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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

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Occurrences

1,177 total
  1. 2 Corinthians 8:8λέγω · I am not giving
    I am not giving a command, but I am testing the sincerity of your love through the earnestness of others.
  2. 2 Corinthians 9:4λέγωμεν · say
    Otherwise, if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we—to say nothing of you—would be ashamed of having been so confident.
  3. 2 Corinthians 11:16λέγω · I repeat
    I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then receive me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.
  4. 2 Corinthians 11:21λέγω · I concede; λέγω · Speaking
    To my shame I concede that we were too weak for that! Speaking as a fool, however, I can match what anyone else dares to boast about.
  5. Galatians 1:9λέγω · I say
    As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse!
  6. Galatians 3:15λέγω · let me put this
    Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended.
  7. Galatians 3:16λέγει · [The Scripture ] does not say
    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.
  8. Galatians 3:17λέγω · What I mean
    What I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God, so as to nullify the promise.
  9. Galatians 4:1Λέγω · I am saying [is that]
    What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he is the owner of everything.
  10. Galatians 4:21Λέγετέ · Tell
    Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not understand what the law says?
  11. Galatians 4:30λέγει · say
    But what does the Scripture say? “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman’s son.”
  12. Galatians 5:2λέγω · tell
    Take notice: I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all.
  13. Galatians 5:16Λέγω · I say
    So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
  14. Ephesians 2:11λεγόμενοι · [and] called; λεγομένης · so-called
    Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)—
  15. Ephesians 4:8λέγει · it says
    This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”
  16. Ephesians 4:17λέγω · I tell [you]
    So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.
  17. Ephesians 5:12λέγειν · to mention
    For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.
  18. Ephesians 5:14λέγει · it is said
    So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
  19. Ephesians 5:32λέγω · am speaking
    This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.
  20. Philippians 3:18λέγω · say [again]
    For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
  21. Philippians 4:11λέγω · I am not saying this
    I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances.
  22. Colossians 2:4λέγω · I say
    I say this so that no one will deceive you by smooth rhetoric.
  23. Colossians 4:11λεγόμενος · who is called
    Jesus, who is called Justus, also sends greetings. These are the only Jews among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me.
  24. 1 Thessalonians 4:15λέγομεν · we declare
    By the word of the Lord, we declare to you that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep.
  25. 1 Thessalonians 5:3λέγωσιν · [people] are saying
    While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
  26. 2 Thessalonians 2:4λεγόμενον · so-called
    He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
  27. 1 Timothy 1:7λέγουσιν · they are saying
    They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or that which they so confidently assert.
  28. 1 Timothy 2:7λέγω · I am telling
    For this reason I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the Gentiles. I am telling the truth; I am not lying about anything.
  29. 1 Timothy 4:1λέγει · states
    Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,
  30. 1 Timothy 5:18λέγει · says
    For the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.”
  31. 2 Timothy 2:7λέγω · I am saying
    Consider what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all things.
  32. 2 Timothy 2:18λέγοντες · They say that
    …who have deviated from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already occurred, and they undermine the faith of some.
  33. Titus 2:8λέγειν · to say
    …and wholesome speech that is above reproach, so that anyone who opposes us will be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.
  34. Philemon 1:19λέγω · mention
    I, Paul, write this with my own hand. I will repay it—not to mention that you owe me your very self.
  35. Philemon 1:21λέγω · I ask
    Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.
  36. Hebrews 1:6λέγει · He says
    And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all God’s angels worship Him.”
  37. Hebrews 1:7λέγει · He says
    Now about the angels He says: “He makes His angels winds, His servants flames of fire.”
  38. Hebrews 2:6λέγων · in these words
    But somewhere it is testified in these words: “What is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?
  39. Hebrews 2:12λέγων · He says
    He says: “I will proclaim Your name to My brothers; I will sing Your praises in the assembly.”
  40. Hebrews 3:7λέγει · says
    Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice,
  41. Hebrews 3:15λέγεσθαι · it has been said
    As it has been said: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion.”
  42. Hebrews 4:7λέγων · He spoke
    God again designated a certain day as “Today,” when a long time later He spoke through David as was just stated: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.”
  43. Hebrews 5:6λέγει · [God] says
    And in another passage God says: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
  44. Hebrews 5:11λέγειν
    We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain, because you are dull of hearing.
  45. Hebrews 6:14λέγων · saying
    …saying, “I will surely bless you and multiply your descendants.”
  46. Hebrews 7:11λέγεσθαι · [one]
    Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on this basis the people received the law), why was there still need for another priest to appear—one in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron?
  47. Hebrews 7:13λέγεται · are said
    He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar.
  48. Hebrews 7:21λέγοντος · said
    …but Jesus became a priest with an oath by the One who said to Him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’”