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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. Mark 8:30λέγωσιν · not to tell anyone
    And Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about Him.
  2. Mark 8:33λέγει · said
    But Jesus, turning and looking at His disciples, rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan! For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
  3. Mark 9:1λέγω · I tell
    Then Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God arrive with power.”
  4. Mark 9:5λέγει · said
    Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
  5. Mark 9:11λέγοντες; Λέγουσιν · say
    And they asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
  6. Mark 9:13λέγω · I tell
    But I tell you that Elijah has indeed come, and they have done to him whatever they wished, just as it is written about him.”
  7. Mark 9:19λέγει · [Jesus]
    “O unbelieving generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to Me.”
  8. Mark 9:25λέγων · He said
    When Jesus saw that a crowd had come running, He rebuked the unclean spirit. “You deaf and mute spirit,” He said, “I command you to come out and never enter him again.”
  9. Mark 9:26λέγειν · said
    After shrieking and convulsing him violently, the spirit came out. The boy became like a corpse, so that many said, “He is dead.”
  10. Mark 9:35λέγει · said
    Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all.”
  11. Mark 9:41λέγω · I tell
    Indeed, if anyone gives you even a cup of water because you bear the name of Christ, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.
  12. Mark 10:11λέγει · He told
    So He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.
  13. Mark 10:15λέγω · I tell
    Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
  14. Mark 10:18λέγεις · do you call
    “Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.
  15. Mark 10:23λέγει · [and] said to
    Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”
  16. Mark 10:24λέγει · said
    And the disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!
  17. Mark 10:26λέγοντες · [and] said
    They were even more astonished and said to one another, “Who then can be saved?”
  18. Mark 10:27λέγει · [and] said
    Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”
  19. Mark 10:28λέγειν · to say
    Peter began to say to Him, “Look, we have left everything and followed You.”
  20. Mark 10:29λέγω · I tell
    “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospel
  21. Mark 10:32λέγειν · to tell
    As they were going up the road to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking ahead of them. The disciples were amazed, but those who followed were afraid. Again Jesus took the Twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him:
  22. Mark 10:35λέγοντες · [and] declared
    Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and declared, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.”
  23. Mark 10:42λέγει · [and] said
    So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.
  24. Mark 10:47λέγειν
    When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
  25. Mark 10:49λέγοντες · they said
    Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called the blind man. “Take courage!” they said. “Get up! He is calling for you.”
  26. Mark 11:2λέγει · said
    …and said to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.
  27. Mark 11:21λέγει · [and] said
    Peter remembered it and said, “Look, Rabbi! The fig tree You cursed has withered.”
  28. Mark 11:22λέγει · said
    “Have faith in God,” Jesus said to them.
  29. Mark 11:23λέγω · I tell
    “Truly I tell you that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and has no doubt in his heart but believes that it will happen, it will be done for him.
  30. Mark 11:24λέγω · I tell
    Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
  31. Mark 11:31λέγοντες
    They deliberated among themselves what they should answer: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
  32. Mark 11:33λέγουσιν; λέγει · replied; λέγω · 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. Mark 12:6λέγων · he said
    Finally, having one beloved son, he sent him to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
  34. Mark 12:14λέγουσιν · they said
    “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and seek favor from no one. Indeed, You are impartial and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or not?”
  35. Mark 12:16λέγει · He asked
    So they brought it, and He asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.
  36. Mark 12:18λέγουσιν · say; λέγοντες
    Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him:
  37. Mark 12:26λέγων
    But concerning the dead rising, have you not read about the burning bush in the Book of Moses, how God told him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?
  38. Mark 12:35λέγουσιν · say
    While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, He asked, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?
  39. Mark 12:37λέγει · calls
    David himself calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?” And the large crowd listened to Him with delight.
  40. Mark 12:43λέγω · I tell
    Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury.
  41. Mark 13:1λέγει · said
    As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look at the magnificent stones and buildings!”
  42. Mark 13:5λέγειν · by telling
    Jesus began by telling them, “See to it that no one deceives you.
  43. Mark 13:6λέγοντες · claiming
    Many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and will deceive many.
  44. Mark 13:30λέγω · I tell
    Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
  45. Mark 13:37λέγω · I say; λέγω · I say
    And what I say to you, I say to everyone: Keep watch!”