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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

John 7:40 After hearing these words, some of the crowd began to say (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl), “This man really is the prophet.”
John 7:41 Others were saying (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl), “This man is the Christ.” But others were saying (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl), “Surely the Christ does not come from Galilee, does he?
John 7:42 Has (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) not the scripture said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) that the Christ will be a descendant of David and come from Bethlehem, the village where David was born?”
John 7:45 Then the temple guards went back to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 3 pl) to them, “Why did you not bring him?”
John 7:50 Nicodemus (he who had earlier come to Jesus), being one of their number, put (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) this (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) question (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them:
John 7:52 They replied to him, saying (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl), “You too are not from Galilee, are you? Search and you will see that no prophet will arise from Galilee.”
John 8:4 they said (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of committing adultery.
John 8:5 Moses commanded us in the law to stone to death such women. But you, what do you say?” (legeis | λέγεις | pres act ind 2 sg)
John 8:6 (They (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl) said (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl) this as a trap, so they could have some basis for accusing him.) Jesus bent down and started writing on the ground with his finger.
John 8:7 When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “The man among you without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.”
John 8:10 Jesus straightened up and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to her, “Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?”
John 8:11 She said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “No one, Lord.” Then Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.”
John 8:12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “I am the light of the world. The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
John 8:13 Therefore the Pharisees said (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 3 pl) to him, “You are bearing witness about yourself; your testimony is not valid.”
John 8:14 Jesus answered them, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Even if I am bearing witness about myself, my testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I am going. You, on the other hand, do not know where I come from or where I am going.
John 8:19 Then they began asking (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl) him, “Where is your father?” Jesus replied, “You know neither me nor my Father. If you knew me you would know my Father also.”
John 8:21 Then he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them again, “I am going away, and you will search for me but will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”
John 8:22 So the Jews said (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl), “Surely he is not going to kill himself, is he, because he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg), ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?”
John 8:23 He said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
John 8:24 This is why I said (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 1 sg) to you that you would die in your sins, for if you do not believe that I am he, you will die in your sins.”
John 8:25 So they said (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl) to him, “Who are you?” Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Just what I have been telling you from the beginning.
John 8:27 They did not understand that he (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) was (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) speaking (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to them about the Father.
John 8:28 So Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he. I do nothing on my own, but speak only those things the Father has taught me.
John 8:31 Jesus therefore said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to the Jews who had put their trust in him, “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples,
John 8:33 They replied to him, “We are descendants of Abraham and have never been slaves to anyone! How can (legeis | λέγεις | pres act ind 2 sg) you say (legeis | λέγεις | pres act ind 2 sg), ‘You will become free’?”
John 8:34 Jesus answered them, “I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the solemn truth, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin.
John 8:39 They answered him, saying (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl), “Our father is Abraham!” Jesus said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “If you were really Abraham’s children, you would be doing the deeds of Abraham.
John 8:41 You are doing the deeds of your father.” They said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) to him, “We have not been born as a result of fornication; we have only one father, God himself.”
John 8:42 Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and now I am here. I have not come on my own, but he sent me.
John 8:45 Yet because I am (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) speaking (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) the truth, you do not believe me.
John 8:46 Who among you can prove me guilty of any sin? If I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) am (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) speaking (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) the truth, why don’t you believe me?
John 8:48 The Jews answered him, saying (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl), “Are we not correct in saying (legomen | λέγομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?”
John 8:51 I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the solemn truth, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.”
John 8:52 The Jews therefore said (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 3 pl) to him, “Now we know that you have a demon! Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet you say (legeis | λέγεις | pres act ind 2 sg), ‘If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death.’
John 8:54 Jesus replied, “If I glorify myself, my glory amounts to nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say (legete | λέγετε | pres act ind 2 pl), ‘He is our God.’
John 8:55 And you have not known him, but I know him. If I were to say (eipō | εἴπω | aor act subj 1 sg) that I did not know him, I would be like you, a liar; but I do know him, and I keep his word.
John 8:57 So the Jews said (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 3 pl) to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and you have seen Abraham?”
John 8:58 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 solemn truth, before Abraham came to be, I am!”
John 9:2 And his disciples questioned him, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
John 9:6 After (eipōn | εἰπών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) saying (eipōn | εἰπών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) this, he spat on the ground and made mud with his saliva; then he daubed the mud on the man’s eyes
John 9:7 and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So he went away and washed, and came back able to see.
John 9:8 Then the neighbors and those who were used to seeing him as a beggar said (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl), “Is not this the man who used to sit and beg?”
John 9:9 Some said (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl), “He is the one.” Others said (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl), “No, but he looks like him.” But he (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) himself kept saying (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg), “I am the man.”
John 9:10 So they asked (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl) him, “How then were your eyes opened?”
John 9:11 He answered, “The man called (legomenos | λεγόμενος | pres pass ptcp nom sg masc) Jesus made mud, daubed it on my eyes, and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went there and washed, and I was able to see.”
John 9:12 They said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) to him, “Where is that man?” He replied (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg), “I do not know.”
John 9:15 Then the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “He daubed mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I see.”
John 9:16 Then some of the Pharisees said (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl), “This man is not from God because he does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl), “How can a sinful man perform miraculous signs like this?” And there was a division among them.
John 9:17 So they spoke (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) again to the blind man, “What do (legeis | λέγεις | pres act ind 2 sg) you say (legeis | λέγεις | pres act ind 2 sg) about him, since it was your eyes that he opened?” The man replied (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “He is a prophet.”
John 9:19 and asked them, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “Is this your son, who you say (legete | λέγετε | pres act ind 2 pl) was born blind? How then does he now see?”

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