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 20:24 | “Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription does it have?” They said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl), “Caesar’s.” |
| Luke 20:25 | He said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” |
| Luke 20:27 | Now some Sadducees (who deny (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) there is a resurrection) came up and questioned him, |
| Luke 20:28 | saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if someone’s brother dies, having a wife, but is childless, then his brother must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. |
| Luke 20:34 | And Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage, |
| Luke 20:37 | But that the dead are raised, even Moses made known, in the passage about the bush, for he calls (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) the Lord, ‘the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.’ |
| Luke 20:39 | In response some of the scribes said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl), “Teacher, you (eipas | εἶπας | aor act ind 2 sg) have (eipas | εἶπας | aor act ind 2 sg) spoken (eipas | εἶπας | aor act ind 2 sg) well!” |
| Luke 20:41 | Then he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “How can they say (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) that the Messiah is to be a son of David? |
| Luke 20:42 | For David himself says (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) in the book of Psalms, ‘The Lord said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, |
| Luke 20:45 | As all the people were listening, he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to his disciples, |
| Luke 21:3 | And he 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, that this poor widow has put in more than all the rest. |
| Luke 21:5 | And while (legontōn | λεγόντων | pres act ptcp gen pl masc) some were speaking (legontōn | λεγόντων | pres act ptcp gen pl masc) of the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts dedicated to God, Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), |
| Luke 21:7 | And they asked him, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “Teacher, when will these things be, and what is the sign when these things are about to happen?” |
| Luke 21:8 | And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “See that you are not led astray! For many will come in my name, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), ‘I am he!’ and, ‘The time is at hand!’ Do not go after them. |
| Luke 21:10 | Then he said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; |
| Luke 21:29 | And he told (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) them a parable: “Look at the fig tree, and all the trees. |
| Luke 21:32 | I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, that this generation will by no means have passed away before all things have happened. |
| Luke 22:1 | Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is called (legomenē | λεγομένη | pres pass ptcp nom sg fem) the Passover, was drawing near. |
| Luke 22:8 | So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying (eipōn | εἰπών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc), “Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it together.” |
| Luke 22:9 | They said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) to him, “Where do you want us to prepare it?” |
| Luke 22:10 | He said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Look, when you have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house into which he enters |
| Luke 22:11 | and say (ereite | ἐρεῖτε | fut act ind 2 pl) to the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to you, “Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?”’ |
| Luke 22:13 | So they went and found everything as he had said (eirēkei | εἰρήκει | pluperf act ind 3 sg) to them; and they prepared the Passover meal. |
| Luke 22:15 | He said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “With great desire I desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer! |
| Luke 22:16 | For I say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) to you that I will certainly not eat again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” |
