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 18:27 | Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “What is impossible for mortal beings is possible for God.” |
| Luke 18:28 | Then Peter said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Look, we have left what was ours and followed you.” |
| Luke 18:29 | Then Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, there is no one who has left home or wife or siblings or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God |
| Luke 18:31 | Taking the twelve aside, he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything written by the prophets regarding the Son of Man will be carried out. |
| Luke 18:34 | But the twelve understood none of these things; in fact, what he said was kept hidden from them and they did not grasp what was being said (legomena | λεγόμενα | pres pass ptcp acc pl neut). |
| Luke 18:38 | So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” |
| Luke 18:41 | “What do you want me to do for you?” He said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Lord, that I might see again.” |
| Luke 18:42 | Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “See again! Your faith has saved you.” |
| Luke 19:5 | As he came to that spot, Jesus looked up and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and climb down, for today I must stay at your house.” |
| Luke 19:7 | And everyone, when they saw this, began to grumble, “He went in to lodge with a sinful man.” |
| Luke 19:8 | Zacchaeus, as he (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) stood there, said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to the Lord, “Look, half of what I own, Lord, I will give to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will repay fourfold.” |
| Luke 19:9 | Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, since he too is a son of Abraham. |
| Luke 19:11 | As they were listening to this, he (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) went on to tell (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) a parable, because he was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once. |
| Luke 19:12 | So he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “A certain noble went to a distant country to acquire royal power for himself and then to return. |
| Luke 19:13 | So, calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas, and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, ‘Conduct business until I return.’ |
| Luke 19:14 | But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), ‘We do not want this person to rule over us.’ |
| Luke 19:15 | When he returned, having acquired royal power, he ordered (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) these servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by doing business. |
| Luke 19:16 | The first came before him, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), ‘Master, your mina has gained ten minas.’ |
| Luke 19:17 | And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been trustworthy in a very small matter, exercise authority over ten cities.’ |
| Luke 19:18 | And the second came, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), ‘Your mina, Master, has gained five minas.’ |
| Luke 19:19 | So he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to this one as well, ‘And you, rule over five cities.’ |
| Luke 19:20 | Then the other came, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), ‘Master, look, your mina that I kept laid away in a piece of cloth, |
| Luke 19:22 | He said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, ‘Out of your own mouth I will judge you, wicked servant. You knew, did you, that I am an exacting man, taking up what I did not lay down and reaping what I did not sow? |
| Luke 19:24 | Then he (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to his attendants, ‘Take from him the mina and give it to the one who has the ten minas.’ |
| Luke 19:25 | And they said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) to him, ‘Master, he has ten minas!’ |
