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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 26:64Λέγει · answered; λέγω · I say
    “You have said it yourself,” Jesus answered. “But I say to all of you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
  2. Matthew 26:65λέγων · [and] declared
    At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “He has blasphemed! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.
  3. Matthew 26:68λέγοντες · [and] said
    …and said, “Prophesy to us, Christ! Who hit You?”
  4. Matthew 26:69λέγουσα · she said
    Meanwhile, Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came up to him. “You also were with Jesus the Galilean,” she said.
  5. Matthew 26:70λέγων; λέγεις · you are talking about
    But he denied it before them all: “I do not know what you are talking about.”
  6. Matthew 26:71λέγει · said
    When Peter had gone out to the gateway, another servant girl saw him and said to the people there, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.”
  7. Matthew 27:4λέγων · he said
    “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”
  8. Matthew 27:9λέγοντος
    Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on Him by the people of Israel,
  9. Matthew 27:11λέγων; λέγεις · have said [so]
    Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, who questioned Him: “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
  10. Matthew 27:13λέγει · asked
    Then Pilate asked Him, “Do You not hear how many charges they are bringing against You?”
  11. Matthew 27:16λεγόμενον · named
    At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner named Barabbas.
  12. Matthew 27:17λεγόμενον · is called
    So when the crowd had assembled, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”
  13. Matthew 27:19λέγουσα · this message
    While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.”
  14. Matthew 27:22Λέγει · asked; λεγόμενον · is called; Λέγουσιν · They all answered
    “What then should I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify Him!”
  15. Matthew 27:23λέγοντες
    “Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”
  16. Matthew 27:24λέγων · he said
    When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”
  17. Matthew 27:29λέγοντες · saying
    And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand, knelt down before Him, and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
  18. Matthew 27:33λεγόμενον · called; λεγόμενος
    And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull,
  19. Matthew 27:40λέγοντες · saying
    …and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
  20. Matthew 27:46λέγων
    About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
  21. Matthew 27:54λέγοντες · [and] said
    When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”
  22. Matthew 27:63λέγοντες · they said
    “Sir,” they said, “we remember that while He was alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’
  23. Matthew 28:9λέγων · [and] said
    Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came to Him, grasped His feet, and worshiped Him.
  24. Matthew 28:10λέγει · said
    “Do not be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me.”
  25. Matthew 28:13λέγοντες · [and] instructed them
    …and instructed them: “You are to say, ‘His disciples came by night and stole Him away while we were asleep.’
  26. Matthew 28:18λέγων
    Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
  27. Mark 1:7λέγων
    And he proclaimed: “After me will come One more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.
  28. Mark 1:15λέγων · He said
    “The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!”
  29. Mark 1:24λέγων
    “What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”
  30. Mark 1:25λέγων · He said
    But Jesus rebuked the spirit. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!”
  31. Mark 1:27λέγοντας
    All the people were amazed and began to ask one another, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him!”
  32. Mark 1:30λέγουσιν · they promptly told
    Simon’s mother-in-law was sick in bed with a fever, and they promptly told Jesus about her.
  33. Mark 1:37λέγουσιν · they said
    …and when they found Him, they said, “Everyone is looking for You!”
  34. Mark 1:38λέγει · [Jesus] answered
    But Jesus answered, “Let us go on to the neighboring towns so I can preach there as well, for that is why I have come.”
  35. Mark 1:40λέγων
    Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”
  36. Mark 1:41λέγει · He said
    Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!”
  37. Mark 1:44λέγει
    “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
  38. Mark 2:5λέγει · He said
    When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
  39. Mark 2:8λέγει · He asked
    At once Jesus knew in His spirit that they were thinking this way within themselves. “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?” He asked.
  40. Mark 2:10λέγει · He said
    But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic,
  41. Mark 2:11λέγω · I tell
    “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
  42. Mark 2:12λέγοντας · saying
    And immediately the man got up, picked up his mat, and walked out in front of them all. As a result, they were all astounded and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”
  43. Mark 2:14λέγει · He told
    As He was walking along, He saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Levi got up and followed Him.
  44. Mark 2:17λέγει · told
    On hearing this, Jesus told them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”