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λέγω

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greekNew TestamentVerb1,177 occurrences25 books1,098 verses

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. Romans 9:15λέγει · He says
    For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
  2. Romans 9:17λέγει · says
    For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”
  3. Romans 9:25λέγει · He says
    As He says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘My People’ who are not My people, and I will call her ‘My Beloved’ who is not My beloved,”
  4. Romans 10:6λέγει · says
    But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down)
  5. Romans 10:8λέγει · does it say
    But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming:
  6. Romans 10:11Λέγει · says
    It is just as the Scripture says: “Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
  7. Romans 10:16λέγει · says
    But not all of them welcomed the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”
  8. Romans 10:18λέγω · I ask
    But I ask, did they not hear? Indeed they did: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”
  9. Romans 10:19λέγω · I ask; λέγει · says
    I ask instead, did Israel not understand? First, Moses says: “I will make you jealous by those who are not a nation; I will make you angry by a nation without understanding.”
  10. Romans 10:20λέγει · says
    And Isaiah boldly says: “I was found by those who did not seek Me; I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me.”
  11. Romans 10:21λέγει · he says
    But as for Israel he says: “All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.”
  12. Romans 11:1Λέγω · I ask
    I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.
  13. Romans 11:2λέγει · says
    God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel:
  14. Romans 11:4λέγει
    And what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”
  15. Romans 11:9λέγει · says
    And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them.
  16. Romans 11:11Λέγω · I ask
    I ask then, did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Certainly not! However, because of their trespass, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel jealous.
  17. Romans 11:13λέγω · I am speaking
    I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry
  18. Romans 12:3Λέγω · I say
    For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.
  19. Romans 12:19λέγει · says
    Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”
  20. Romans 14:11λέγει · says
    It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.”
  21. Romans 15:8λέγω · I tell [you that]
    For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs,
  22. Romans 15:10λέγει · it says
    Again, it says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people.”
  23. Romans 15:12λέγει · says
    And once more, Isaiah says: “The Root of Jesse will appear, One who will arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him the Gentiles will put their hope.”
  24. 1 Corinthians 1:10λέγητε · you agree together
    I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be united in mind and conviction.
  25. 1 Corinthians 1:12λέγω · What I mean; λέγει · are saying
    What I mean is this: Individuals among you are saying, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.”
  26. 1 Corinthians 3:4λέγῃ · says
    For when one of you says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere men?
  27. 1 Corinthians 6:5λέγω · I say this
    I say this to your shame. Is there really no one among you wise enough to arbitrate between his brothers?
  28. 1 Corinthians 7:6λέγω · I say
    I say this as a concession, not as a command.
  29. 1 Corinthians 7:8Λέγω · I say [this]
    Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.
  30. 1 Corinthians 7:12λέγω · say this
    To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.
  31. 1 Corinthians 7:35λέγω · I am saying
    I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but in order to promote proper decorum and undivided devotion to the Lord.
  32. 1 Corinthians 8:5λεγόμενοι · so-called
    For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords),
  33. 1 Corinthians 9:8λέγει · say
    Do I say this from a human perspective? Doesn’t the Law say the same thing?
  34. 1 Corinthians 9:10λέγει · He actually speaking
    Isn’t He actually speaking on our behalf? Indeed, this was written for us, because when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes, they should also expect to share in the harvest.
  35. 1 Corinthians 10:15λέγω · I speak
    I speak to reasonable people; judge for yourselves what I say.
  36. 1 Corinthians 10:29λέγω · I mean
    …the other one’s conscience, I mean, not your own. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience?
  37. 1 Corinthians 11:25λέγων · saying
    In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
  38. 1 Corinthians 12:3λέγει · says
    Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
  39. 1 Corinthians 14:16λέγεις · you are saying
    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?
  40. 1 Corinthians 14:21λέγει · says
    It is written in the Law: “By strange tongues and foreign lips I will speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to Me, says the Lord.”
  41. 1 Corinthians 14:34λέγει · says
    Women are to be silent in the churches. They are not permitted to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.
  42. 1 Corinthians 15:12λέγουσιν · say
    But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
  43. 1 Corinthians 15:51λέγω · I tell
    Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—
  44. 2 Corinthians 6:2λέγει · He says
    For He says: “In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation!
  45. 2 Corinthians 6:13λέγω · I speak
    As a fair exchange—I speak as to my children—open wide your hearts also.
  46. 2 Corinthians 6:17λέγει · says
    “Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”
  47. 2 Corinthians 6:18λέγει · says
    And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”
  48. 2 Corinthians 7:3λέγω · I do not say this
    I do not say this to condemn you. I have said before that you so occupy our hearts that we live and die together with you.