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 22:21 | They answered (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) “Caesar’s.” Then he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” |
| Matthew 22:23 | same That same day the Sadducees who (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) say (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) there is no resurrection came to him and posed a question. |
| Matthew 22:24 | They said (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “Teacher, Moses said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), ‘If a man dies having no children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up children for his brother.’ |
| Matthew 22:29 | Jesus answered them, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “You are mistaken, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God. |
| Matthew 22:31 | But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken (rhēthen | ῥηθέν | aor pass ptcp acc sg neut) to you by God: |
| Matthew 22:42 | “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?” They said (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) to him, “David’s.” |
| Matthew 22:43 | He said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call him ‘Lord,’ saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), |
| Matthew 22:44 | ‘The Lord said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet”’? |
| Matthew 23:2 | saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “The scribes and the Pharisees now occupy the chair of Moses. |
| Matthew 23:3 | Therefore put into practice and continue to do whatever they tell (eipōsin | εἴπωσιν | aor act subj 3 pl) you; but do not imitate what they do, for they teach (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) but do not practice. |
| Matthew 23:16 | “Woe to you, blind guides who say (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp voc pl masc), ‘If someone swears by the temple it means nothing; but if someone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’ |
| Matthew 23:30 | and you say (legete | λέγετε | pres act ind 2 pl), ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ |
| Matthew 23:36 | I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, all these things will come upon this generation. |
| Matthew 23:39 | For I say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) to you, you will see me no more until you say (eipēte | εἴπητε | aor act subj 2 pl), ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’” |
| Matthew 24:2 | And he responded to them, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “You see all these things, do you not? I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, not even one stone will be left here upon another that will not be thrown down.” |
| Matthew 24:3 | And when he was seated on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “Tell (eipe | εἰπέ | aor act imperative 2 sg) us, when are these things to take place, and what will be the sign of your coming and the consummation of the age?” |
| Matthew 24:4 | And Jesus answered them, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Take care that no one leads you astray. |
| Matthew 24:5 | For many will come in my name, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. |
| Matthew 24:15 | “Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation’ spoken (rhēthen | ῥηθέν | aor pass ptcp acc sg neut) of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), |
| Matthew 24:23 | Then if anyone says (eipē | εἴπῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or, ‘There he is!’ Do not believe him. |
| Matthew 24:26 | So, if they say (eipōsin | εἴπωσιν | aor act subj 3 pl) to you, ‘There he is, out in the wilderness!’ do not go out; or, ‘Here he is, in the inner rooms!’ do not believe it. |
| Matthew 24:34 | I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. |
| Matthew 24:47 | I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, he will put that servant in charge of all his possessions. |
| Matthew 24:48 | But suppose that servant is wicked and says (eipē | εἴπῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) in his heart, ‘My master is slow to return,’ |
| Matthew 25:8 | The foolish said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our torches are going out.’ |
