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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. Matthew 8:26λέγει · [Jesus] replied
    “You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.
  2. Matthew 8:27λέγοντες · [and] asked
    The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”
  3. Matthew 8:29λέγοντες
    “What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”
  4. Matthew 8:31λέγοντες
    So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
  5. Matthew 9:6λέγει · He said
    But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” Then He said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
  6. Matthew 9:9λεγόμενον · named; λέγει · He told
    As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.
  7. Matthew 9:14λέγοντες · [and] asked
    Then John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast so often, but Your disciples do not fast?”
  8. Matthew 9:18λέγων · he said
    While Jesus was saying these things, a synagogue leader came and knelt before Him. “My daughter has just died,” he said. “But come and place Your hand on her, and she will live.”
  9. Matthew 9:27λέγοντες
    As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
  10. Matthew 9:28λέγει · asked; Λέγουσιν · they answered
    After Jesus had entered the house, the blind men came to Him. “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” He asked. “Yes, Lord,” they answered.
  11. Matthew 9:29λέγων · [and] said
    Then He touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith will it be done to you.”
  12. Matthew 9:30λέγων
    And their eyes were opened. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one finds out about this!”
  13. Matthew 9:33λέγοντες · [and] said
    And when the demon had been driven out, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”
  14. Matthew 9:37λέγει · He said
    Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.
  15. Matthew 10:2λεγόμενος · called
    These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
  16. Matthew 10:5λέγων · with [the following]
    These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.
  17. Matthew 10:7λέγοντες · this message
    As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’
  18. Matthew 10:15λέγω · I tell
    Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.
  19. Matthew 10:23λέγω · I tell
    When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
  20. Matthew 10:27λέγω · I tell
    What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.
  21. Matthew 10:42λέγω · I tell
    And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”
  22. Matthew 11:7λέγειν · to speak
    As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?
  23. Matthew 11:9λέγω · I tell
    What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
  24. Matthew 11:11λέγω · I tell
    Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
  25. Matthew 11:17λέγουσιν
    ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
  26. Matthew 11:18λέγουσιν · they say
    For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’
  27. Matthew 11:19λέγουσιν · they say
    The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.”
  28. Matthew 11:22λέγω · I tell
    But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.
  29. Matthew 11:24λέγω · I tell
    But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”
  30. Matthew 12:6λέγω · I tell
    But I tell you that One greater than the temple is here.
  31. Matthew 12:10λέγοντες
    …and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
  32. Matthew 12:13λέγει · [Jesus] said
    Then Jesus said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored to full use, just like the other.
  33. Matthew 12:17λέγοντος
    This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
  34. Matthew 12:31λέγω · I tell
    Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
  35. Matthew 12:36λέγω · I tell
    But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
  36. Matthew 12:38λέγοντες
    Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”
  37. Matthew 12:44λέγει · it says
    Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ On its return, it finds the house vacant, swept clean, and put in order.
  38. Matthew 12:48λέγοντι
    But Jesus replied, “Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?”
  39. Matthew 13:3λέγων · saying
    And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.
  40. Matthew 13:14λέγουσα
    In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
  41. Matthew 13:17λέγω · I tell
    For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
  42. Matthew 13:24λέγων
    Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
  43. Matthew 13:28λέγουσιν · asked
    ‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’
  44. Matthew 13:31λέγων
    He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.
  45. Matthew 13:35λέγοντος
    So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”
  46. Matthew 13:36λέγοντες · [and] said
    Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
  47. Matthew 13:51Λέγουσιν · they answered
    Have you understood all these things?” “Yes,” they answered.
  48. Matthew 13:54λέγειν · they asked
    Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.