pharisees saw this, they said (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl) to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” |
Matthew 9:12 | But when Jesus heard it, he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Those who are well have no need of a doctor, but those who are sick. |
Matthew 9:14 | Then the disciples of John came to him and asked (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “Why do we and the Pharisees fast regularly, but your disciples do not fast?” |
Matthew 9:15 | And Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Certainly the wedding guests can’t mourn as long as the bridegroom is still with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away and then they will fast! |
Matthew 9:18 | As he was saying these things a ruler came and bowed down before him, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “My daughter has just died; but come, lay your hand on her and she will live again.” |
Matthew 9:21 | for she was saying (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to herself, “If I can only touch his garment, I will be healed.” |
Matthew 9:22 | And when Jesus turned and saw her, he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Take courage, my daughter; your faith has made you well.” And the woman was healed at once. |
Matthew 9:24 | he said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg), “Leave now, for the girl is not dead but only sleeping.” And they began to ridicule him. |
Matthew 9:27 | And as Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!” |
Matthew 9:28 | When he had gone into the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) to him, “Yes, Lord.” |
Matthew 9:29 | Then he touched their eyes and said (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “According to your faith may it be done to you.” |
Matthew 9:30 | And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus sternly charged them, “See that no one knows about this.” |
Matthew 9:33 | And when the demon had been driven out, the man who had been mute began to speak. The crowds were amazed and said (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “Never has anything like this been seen in Israel.” |
Matthew 9:34 | But the Pharisees kept saying (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl), “It is by the ruler of demons that he drives out demons.” |
Matthew 9:37 | Then he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to his disciples, “The harvest is great but the workers are few; |
Matthew 10:2 | These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, who is called (legomenos | λεγόμενος | pres pass ptcp nom sg masc) Peter, then Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; |
Matthew 10:5 | These twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them as follows: (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) “Do not go among the Gentiles and do not enter any Samaritan town; |
Matthew 10:7 | As you go, proclaim the message, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ |
Matthew 10:15 | I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, it will be more bearable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that town. |
Matthew 10:23 | When they persecute you in one town, flee to another; for I tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, you will not finish going through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes. |