Gloss
say, said, the most general term for speaking in the NT, translated contextually with more specific words such as say, tell; ask, answer
Forms of the word
Dictionary
λέγω
Greek transliteration
legō
Simplified transliteration
lego
Principal Parts
(ἔλεγον), ἐρῶ, εἶ\πον ορ εἶ\πα, εἴρηκα, εἴρημαι, ἐρρέθην ορ ἐρρήθην
Numbers
Strong's number
2036
GK Number
3306
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
2353
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-1b(2)
Definition
Greek-English Concordance for λέγω
| Matthew 4:18 | As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who was called (legomenon | λεγόμενον | pres pass ptcp acc sg masc) Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. |
| Matthew 4:19 | And he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” |
| Matthew 5:2 | And he opened his mouth and began to teach them, saying: (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) |
| Matthew 5:11 | Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and say (eipōsin | εἴπωσιν | aor act subj 3 pl) all kinds of evil against you falsely on account of me. |
| Matthew 5:18 | I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single iota or one little stroke will pass from the law until everything takes place. |
| Matthew 5:20 | For I tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. |
| Matthew 5:21 | “You have heard that it was said (errethē | ἐρρέθη | aor pass ind 3 sg) to those of old, ‘You shall not murder,’ and, ‘whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’ |
| Matthew 5:22 | But I say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) to you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; and whoever says (eipē | εἴπῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) to his brother, ‘Raka,’ will be liable to the council; and whoever says (eipē | εἴπῃ | aor act subj 3 sg), ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire. |
| Matthew 5:26 | I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, you will certainly not get out of there until you have paid the last penny. |
| Matthew 5:27 | “You have heard that it was said (errethē | ἐρρέθη | aor pass ind 3 sg), ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ |
| Matthew 5:28 | But I say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. |
| Matthew 5:31 | “And it was said (errethē | ἐρρέθη | aor pass ind 3 sg), ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a written notice of divorce.’ |
| Matthew 5:32 | But I say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) to you that anyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman is made to commit adultery. |
| Matthew 5:33 | “Again, you have heard that it was said (errethē | ἐρρέθη | aor pass ind 3 sg) to those of old, ‘You shall not break an oath, but carry out the vows you made to the Lord.’ |
| Matthew 5:34 | But I say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) to you, do not take an oath at all; neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God, |
| Matthew 5:38 | “You have heard that it was said (errethē | ἐρρέθη | aor pass ind 3 sg), ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ |
| Matthew 5:39 | But I say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) to you, do not resist the evildoer; but whoever slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other as well. |
| Matthew 5:43 | “You have heard that it was said (errethē | ἐρρέθη | aor pass ind 3 sg), ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ |
| Matthew 5:44 | But I say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, |
| Matthew 6:2 | So whenever you give alms do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, they have received their reward. |
| Matthew 6:5 | “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in synagogues and on street corners that they may be seen by others. I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, they have received their reward. |
| Matthew 6:16 | “And when you fast, do not put on a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces so that they will appear to others as fasting; I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, they have their reward. |
| Matthew 6:25 | “Therefore I say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) to you, ‘Do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? |
| Matthew 6:29 | but I say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) to you that not even Solomon in all his royal splendor was clothed like one of these. |
| Matthew 6:31 | So then, do not be anxious, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), ‘What shall we eat?’ or, ‘What shall we drink?’ or, ‘With what shall we clothe ourselves?’ — |
