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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. Hebrews 8:1λεγομένοις · we are saying [is this]
    The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,
  2. Hebrews 8:8λέγει · [and] said; λέγει · declares
    But God found fault with the people and said: “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.
  3. Hebrews 8:9λέγει · declares
    It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not abide by My covenant, and I disregarded them, declares the Lord.
  4. Hebrews 8:10λέγει · declares
    For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.
  5. Hebrews 8:11λέγων · saying
    No longer will each one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest.
  6. Hebrews 8:13λέγειν · speaking of
    By speaking of a new covenant, He has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear.
  7. Hebrews 9:2λέγεται · was called
    A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place.
  8. Hebrews 9:3λεγομένη · called
    Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,
  9. Hebrews 9:5λέγειν · [But] we cannot discuss
    Above the ark were the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.
  10. Hebrews 9:20λέγων · saying
    …saying, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.”
  11. Hebrews 10:5λέγει · He said
    Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me.
  12. Hebrews 10:8λέγων · He says
    In the passage above He says, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not desire, nor did You delight in them” (although they are offered according to the law).
  13. Hebrews 10:16λέγει · declares
    “This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds.”
  14. Hebrews 11:14λέγοντες · say
    Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own.
  15. Hebrews 11:24λέγεσθαι · to be called
    By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.
  16. Hebrews 11:32λέγω · shall I say
    And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,
  17. Hebrews 12:26λέγων
    At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”
  18. Hebrews 13:6λέγειν · say
    So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”
  19. James 1:13λεγέτω · should say
    When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone.
  20. James 2:14λέγῃ · claims
    What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
  21. James 2:23λέγουσα · says
    And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.
  22. James 4:5λέγει · says
    Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?
  23. James 4:6λέγει · it says
    But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
  24. James 4:13λέγοντες · say
    Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.”
  25. James 4:15λέγειν · to say
    Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.”
  26. 2 Peter 3:4λέγοντες · they will ask
    “Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask. “Ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has from the beginning of creation.”
  27. 1 John 2:4λέγων · says
    If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
  28. 1 John 2:6λέγων · claims
    Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked.
  29. 1 John 2:9λέγων · claims
    If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.
  30. 1 John 5:16λέγω · I am not saying
    If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying he should ask regarding that sin.
  31. 2 John 1:10λέγετε · greet
    If anyone comes to you but does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home or even greet him.
  32. 2 John 1:11λέγων · greets
    Whoever greets such a person shares in his evil deeds.
  33. Jude 1:14λέγων
    Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones
  34. Revelation 1:8λέγει · says
    “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.
  35. Revelation 1:11λεγούσης · saying
    …saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
  36. Revelation 1:17λέγων · [and] said
    When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,
  37. Revelation 2:1λέγει · the words
    “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.
  38. Revelation 2:2λέγοντας · claim
    I know your deeds, your labor, and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and you have tested and exposed as liars those who falsely claim to be apostles.
  39. Revelation 2:7λέγει · says
    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.
  40. Revelation 2:8λέγει · the words
    To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life.
  41. Revelation 2:9λεγόντων · claim
    I know your affliction and your poverty—though you are rich! And I am aware of the slander of those who falsely claim to be Jews, but are in fact a synagogue of Satan.
  42. Revelation 2:11λέγει · says
    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who overcomes will not be harmed by the second death.
  43. Revelation 2:12λέγει · the words
    To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of the One who holds the sharp, double-edged sword.
  44. Revelation 2:17λέγει · says
    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.
  45. Revelation 2:18λέγει · the words
    To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like a blazing fire and whose feet are like polished bronze.
  46. Revelation 2:20λέγουσα · calls
    But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
  47. Revelation 2:24λέγω · I say; λέγουσιν · so-called
    But I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned the so-called deep things of Satan: I will place no further burden upon you
  48. Revelation 2:29λέγει · says
    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.