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
| Mark 7:11 | But you say (legete | λέγετε | pres act ind 2 pl), ‘If a man says (eipē | εἴπῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) to his father or mother, “Whatever help you might have received from me is Corban” (that is, given to God), |
| Mark 7:14 | Calling the crowd to him again, he said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to them, “Listen to me, everyone, and understand. |
| Mark 7:18 | So he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “Are you too so lacking in understanding? Do you not know that nothing coming into a man from outside is able to defile him, |
| Mark 7:20 | And he said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg), “What comes out of a person, that is what defiles him. |
| Mark 7:27 | He said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to her, “Let the children first be fed, for it is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” |
| Mark 7:28 | But she answered him, saying (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg), “Lord, even the dogs under the table feed from the children’s crumbs.” |
| Mark 7:29 | And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to her, “Because of this reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter.” |
| Mark 7:34 | Looking up to heaven, he gave a deep sigh and said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, “Ephphatha!” (that is, “Be opened”). |
| Mark 7:36 | Jesus ordered them to tell (legōsin | λέγωσιν | pres act subj 3 pl) no one, but the more he ordered them, the more they spread the news. |
| Mark 7:37 | They were absolutely astonished, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “He has done all things well. He makes the deaf to hear and the mute to speak!” |
| Mark 8:1 | In those days, when once again a large crowd had gathered and had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples and said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, |
| Mark 8:5 | And he asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl), “Seven.” |
| Mark 8:7 | They also had a few small fish. Blessing these, Jesus told (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) them to distribute these as well. |
| Mark 8:12 | Sighing deeply in his spirit, he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg), “Why does this generation seek a sign? I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, no sign will be given to this generation.” |
| Mark 8:15 | And Jesus began to admonish them, “Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod!” |
| Mark 8:17 | Jesus, aware of this, said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Do you have hardened hearts? |
| Mark 8:19 | When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” They said (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) “Twelve.” |
| Mark 8:20 | “When I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” And they said (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl), “Seven.” |
| Mark 8:21 | And he said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to them, “Do you not yet understand?” |
| Mark 8:24 | Upon regaining his sight, he said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg), “I see people walking, but I see them as trees.” |
| Mark 8:26 | And Jesus sent him to his home, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “Do not go back into the village.” |
| Mark 8:27 | And Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. On the way he questioned his disciples, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) to them, “Who do (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) people say (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) I am?” |
| Mark 8:28 | So they answered (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) him, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “John the baptizer; and others, Elijah; but others, one of the prophets.” |
| Mark 8:29 | And he asked them, “But who do (legete | λέγετε | pres act ind 2 pl) you say (legete | λέγετε | pres act ind 2 pl) I am?” Peter answered, saying (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, “You are the Christ.” |
| Mark 8:30 | And he strictly warned them not to tell (legōsin | λέγωσιν | pres act subj 3 pl) anyone about him. |
