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
| Acts 9:34 | Peter said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and make your own bed!” And immediately he got up. |
| Acts 9:36 | Now in Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha, which when translated means (legetai | λέγεται | pres pass ind 3 sg) Dorcas. She was full of good works and acts of charity, which she was always doing. |
| Acts 9:40 | But Peter put them all outside, and falling to his knees he prayed; then turning toward the dead body, he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Tabitha, get up!” And she opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up. |
| Acts 10:3 | He saw in a vision clearly, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming to him and saying (eiponta | εἰπόντα | aor act ptcp acc sg masc) to him, “Cornelius.” |
| Acts 10:4 | Staring at him and becoming afraid, he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “What is it, Lord?” And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Your prayers and your acts of charity have gone up as a memorial before God. |
| Acts 10:14 | But Peter said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten anything common or unclean.” |
| Acts 10:19 | As Peter was thinking about the vision, the Spirit said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you. |
| Acts 10:21 | And Peter went down to the men and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Behold, I am the one you are looking for. What is the reason for which you have come?” |
| Acts 10:22 | And they said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl), “Cornelius, a centurion, an upright man and one who fears God, who is well spoken of by the whole nation of the Jews, was directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and to hear words from you.” |
| Acts 10:26 | But Peter made him get up, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “Stand up; I myself am also just a man.” |
| Acts 10:28 | And he said to them, “You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a man who is a Jew to associate with or to visit anyone of another race, but God showed me that I (legein | λέγειν | pres act inf ) should (legein | λέγειν | pres act inf ) call (legein | λέγειν | pres act inf ) no person common or unclean. |
| Acts 10:34 | So Peter opened his mouth and said: (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) “Truly I understand that God is not one who shows partiality; |
| Acts 11:3 | saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “You went to a house of uncircumcised men and ate with them.” |
| Acts 11:4 | But Peter began and explained to them in an orderly fashion, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), |
| Acts 11:7 | I also heard a voice saying (legousēs | λεγούσης | pres act ptcp gen sg fem) to me, ‘Get up, Peter; slaughter and eat!’ |
| Acts 11:8 | But I said (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 1 sg), ‘By no means, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.’ |
| Acts 11:12 | And the Spirit told (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) me to go with them without hesitating. And with me went also these six brothers, and we went into the house of the man. |
| Acts 11:13 | And he told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying (eiponta | εἰπόντα | aor act ptcp acc sg masc), ‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter, |
| Acts 11:16 | And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg), ‘John indeed baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ |
| Acts 11:18 | When they heard these things, they fell silent, and they glorified God, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “So then even to the Gentiles God has granted repentance that leads to life.” |
| Acts 12:7 | And behold, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared, and a light shone in the cell. He struck the side of Peter and woke him, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his hands. |
| Acts 12:8 | And the angel said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Dress yourself and put on your sandals.” And he did so. And he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, “Wrap your cloak around yourself and follow me.” |
| Acts 12:11 | When Peter came to himself, he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.” |
| Acts 12:15 | They said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl) to her, “You are out of your mind.” But she insisted that it was so. They kept saying (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl), “It is his angel!” |
| Acts 12:17 | But Peter motioned to them with his hand to be silent, and he related how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Tell these things to James and to the brothers.” Then he departed and went to another place. |
