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
| Colossians 4:11 | and Jesus who is called (legomenos | λεγόμενος | pres pass ptcp nom sg masc) Justus. These are the are only Jewish These only Christians among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me. |
| Colossians 4:17 | And tell (eipate | εἴπατε | aor act imperative 2 pl) Archippus, “See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord.” that you complete |
| 1 Thessalonians 4:15 | For this we (legomen | λέγομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) say (legomen | λέγομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who remain behind until the coming of the Lord, will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep, |
| 1 Thessalonians 5:3 | When they are saying (legōsin | λέγωσιν | pres act subj 3 pl), “Peace and security,” it is then that sudden destruction will come upon them, like labor pains upon a woman with child, and they will not escape. |
| 2 Thessalonians 2:4 | who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called (legomenon | λεγόμενον | pres pass ptcp acc sg masc) god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming that he himself is God. |
| 2 Thessalonians 2:5 | Do you not remember that I (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 1 sg) told (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 1 sg) you this while I was still with you? |
| 1 Timothy 1:7 | wishing to be teachers of the law even though they do not understand either what they are saying (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) or concerning what things they are so dogmatically asserting. |
| 1 Timothy 2:7 | It is with reference to this witness that I was appointed a herald and apostle — I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) am (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) speaking (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) the truth; I am not lying — a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. |
| 1 Timothy 4:1 | Now the Spirit clearly says (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) that in the last times some of the faith will apostasize by being devoted to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, |
| 1 Timothy 5:18 | For Scripture says (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg), “Do not muzzle an ox that is treading out the grain,” and, “Worthy is the worker of his wage.” |
| 2 Timothy 2:7 | Reflect on what I am saying (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg), for the Lord will give you insight in all this. |
| 2 Timothy 2:18 | who have swerved from the truth, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) the resurrection has already occurred, and they are upsetting the faith of some. |
| Titus 1:12 | One of them, their own prophet, said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” |
| Titus 2:8 | beyond reproach in your healthy instruction, so that the opponent may be put to shame because he has nothing evil to say (legein | λέγειν | pres act inf ) against us. |
| Philemon 1:19 | I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand — I will pay it back. I (legō | λέγω | pres act subj 1 sg) could also mention (legō | λέγω | pres act subj 1 sg) that you owe me your very self! |
| Philemon 1:21 | Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg). |
| Hebrews 1:5 | For to which of the angels did God ever say (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “My Son are you! Today I have fathered you”? Or again, “I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son”? |
| Hebrews 1:6 | And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg), “Let all the angels of God worship him.” |
| Hebrews 1:7 | Regarding the angels he says (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg), “He makes his angels winds, and his ministers a flame of fire.” |
| Hebrews 1:13 | And to which of the angels has he ever said (eirēken | εἴρηκεν | perf act ind 3 sg), “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet”? |
| Hebrews 2:6 | But someone has testified somewhere, “What is man that you take thought for him, or the son of man, that you care for him? |
| Hebrews 2:12 | when he says (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “I will proclaim your name to my brothers; in the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise.” |
| Hebrews 3:7 | Therefore just as the Holy Spirit says (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg), “Today, if you hear his voice, |
| Hebrews 3:10 | for forty years. Therefore I was angry with this generation and said (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 1 sg), ‘They are always going astray in their hearts, and they have not known my ways.’ |
| Hebrews 3:15 | As it is said (legesthai | λέγεσθαι | pres pass inf ), “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion.” |
