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
| John 9:20 | His parents answered, saying (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl), “We know that this is our son and that he was born blind; |
| John 9:22 | His parents said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) this because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone should confess Jesus to be the Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue. |
| John 9:23 | For this reason his parents said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl), “He is an adult, ask him.” |
| John 9:24 | So for the second time they called the man who had been blind and said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) to him, “Give the glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner.” |
| John 9:26 | Therefore they said (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 3 pl) to him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?” |
| John 9:27 | He answered them, “I told (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 1 sg) you already and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? You do not want to become his disciples too, do you?” |
| John 9:28 | Then they scoffed at him, saying (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 3 pl), “You are a disciple of that man! But we are disciples of Moses! |
| John 9:30 | The man responded to them, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “This is an amazing thing, that you do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes! |
| John 9:34 | They replied to him, saying (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl), “You were born completely in sin, and would you lecture us?” So they threw him out. |
| John 9:35 | Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” |
| John 9:36 | The man replied, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “And who is he, sir? Tell me, so that I may believe in him.” |
| John 9:37 | Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “You have seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking with you.” |
| John 9:39 | Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “For judgment I came into this world, so that those who cannot see may receive their sight, and that those who think they see may become blind.” |
| John 9:40 | Some of the Pharisees who were near him heard this, and said (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 3 pl) to him, “Surely we are not blind too, are we?” |
| John 9:41 | Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now you are saying (legete | λέγετε | pres act ind 2 pl), ‘We can see,’ so your guilt remains. |
| John 10:1 | “I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the solemn truth, the one who does not enter the sheepfold through the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. |
| John 10:6 | Jesus told (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) them this figurative story, but they did not understand what he was saying to them. |
| John 10:7 | So Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) once again, “I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the solemn truth, I am the gate for the sheep. |
| John 10:20 | Many of them were saying (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl), “He is demon-possessed and out of control. Why are you listening to him?” |
| John 10:21 | Others were saying (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl), “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?” |
| John 10:24 | The Jews surrounded him and asked (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl), “How much longer will you provoke us to anger? If you are the Christ, tell (eipe | εἰπέ | aor act imperative 2 sg) us plainly.” |
| John 10:25 | Jesus answered them, “I did tell (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 1 sg) you, yet you do not believe. The works that I am doing in my Father’s name speak on my behalf. |
| John 10:34 | Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said (eipa | εἶπα | aor act ind 1 sg), you are gods’? |
| John 10:35 | If the scripture called (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) them ‘gods’ to whom the word of God came — and scripture cannot be annulled — |
| John 10:36 | do (legete | λέγετε | pres act ind 2 pl) you say (legete | λέγετε | pres act ind 2 pl) regarding the one whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 1 sg), ‘I am the Son of God’? |
