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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. Matthew 19:8Λέγει · Jesus replied
    Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart. But it was not this way from the beginning.
  2. Matthew 19:9λέγω · I tell
    Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”
  3. Matthew 19:10Λέγουσιν · said
    His disciples said to Him, “If this is the case between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry.”
  4. Matthew 19:18Λέγει · [the man] asked
    “Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness,
  5. Matthew 19:20Λέγει · said
    “All these I have kept,” said the young man. “What do I still lack?”
  6. Matthew 19:23λέγω · I tell
    Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.
  7. Matthew 19:24λέγω · I tell
    Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
  8. Matthew 19:25λέγοντες · [and] asked
    When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?”
  9. Matthew 19:28λέγω · I tell
    Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
  10. Matthew 20:6λέγει · he asked
    About the eleventh hour he went out and found still others standing around. ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’ he asked.
  11. Matthew 20:7Λέγουσιν · they answered; Λέγει · So he told
    ‘Because no one has hired us,’ they answered. So he told them, ‘You also go into my vineyard.’
  12. Matthew 20:8λέγει · said
    When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with the last ones hired and moving on to the first.’
  13. Matthew 20:12λέγοντες · they said
    ‘These men who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day.’
  14. Matthew 20:21Λέγει · She answered
    “What do you want?” He inquired. She answered, “Declare that in Your kingdom one of these two sons of mine may sit at Your right hand, and the other at Your left.”
  15. Matthew 20:22Λέγουσιν · [the brothers] answered
    “You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” the brothers answered.
  16. Matthew 20:23Λέγει · [Jesus] said
    “You will indeed drink My cup,” Jesus said. “But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom My Father has prepared them.”
  17. Matthew 20:30λέγοντες
    And there were two blind men sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
  18. Matthew 20:31λέγοντες
    The crowd admonished them to be silent, but they cried out all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
  19. Matthew 20:33Λέγουσιν · they answered
    “Lord,” they answered, “let our eyes be opened.”
  20. Matthew 21:2λέγων · saying
    …saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me.
  21. Matthew 21:4λέγοντος
    This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:
  22. Matthew 21:9λέγοντες
    The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”
  23. Matthew 21:10λέγουσα · [and] asked
    When Jesus had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”
  24. Matthew 21:13λέγει · He declared
    And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”
  25. Matthew 21:15λέγοντας
    But the chief priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David!”
  26. Matthew 21:16λέγουσιν · are saying; λέγει · answered
    “Do You hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’?”
  27. Matthew 21:19λέγει · He said
    Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.
  28. Matthew 21:20λέγοντες · [and] asked
    When the disciples saw this, they marveled and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”
  29. Matthew 21:21λέγω · I tell
    “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.
  30. Matthew 21:23λέγοντες · they asked
    When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”
  31. Matthew 21:25λέγοντες · [and] said
    What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
  32. Matthew 21:27λέγω · tell
    So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
  33. Matthew 21:31Λέγουσιν · they answered; Λέγει · said; λέγω · I tell
    Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.
  34. Matthew 21:37λέγων · he said
    Finally, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
  35. Matthew 21:41Λέγουσιν · they replied
    “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time.”
  36. Matthew 21:42Λέγει · said
    Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
  37. Matthew 21:43λέγω · I tell
    Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.
  38. Matthew 21:45λέγει · [Jesus] was speaking
    When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them.
  39. Matthew 22:1λέγων
    Once again, Jesus spoke to them in parables:
  40. Matthew 22:4λέγων · [and] said
    Again, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’
  41. Matthew 22:8λέγει · he said
    Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.
  42. Matthew 22:12λέγει · he asked
    ‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.
  43. Matthew 22:16λέγοντες · they said
    They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.
  44. Matthew 22:20λέγει · He asked
    “Whose image is this,” He asked, “and whose inscription?”
  45. Matthew 22:21Λέγουσιν · they answered; λέγει · [Jesus] told
    “Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”