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λέγω

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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 λέγω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

1,177 total
  1. Luke 10:24λέγω · I tell
    For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”
  2. Luke 10:25λέγων · he asked
    One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
  3. Luke 11:2λέγετε · say
    So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.
  4. Luke 11:8Λέγω · I tell
    I tell you, even though he will not get up to provide for him because of his friendship, yet because of the man’s persistence, he will get up and give him as much as he needs.
  5. Luke 11:9λέγω · tell
    So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
  6. Luke 11:18λέγετε · you say that
    If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? After all, you say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul.
  7. Luke 11:24λέγει · it says
    When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’
  8. Luke 11:27λέγειν · was saying
    As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!”
  9. Luke 11:29λέγειν · [Jesus] said
    As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.
  10. Luke 11:45λέγει · told; λέγων · when You say
    One of the experts in the law told Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us as well.”
  11. Luke 11:51λέγω · I tell
    …from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.
  12. Luke 12:1λέγειν · to speak
    In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
  13. Luke 12:4Λέγω · I tell
    I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.
  14. Luke 12:5λέγω · I tell
    But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!
  15. Luke 12:8Λέγω · I tell
    I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.
  16. Luke 12:16λέγων
    Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.
  17. Luke 12:17λέγων
    So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’
  18. Luke 12:22λέγω · I tell
    Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.
  19. Luke 12:27λέγω · I tell
    Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.
  20. Luke 12:37λέγω · I tell
    Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.
  21. Luke 12:41λέγεις · are You addressing
    “Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?”
  22. Luke 12:44λέγω · I tell
    Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
  23. Luke 12:51λέγω · I tell
    Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.
  24. Luke 12:54λέγετε · you say
    Then Jesus said to the crowds, “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and that is what happens.
  25. Luke 12:55λέγετε · you say
    And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.
  26. Luke 12:59λέγω · I tell
    I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”
  27. Luke 13:3λέγω · I tell
    No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.
  28. Luke 13:5λέγω · I tell
    No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”
  29. Luke 13:8λέγει · [the man] replied
    ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it.
  30. Luke 13:17λέγοντος · said
    When Jesus said this, all His adversaries were humiliated. And the whole crowd rejoiced at all the glorious things He was doing.
  31. Luke 13:24λέγω · I tell
    “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.
  32. Luke 13:25λέγοντες · [and] saying
    After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’
  33. Luke 13:26λέγειν · say
    Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’
  34. Luke 13:27Λέγων · I tell
    And he will answer, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.’
  35. Luke 13:31λέγοντες · [and] told
    At that very hour, some Pharisees came to Jesus and told Him, “Leave this place and get away, because Herod wants to kill You.”
  36. Luke 13:35λέγω · I tell
    Look, your house is left to you desolate. And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
  37. Luke 14:3λέγων
    So Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”
  38. Luke 14:7λέγων
    When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:
  39. Luke 14:24λέγω · I tell
    For I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.’”
  40. Luke 14:30λέγοντες · saying
    …saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’
  41. Luke 15:2λέγοντες
    So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
  42. Luke 15:3λέγων
    Then Jesus told them this parable:
  43. Luke 15:6λέγων · to tell
    …comes home, and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!’
  44. Luke 15:7λέγω · I tell
    I tell you that in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.
  45. Luke 15:9λέγουσα · to say
    And when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors to say, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost coin.’
  46. Luke 15:10λέγω · I tell
    In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”
  47. Luke 16:7Λέγει · he told
    Then he asked another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ ‘A hundred measures of wheat,’ he replied. ‘Take your bill and write eighty,’ he told him.
  48. Luke 16:9λέγω · tell
    I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.
  49. Luke 16:29Λέγει · replied
    But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let your brothers listen to them.’