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 15:12 | And Pilate, answering again said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to them, “What, then, do you want me to do with the man you call (legete | λέγετε | pres act ind 2 pl) the king of the Jews?” |
| Mark 15:14 | And Pilate said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to them, “Why, what evil has he done?” But they cried out all the more, “Crucify him!” |
| Mark 15:29 | And those passing by ridiculed him, wagging their heads, and saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “Aha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, |
| Mark 15:31 | So also the ruling priests, mocking among themselves, with the scribes, were saying (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl), “Others he saved; himself he can not save! |
| Mark 15:35 | And when some of the bystanders heard this, they said (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl), “Listen, he is calling Elijah!” |
| Mark 15:36 | Then someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a staff, and gave it to him to drink, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “Permit me; let us see if Elijah will come to take him down.” |
| Mark 15:39 | And when the centurion, who was standing in front of him, saw that in this way he had died, he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Truly, this man was the son of God!” |
| Mark 16:3 | And they were saying (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl) to themselves, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?” |
| Mark 16:6 | But he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has been raised. He is not here. Look, there is the place where they laid him. |
| Mark 16:7 | But go, tell (eipate | εἴπατε | aor act imperative 2 pl) his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going before you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) you.’” |
| Mark 16:8 | And going outside, they fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had taken hold of them. And they (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. |
| Mark 16:15 | And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to every creature. |
| Luke 1:13 | But the angel said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him: “Do not fear, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will call his name John. |
| Luke 1:18 | But Zechariah said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to the angel, “How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in years?” |
| Luke 1:19 | And the angel answered, him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you, and to tell you the good news of these things. |
| Luke 1:24 | After these days, Elizabeth his wife became pregnant, and she kept herself in seclusion for five months, saying (legousa | λέγουσα | pres act ptcp nom sg fem), |
| Luke 1:28 | And he (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) came to her and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Greetings, highly favored one, the Lord is with you!” |
| Luke 1:30 | And the angel said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. |
| Luke 1:34 | Mary said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to the angel, “How will this be, since I have no sexual relationship with a man?” |
| Luke 1:35 | And the angel answered, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will overshadow you: therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called the Son of God. |
| Luke 1:38 | So Mary said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Behold, the maidservant of the Lord! Let it happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her. |
| Luke 1:42 | and exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! |
| Luke 1:46 | And Mary said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “My soul magnifies the Lord, |
| Luke 1:60 | But his mother responded, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “No; he is rather to be called John.” |
| Luke 1:61 | And they said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.” |
