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
| Matthew 15:24 | But he answered, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” |
| Matthew 15:25 | Then she came and knelt before him, saying (legousa | λέγουσα | pres act ptcp nom sg fem), “Lord, help me!” |
| Matthew 15:26 | And he answered, “It is not right to take bread from the children and toss it to the dogs.” |
| Matthew 15:27 | “Yes, Lord,” she said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.” |
| Matthew 15:28 | Then Jesus answered, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to her, “O woman, great is your faith! What you desire will be done for you.” And her daughter was healed at once. |
| Matthew 15:32 | Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “I have compassion on the crowd because they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint from exhaustion on the way.” |
| Matthew 15:33 | And the disciples said (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) to him, “Where in such a desolate place could we find enough bread to feed so great a crowd?” |
| Matthew 15:34 | And Jesus said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl), “Seven, and a few little fish.” |
| Matthew 16:2 | And he answered them, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “When evening comes, you say (legete | λέγετε | pres act ind 2 pl), ‘The weather will be fair, for the sky is red’; |
| Matthew 16:6 | Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Watch out, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” |
| Matthew 16:7 | And they began to discuss this among themselves, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “It is because we brought no bread.” |
| Matthew 16:8 | But when Jesus became aware of this, he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “O you of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread? |
| Matthew 16:11 | How is it that you do not understand that I (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 1 sg) was (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 1 sg) not speaking (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 1 sg) about bread? Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” |
| Matthew 16:12 | Then they understood that he (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) had (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) not told (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) them to beware of the leaven of bread but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. |
| Matthew 16:13 | Now when Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) that the Son of Man is?” |
| Matthew 16:14 | And they said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl), “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” |
| Matthew 16:15 | He said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “But you, who do (legete | λέγετε | pres act ind 2 pl) you (legete | λέγετε | pres act ind 2 pl) say (legete | λέγετε | pres act ind 2 pl) that I am?” |
| Matthew 16:16 | And Simon Peter answered, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” |
| Matthew 16:17 | And Jesus responded, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father in heaven. |
| Matthew 16:18 | And I say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) to you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. |
| Matthew 16:20 | Then he ordered his disciples to tell (eipōsin | εἴπωσιν | aor act subj 3 pl) no one that he was the Messiah |
| Matthew 16:22 | And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “Far be it from you, Lord! This must never happen to you.” |
| Matthew 16:23 | But Jesus turned and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are an obstacle in my way, because you are not thinking the thoughts of God but those of men.” |
| Matthew 16:24 | Then Jesus told (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) his disciples, “If anyone resolves to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. |
| Matthew 16:28 | I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the truth, there are some of those standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom. |
