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
| Luke 12:4 | “I tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you, my friends, do not fear those who can kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. |
| Luke 12:5 | I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the one who, after he kills, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you, fear this one! |
| Luke 12:8 | “I say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) to you, everyone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge him before the angels of God; |
| Luke 12:10 | And everyone who speaks (erei | ἐρεῖ | fut act ind 3 sg) a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. |
| Luke 12:11 | When they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, do not worry: How or what words should you use in your defense? or, What should you say (eipēte | εἴπητε | aor act subj 2 pl)? |
| Luke 12:12 | For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what it is necessary to say.” (eipein | εἰπεῖν | aor act inf ) |
| Luke 12:13 | Someone from the crowd said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Teacher, tell (eipe | εἰπέ | aor act imperative 2 sg) my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.” |
| Luke 12:14 | But he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Friend, who appointed me a judge or arbitrator between you two?” |
| Luke 12:15 | And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Watch out and be on guard against all types of greed, because one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” |
| Luke 12:16 | Then he told (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) a parable to them, saying: (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) “The land of a certain rich man produced a good crop. |
| Luke 12:17 | And he thought to himself, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), ‘What shall I do, for I have no place to store my crops?’ |
| Luke 12:18 | Then he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and I will build bigger ones; and I will store there all my grain and my goods. |
| Luke 12:19 | Then I will say (erō | ἐρῶ | fut act ind 1 sg) to my soul, “Soul, you have many good things laid up for many years; take your rest, eat, drink, be merry.”’ |
| Luke 12:20 | But God said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul will be demanded of you. And what you have prepared for yourself, whose will it be?’ |
| Luke 12:22 | He said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to his disciples, “Therefore I tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will wear. |
| Luke 12:27 | Consider the lilies, how they grow. They neither toil nor spin, yet I tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you, not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. |
| Luke 12:37 | Fortunate are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes. Truly I say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) to you, he will dress himself for service, have them recline at table, and will come and serve them. |
| Luke 12:41 | Then Peter said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Lord, are (legeis | λέγεις | pres act ind 2 sg) you (legeis | λέγεις | pres act ind 2 sg) telling (legeis | λέγεις | pres act ind 2 sg) this parable to us or to everyone?” |
| Luke 12:42 | And the Lord said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Who, then, is the faithful and wise steward, whom the master will put in charge of his servants, to give the food ration at the proper time? |
| Luke 12:44 | I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. |
| Luke 12:45 | But if that servant says (eipē | εἴπῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) in his heart, ‘My master is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and get drunk; |
| Luke 12:51 | Do you think that I came to give peace in the earth? No, I tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you, but rather division! |
| Luke 12:54 | He also said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, you (legete | λέγετε | pres act ind 2 pl) say (legete | λέγετε | pres act ind 2 pl) at once, rainstorm is coming,’ and so it happens. |
| Luke 12:55 | And when there is a south wind blowing, you say (legete | λέγετε | pres act ind 2 pl), ‘There will be hot weather,’ and it happens. |
| Luke 12:59 | I say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) to you, you will certainly not get out of there until you have paid the last penny.” |
