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ἐρῶ

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Definition

λέγω,

[in LXX very freq., chiefly for אמר; λέγει for נְאֻם, Genesis 22:16, al. ;]

1. in Hom., to pick out, gather, reckon, recount.

2. In Hdt. and Att., to say, speak, affirm, declare: absol., Acts 13:15; 24:10; before orat. dir., Matthew 9:34, Mark 3:11, John 1:29, al.; before ὅτι recit., Mark 3:21, Luke 1:24, John 6:14, al.; accusative and inf., Luke 11:18, John 12:29, al.; after another verb of speaking, προσφωνεῖν κ. λέγειν, Matthew 11:17, al.; ἀπεκρίθη (ἐλάλησεν) λέγων (καὶ λέγει; Dalman, Words, 24 ff.), Matthew 25:9, Mark 3:33; 7:28, Luke 24:6, 7, al.; of unspoken thought, λ. ἐν ἑαυτῷ, Matthew 3:9, Luke 3:8, al.; of writing, 2 Corinthians 8:8, Philippians 4:11, al.; λέγει ἡ γραφή, Romans 4:3, James 2:23, al.; with accusative of thing(s), Luke 8:8; 9:33, John 5:34, al.; σὺ λέγεις (a non-committal phrase; Swete, Mk., 359, 369f.), Matthew 27:11, Mark 15:2, Luke 23:3, John 18:37; with dative of person(s), before orat. dir., Matthew 8:20, Mark 2:17, al. mult.; id. before ὅτι, Matthew 3:9, al.; with prep., πρός, μετά, περί, etc., Mark 4:41, John 11:56, Hebrews 9:5, al.; to mean (cl.), Mark 14:71, John 6:71, 1 Corinthians 10:29, al.; to call, name, Mark 10:18; pass., Matthew 9:9, Mark 15:7, al (cf. ἀντι-, δια- (-μαι), προ-, συλ-λέγω).

Synonyms: λαλέω, which refers to the utterance, as λέγω to the meaning of what is said, its correspondence with thought (Tr., Syn., Ixxvi; Thayer, see word λαλέω).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἐρῶ:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

96 total
  1. Luke 23:29ἐροῦσιν · [people] will say
    Look, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore, and breasts that never nursed!’
  2. John 4:18εἴρηκας · You have spoken
    In fact, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. You have spoken truthfully.”
  3. John 6:65εἴρηκα · I told
    Then Jesus said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless the Father has granted it to him.”
  4. John 11:13εἰρήκει · was speaking
    They thought that Jesus was talking about actual sleep, but He was speaking about the death of Lazarus.
  5. John 12:50εἴρηκέν · has told
    And I know that His command leads to eternal life. So I speak exactly what the Father has told Me to say.”
  6. John 14:29εἴρηκα · I have told
    And now I have told you before it happens, so that when it does happen, you will believe.
  7. John 15:15εἴρηκα · I have called
    No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.
  8. Acts 2:16εἰρημένον · was spoken
    No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
  9. Acts 8:24εἰρήκατε · you have said
    Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”
  10. Acts 13:34εἴρηκεν · As He has said
    In fact, God raised Him from the dead, never to see decay. As He has said: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’
  11. Acts 13:40εἰρημένον · what was spoken
    Watch out, then, that what was spoken by the prophets does not happen to you:
  12. Acts 17:28εἰρήκασιν · have said
    ‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’
  13. Acts 20:38εἰρήκει · his statement
    They were especially grieved by his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.
  14. Acts 23:5ἐρεῖς · Do not speak
    “Brothers,” Paul replied, “I was not aware that he was the high priest, for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’”
  15. Romans 3:5ἐροῦμεν · shall we say
    But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms.
  16. Romans 4:1ἐροῦμεν · shall we say
    What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, has discovered?
  17. Romans 4:18εἰρημένον · he had been told
    Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.”
  18. Romans 6:1ἐροῦμεν · shall we say
    What then shall we say? Shall we continue in sin so that grace may increase?
  19. Romans 7:7ἐροῦμεν · shall we say
    What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the law. For I would not have been aware of coveting if the law had not said, “Do not covet.”
  20. Romans 8:31ἐροῦμεν · shall we say
    What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
  21. Romans 9:12ἐρρέθη · was told
    …not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”
  22. Romans 9:14ἐροῦμεν · shall we say
    What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Certainly not!
  23. Romans 9:19Ἐρεῖς · One of you will say
    One of you will say to me, “Then why does God still find fault? For who can resist His will?”
  24. Romans 9:20ἐρεῖ · say
    But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?”
  25. Romans 9:26ἐρρέθη · it was said
    …and, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’”
  26. Romans 9:30ἐροῦμεν · will we say
    What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;
  27. Romans 11:19Ἐρεῖς · You will say
    You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.”
  28. 1 Corinthians 14:16ἐρεῖ · say
    Otherwise, if you speak a blessing in spirit, how can someone who is uninstructed say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?
  29. 1 Corinthians 14:23ἐροῦσιν · will they not say
    So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and some who are uninstructed or some unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds?
  30. 1 Corinthians 15:35ἐρεῖ · will ask
    But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?”
  31. 2 Corinthians 12:6ἐρῶ · I would be speaking
    Even if I wanted to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me,
  32. 2 Corinthians 12:9εἴρηκέν · He said
    But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
  33. Galatians 3:16ἐρρέθησαν · were spoken
    The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.
  34. Philippians 4:4ἐρῶ · I will say [it]
    Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
  35. Hebrews 1:13εἴρηκέν · did [God] ever say
    Yet to which of the angels did God ever say: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet”?
  36. Hebrews 4:3εἴρηκεν · [God] has said
    Now we who have believed enter that rest. As for the others, it is just as God has said: “So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’” And yet His works have been finished since the foundation of the world.
  37. Hebrews 4:4εἴρηκεν · He has spoken
    For somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this manner: “And on the seventh day God rested from all His works.”
  38. Hebrews 10:9εἴρηκεν · He adds
    Then He adds, “Here I am, I have come to do Your will.” He takes away the first to establish the second.
  39. Hebrews 10:15εἰρηκέναι · He says
    The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First He says:
  40. Hebrews 13:5εἴρηκεν · has said
    Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
  41. James 2:18ἐρεῖ · will say
    But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.
  42. Revelation 6:11ἐρρέθη · told
    Then each of them was given a white robe and told to rest a little while longer until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers, were killed, just as they had been killed.
  43. Revelation 7:14εἴρηκα · I answered
    “Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
  44. Revelation 9:4ἐρρέθη · were told
    They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
  45. Revelation 17:7ἐρῶ · will tell
    “Why are you so amazed?” said the angel. “I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and ten horns.
  46. Revelation 19:3εἴρηκαν · they called out
    And a second time they called out: “Hallelujah! Her smoke rises forever and ever.”