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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

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

1,177 total
  1. John 21:22Λέγει · answered
    Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you? You follow Me!”
  2. Acts 1:3λέγων · spoke
    After His suffering, He presented Himself to them with many convincing proofs that He was alive. He appeared to them over a span of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.
  3. Acts 1:6λέγοντες
    So when they came together, they asked Him, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”
  4. Acts 2:7λέγοντες · they asked
    Astounded and amazed, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans?
  5. Acts 2:12λέγοντες · they asked
    Astounded and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?”
  6. Acts 2:17λέγει · says
    ‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.
  7. Acts 2:25λέγει · says
    David says about Him: ‘I saw the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
  8. Acts 2:34λέγει · says
    For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand
  9. Acts 2:40λέγων
    With many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.”
  10. Acts 3:2λεγομένην · called
    And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.
  11. Acts 3:25λέγων · [when] He said
    And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’
  12. Acts 4:16λέγοντες · they asked
    “What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it.
  13. Acts 5:23λέγοντες
    “We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”
  14. Acts 5:28λέγων · he said
    “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.”
  15. Acts 5:36λέγων · claiming
    Some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing.
  16. Acts 5:38λέγω · I advise
    So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail.
  17. Acts 6:9λεγομένης · was called
    But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They disputed with Stephen,
  18. Acts 6:11λέγοντας · to say
    Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.”
  19. Acts 6:13λέγοντας · [who] said
    …where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.
  20. Acts 6:14λέγοντος · say
    For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
  21. Acts 7:48λέγει · says
    However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:
  22. Acts 7:49λέγει · says
    ‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be?
  23. Acts 7:59λέγοντα
    While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
  24. Acts 8:6λεγομένοις · message
    The crowds all paid close attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform.
  25. Acts 8:9λέγων · He claimed
    Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great,
  26. Acts 8:10λέγοντες · [and] said
    …and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.”
  27. Acts 8:19λέγων · he said
    “Give me this power as well,” he said, “so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
  28. Acts 8:26λέγων
    Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”
  29. Acts 8:34λέγει · talking
    “Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”
  30. Acts 9:4λέγουσαν · say
    He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”
  31. Acts 9:36λέγεται · as
    In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
  32. Acts 10:26λέγων · he said
    But Peter helped him up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.”
  33. Acts 10:28λέγειν · I should not call
    He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.
  34. Acts 11:3λέγοντες · [and] said
    …and said, “You visited uncircumcised men and ate with them.”
  35. Acts 11:4λέγων
    But Peter began and explained to them the whole sequence of events:
  36. Acts 11:7λεγούσης · saying
    Then I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter, kill and eat.’
  37. Acts 11:18λέγοντες · saying
    When they heard this, they had no further objections, and they glorified God, saying, “So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.”
  38. Acts 12:7λέγων · saying
    Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.
  39. Acts 12:8λέγει · [the angel] told
    “Get dressed and put on your sandals,” said the angel. Peter did so, and the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.”
  40. Acts 13:15λέγοντες; λέγετε · please speak
    After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: “Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak.”
  41. Acts 13:35λέγει · He says
    So also, He says in another Psalm: ‘You will not let Your Holy One see decay.’
  42. Acts 14:11λέγοντες
    When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!”
  43. Acts 14:15λέγοντες
    “Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.
  44. Acts 14:18λέγοντες · words
    Even with these words, Paul and Barnabas could hardly stop the crowds from sacrificing to them.
  45. Acts 15:5λέγοντες · [and] declared
    But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.”
  46. Acts 15:13λέγων
    When they had finished speaking, James declared, “Brothers, listen to me!
  47. Acts 15:17λέγει · says
    …so that the remnant of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord who does these things
  48. Acts 16:9λέγων
    During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
  49. Acts 16:15λέγουσα
    And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.