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 7:4 | Or how dare you say (ereis | ἐρεῖς | fut act ind 2 sg) to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye,’ and look, there is a log in your own eye? |
| Matthew 7:21 | “Not everyone who says (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. |
| Matthew 7:22 | On that day many will say (erousin | ἐροῦσιν | fut act ind 3 pl) to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name cast out demons, and in your name do many mighty works?’ |
| Matthew 8:2 | A leper came up to him, knelt down, and said (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” |
| Matthew 8:3 | Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “I am willing; be made clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. |
| Matthew 8:4 | Then Jesus said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, “See that you (eipēs | εἴπῃς | aor act subj 2 sg) tell (eipēs | εἴπῃς | aor act subj 2 sg) no one; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” |
| Matthew 8:6 | saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, suffering terribly.” |
| Matthew 8:7 | And Jesus said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, “I will come and heal him.” |
| Matthew 8:8 | But the centurion replied, “Lord, I am not worthy for you to come under my roof, but just say (eipe | εἰπέ | aor act imperative 2 sg) the word and my servant will be healed. |
| Matthew 8:9 | For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my servant, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.” |
| Matthew 8:10 | When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to those who were following, “I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, I have not found faith like this in anyone in Israel. |
| Matthew 8:11 | I tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you, many will come from the east and west to recline at table with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, |
| Matthew 8:13 | And Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to the centurion, “Go; it will be done for you just as you believed.” And his servant was healed at that very hour. |
| Matthew 8:17 | In this way what was spoken (rhēthen | ῥηθέν | aor pass ptcp nom sg neut) by Isaiah the prophet was fulfilled: “He took our illnesses and carried our diseases.” |
| Matthew 8:19 | A scribe came to him and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” |
| Matthew 8:20 | And Jesus said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, “Foxes have lairs and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” |
| Matthew 8:21 | Another of his disciples said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.” |
| Matthew 8:22 | And Jesus said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.” |
| Matthew 8:25 | The disciples went to him and woke him, crying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) out, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” |
| Matthew 8:26 | And he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “Why are you so afraid, you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. |
| Matthew 8:27 | And the men were amazed and said (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “What sort of man is this that even the winds and the sea obey him?” |
| Matthew 8:29 | They cried out, “What do you have to do with us, Son of God? Have you come here before the appointed time to torment us?” |
| Matthew 8:31 | And the demons begged him, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.” |
| Matthew 8:32 | And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Be gone.” So they came out and went into the pigs. Then the entire herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the waters. |
| Matthew 9:2 | And some people brought to him a paralyzed man lying on a stretcher. When Jesus saw their faith, he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to the paralytic, “Take courage, my son; your sins are forgiven.” |
