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 14:34 | And he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to the point of death; remain here and stay alert.” |
| Mark 14:36 | And he said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg), “Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Remove this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.” |
| Mark 14:37 | Then he returned and found them sleeping. So he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Were you not able to stay alert for one hour?” |
| Mark 14:39 | And again, going away, he prayed, saying (eipōn | εἰπών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) the same thing. |
| Mark 14:41 | And he returned a third time and said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? Enough! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of sinners. |
| Mark 14:44 | Now his betrayer had given them a sign, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “The one I will kiss, it is he. Seize him and lead him away under guard.” |
| Mark 14:45 | And when Judas arrived, immediately he went up to Jesus and said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg), “Rabbi!” And he kissed him. |
| Mark 14:48 | And responding, Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “As against a robber have you come out with swords and clubs to take me? |
| Mark 14:57 | And some, standing up, were giving false testimony against him, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), |
| Mark 14:58 | “We heard him saying (legontos | λέγοντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc), ‘I will destroy this temple made with hands, and in three days I will build another not made with hands.’” |
| Mark 14:60 | Then the high priest, standing up in their midst, asked Jesus, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “Are you not going to reply to what these men are testifying against you?” |
| Mark 14:61 | But he remained silent and answered back nothing. Again the high priest questioned him and said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed?” |
| Mark 14:62 | And Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “I am; and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.” |
| Mark 14:63 | And the high priest, tearing his garments, said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg), “Why do we still have need of witnesses? |
| Mark 14:65 | And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to strike him, and to say (legein | λέγειν | pres act inf ) to him, “Prophesy!” Even the officers received him with slaps to the face. |
| Mark 14:67 | and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked closely at him and said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg), “You also were with the Nazarene, Jesus.” |
| Mark 14:68 | But he denied it, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “I neither know nor understand what you are saying.” (legeis | λέγεις | pres act ind 2 sg) And he went out into the exterior court, and a rooster crowed. |
| Mark 14:69 | And the maid servant, seeing him, began again to say (legein | λέγειν | pres act inf ) to those who were standing around, “This man is one of them.” |
| Mark 14:70 | But again he denied it. And after a little while again those standing around said (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl) to Peter, “Surely you are one of them, for you also are a Galilean.” |
| Mark 14:71 | Then Peter began to call down curses on himself and to swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak!” (legete | λέγετε | pres act ind 2 pl) |
| Mark 14:72 | And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” And upon reflection, he broke into tears. |
| Mark 15:2 | And Pilate questioned him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” And answering him, he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg), “You say (legeis | λέγεις | pres act ind 2 sg) it.” |
| Mark 15:4 | Then Pilate questioned him again, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “Do you answer nothing? See how many accusations they are bringing against you.” |
| Mark 15:7 | Among the rebels in prison, who in the insurrection had committed murder, there was a man called (legomenos | λεγόμενος | pres pass ptcp nom sg masc) Barabbas. |
| Mark 15:9 | So Pilate responded to them, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “Do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?” |
