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λέγω

Vocabulary form: 
levgw
Definition: 

I say, speak

Erasmian: 
Modern: 
Frequency: 
2,353
GK: 
3306
Root: 
*leg
Mnemonics: 

I say, let go of my well-known waffle.

Mnemonic Singing: 

By His love and power controlling,
all I do and say.

Mnemonics

Submitted by Albert on Thu, 2017-09-14 07:30

Sounds like the song from Frozen, "Let it go".

Submitted by AWOL on Thu, 2018-09-13 08:57

LEGO of my leg, I SAY!

Submitted by Veritas19 on Thu, 2021-10-07 13:41

I say Lego

Biblical Concordance

Mark 15:12 And Pilate, answering again said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to them, “What, then, do you want me to do with the man you call (legete | λέγετε | pres act ind 2 pl) the king of the Jews?”
Mark 15:14 And Pilate said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to them, “Why, what evil has he done?” But they cried out all the more, “Crucify him!”
Mark 15:29 And those passing by ridiculed him, wagging their heads, and saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “Aha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
Mark 15:31 So also the ruling priests, mocking among themselves, with the scribes, were saying (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl), “Others he saved; himself he can not save!
Mark 15:35 And when some of the bystanders heard this, they said (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl), “Listen, he is calling Elijah!”
Mark 15:36 Then someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a staff, and gave it to him to drink, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “Permit me; let us see if Elijah will come to take him down.”
Mark 15:39 And when the centurion, who was standing in front of him, saw that in this way he had died, he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Truly, this man was the son of God!”
Mark 16:3 And they were saying (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl) to themselves, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?”
Mark 16:6 But he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has been raised. He is not here. Look, there is the place where they laid him.
Mark 16:7 But go, tell (eipate | εἴπατε | aor act imperative 2 pl) his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going before you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) you.’”
Mark 16:8 And going outside, they fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had taken hold of them. And they (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.
Mark 16:15 And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to every creature.
Luke 1:13 But the angel said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him: “Do not fear, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will call his name John.
Luke 1:18 But Zechariah said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to the angel, “How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in years?”
Luke 1:19 And the angel answered, him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you, and to tell you the good news of these things.
Luke 1:24 After these days, Elizabeth his wife became pregnant, and she kept herself in seclusion for five months, saying (legousa | λέγουσα | pres act ptcp nom sg fem),
Luke 1:28 And he (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) came to her and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Greetings, highly favored one, the Lord is with you!”
Luke 1:30 And the angel said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
Luke 1:34 Mary said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to the angel, “How will this be, since I have no sexual relationship with a man?”
Luke 1:35 And the angel answered, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will overshadow you: therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called the Son of God.
Luke 1:38 So Mary said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Behold, the maidservant of the Lord! Let it happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.
Luke 1:42 and exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
Luke 1:46 And Mary said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “My soul magnifies the Lord,
Luke 1:60 But his mother responded, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “No; he is rather to be called John.”
Luke 1:61 And they said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.”
Luke 1:63 He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all astonished.
Luke 1:66 All who heard took these things to their heart, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “What, then, will this child be?” For the hand of the Lord was with him.
Luke 1:67 Zechariah, his father, was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc),
Luke 2:10 But the angel said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I announce to you good news of a great joy which will be for all the people,
Luke 2:13 And suddenly there was, with the angel, a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying (legontōn | λεγόντων | pres act ptcp gen pl masc),
Luke 2:24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said (eirēmenon | εἰρημένον | perf pass ptcp acc sg neut) in the law of the Lord, “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”
Luke 2:28 he received him in his arms and blessed God and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg),
Luke 2:34 Then Simeon blessed them and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to Mary his mother, “Take note, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that will be opposed
Luke 2:48 And when they saw him, they were astounded, and his mother said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Child, why did you treat us like this? Look, your father and I have been terribly worried trying to find you.”
Luke 2:49 And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Why is it that you were looking for me? Did you not know that I would have to be in my Father’s house?”
Luke 3:7 So he said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to the crowds that were coming out to be baptized by him, “You offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
Luke 3:8 Bear, then, fruits worthy of repentance. Do not even begin to say (legein | λέγειν | pres act inf ) to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) to you that God is able, out of these stones, to raise up children to Abraham.
Luke 3:10 The crowds asked him saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “What, then, shall we do?”
Luke 3:11 And he (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) would (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) answer, saying (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to them, “He who has two tunics, let him share with the one who has none; and he who has food, let him do the same.”
Luke 3:12 Tax collectors also came to be baptized and they said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) to him, “Teacher, what should we do?”
Luke 3:13 And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Collect no more than what has been prescribed for you.”
Luke 3:14 Soldiers were also questioning him, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “And we, what should we do?” He said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Do not extort money from anyone, or accuse them falsely; and be content with your wages.”
Luke 3:16 John gave an answer to all, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “I indeed baptize you with water, but there is coming one who is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He it is who will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
Luke 4:3 The devil said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell (eipe | εἰπέ | aor act imperative 2 sg) this stone to become bread.”
Luke 4:6 The devil said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for to me it has been handed over, and to whomever I desire, I give it.
Luke 4:8 But Jesus answered, him, “It is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.’”
Luke 4:9 Then he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here;
Luke 4:12 But Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “It has been said (eirētai | εἴρηται | perf pass ind 3 sg), ‘You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.’”
Luke 4:21 And he set about telling (legein | λέγειν | pres act inf ) them, “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your ears.”
Luke 4:22 They were all bearing witness to him in that they were marveling at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth. Then they said (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl), “Is not this Joseph’s son?”

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