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 20:23 | except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me, saying (legon | λέγον | pres act ptcp nom sg neut) that in every city imprisonment and persecutions are waiting for me. |
| Acts 20:35 | In all this I have shown you that by working in this way you must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, how he (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) himself said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” |
| Acts 20:36 | And when (eipōn | εἰπών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) he (eipōn | εἰπών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) had (eipōn | εἰπών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) said (eipōn | εἰπών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) these things, he knelt down with them all and prayed. |
| Acts 20:38 | being saddened most of all because of the word he had spoken (eirēkei | εἰρήκει | pluperf act ind 3 sg), that no longer were they going see his face. And they escorted him to the ship. |
| Acts 21:4 | After locating the disciples, we stayed there seven days; and they kept (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl) telling (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl) Paul through the Spirit not to set foot in Jerusalem. |
| Acts 21:11 | He came to us and, taking Paul’s belt, he (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) tied his own hands and feet with it and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “The Holy Spirit says (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) this: ‘This is how the Jews will tie up in Jerusalem the man whose belt this is, and will deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’” |
| Acts 21:14 | And since he would not be persuaded, we fell silent, saying (eipontes | εἰπόντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc), “Let the will of the Lord be done.” |
| Acts 21:20 | And when they heard it, they began to praise God. And they said (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 3 pl) to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands of believers there are among the Jews, and they are all zealous for the law. |
| Acts 21:21 | But they were told about you that you are teaching all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) them not to circumcise their children and not to walk according to our customs. |
| Acts 21:23 | So, then, do what we (legomen | λέγομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) tell (legomen | λέγομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) you. There are with us four men who have taken upon themselves a vow. |
| Acts 21:37 | As he was about to be brought into the barracks, Paul said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to the commanding officer, “Is it allowed for me to say (eipein | εἰπεῖν | aor act inf ) something to you?” He replied, “Do you know Greek? |
| Acts 21:39 | But Paul replied (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no obscure city. I beg you, let me speak to the people.” |
| Acts 21:40 | And when he had given him permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great hush, he addressed them in the Hebrew language, saying: (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) |
| Acts 22:7 | I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying (legousēs | λεγούσης | pres act ptcp gen sg fem) to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’ |
| Acts 22:8 | And I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.’ |
| Acts 22:10 | And I said (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 1 sg), ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ And the Lord said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to me, ‘Get up and go on into Damascus, and there it will be told you about all that has been assigned to you to do.’ |
| Acts 22:13 | came to me, and standing there said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to me, ‘Brother Saul, recover your sight.’ And at that very hour I recovered my sight and saw him. |
| Acts 22:14 | And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), ‘The God of our fathers has chosen you to know his will, to see the Righteous One and to hear a voice from his mouth. |
| Acts 22:18 | and I saw him saying (legonta | λέγοντα | pres act ptcp acc sg masc) to me, ‘Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.’ |
| Acts 22:19 | And I said (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 1 sg), ‘Lord, they themselves know that I used to go from one synagogue to another imprisoning and flogging those who believed in you. |
| Acts 22:21 | And he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to me, ‘Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’” |
| Acts 22:22 | They listened to him until this word, but then they raised their voices saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), saying “Away with such a fellow from the earth, for it is not right for him to live!” |
| Acts 22:24 | the commanding officer ordered Paul to be brought back into the barracks, saying (eipas | εἴπας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) that he should be examined with whips so that he might know the reason why they were shouting at him that way. |
| Acts 22:25 | But when they had stretched him out for the lash, Paul said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to the centurion standing by, “Is it lawful for you to flog a man who is a Roman citizen and uncondemned?” |
| Acts 22:26 | When the centurion heard this, he went and reported to the commanding officer, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.” |
