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 13:1 | And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, “Teacher, look, what massive stones and what magnificent buildings!” |
| Mark 13:2 | And Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Do you see these great buildings? Not a single stone will be left here resting on another that will not be thrown down.” |
| Mark 13:4 | “Tell (eipon | εἰπόν | aor act imperative 2 sg) us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things are about to take place?” |
| Mark 13:5 | And Jesus began to speak (legein | λέγειν | pres act inf ) to them, “Watch out lest someone mislead you. |
| Mark 13:6 | Many will come in my name, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), ‘I am he,’ and they will deceive many. |
| Mark 13:21 | And then if someone should (eipē | εἴπῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) say (eipē | εἴπῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or, ‘Look, there he is!’ — do not believe it. |
| Mark 13:30 | 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 begin to take place. |
| Mark 13:37 | And what I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) to you, I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) to all: Stay alert!” |
| Mark 14:2 | but they were saying (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl), “Not during the festival, lest there be an uproar among the people.” |
| Mark 14:6 | But Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Leave her alone. Why are you causing her trouble? She has done a beautiful thing to me. |
| Mark 14:9 | I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, wherever the gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told in memory of her.” |
| Mark 14:12 | And on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when people were slaughtering the Passover lamb, his disciples said (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) to him, “Where do you want us to go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?” |
| Mark 14:13 | And he sent two of his disciples and said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “Go into the city and a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you; follow him. |
| Mark 14:14 | And wherever he enters, say (eipate | εἴπατε | aor act imperative 2 pl) to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher says (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg), “Where is my guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?”’ |
| Mark 14:16 | The disciples left, came to the city, and found things just as he had told (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) them. So they prepared the Passover. |
| Mark 14:18 | And while they were reclining at table and eating, Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, one of you will betray me, one who is eating with me.” |
| Mark 14:19 | They began to be grieved and to say (legein | λέγειν | pres act inf ) to him one after the other, “Surely not I?” |
| Mark 14:20 | He said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “It is one of the twelve, one who is dipping his bread into the bowl with me. |
| Mark 14:22 | And while they were eating, he took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it and gave it to them and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Take; this is my body.” |
| Mark 14:24 | And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out in behalf of many. |
| Mark 14:25 | I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, I will not again drink from the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.” |
| Mark 14:27 | And Jesus said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “All of you will fall away, because it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’ |
| Mark 14:30 | And Jesus said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, “I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, today — this very night, before the rooster crows twice — you will deny me three times.” |
| Mark 14:31 | But Peter exclaimed vehemently, “Even if I must die with you, I will never deny you!” And all the others repeated (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl) the same thing. |
| Mark 14:32 | And they went to a place that was named Gethsemane; and he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” |
