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
| 1 John 2:6 | the one who claims (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) to abide in God ought to walk just as Jesus walked. |
| 1 John 2:9 | The one who claims (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) to be in the light but goes on hating his brother is still in the darkness. |
| 1 John 4:20 | If someone says (eipē | εἴπῃ | aor act subj 3 sg), “I love God,” yet hates his brother, he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen. |
| 1 John 5:16 | If someone sees his brother committing a sin that does not lead to death, he should ask and God will give him life — to those whose sins do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) do (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) not say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) that he should pray about that. |
| 2 John 1:10 | If someone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give (legete | λέγετε | pres act imperative 2 pl) him any greeting, |
| 2 John 1:11 | for the one who gives (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) him a greeting becomes a partner in his evil deeds. |
| Jude 1:9 | But when Michael the archangel, in debate with the devil, was arguing about the body of Moses, he did not presume to condemn him for blasphemy, but said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “The Lord rebuke you!” |
| Jude 1:14 | It was also about these that Enoch, the seventh in descent from Adam, prophesied, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones |
| Jude 1:18 | how they said (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl) to you, “In the final age there will be scoffers driven by their own ungodly desires.” |
| Revelation 1:8 | “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) the Lord God, “the one who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.” |
| Revelation 1:11 | saying (legousēs | λεγούσης | pres act ptcp gen sg fem), “Write what you see on a scroll and send it to the seven churches — to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.” |
| Revelation 1:17 | And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. And he laid his right hand on me, saying (legōn | λέγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), “Do not fear! I am the First and the Last, |
| Revelation 2:1 | “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: The one who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands, has (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) this to (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) say: (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) |
| Revelation 2:2 | I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and that you cannot put up with those who are evil, but have tested those who call (legontas | λέγοντας | pres act ptcp acc pl masc) themselves apostles (but are not) and found them to be false. |
| Revelation 2:7 | He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God. |
| Revelation 2:8 | “To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: The one who is the First and the Last, who died and came to life, has (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) this to (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) say: (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) |
| Revelation 2:9 | I know your affliction and your poverty (but you are rich), and the slander against you by those who call (legontōn | λεγόντων | pres act ptcp gen pl masc) themselves Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. |
| Revelation 2:11 | He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to the churches. The one who conquers will not be harmed by the second death. |
| Revelation 2:12 | “To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: The one who has the sharp two-edged sword has (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) this to (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) say: (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) |
| Revelation 2:17 | He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to the churches. To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna. And I will give him a white stone, and on that stone will be written a new name which no one can understand except the one who receives it. |
| Revelation 2:18 | “To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: The Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire and whose feet are like burnished bronze, has (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) this to (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) say: (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) |
| Revelation 2:20 | But I have this against you, that you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls (legousa | λέγουσα | pres act ptcp nom sg fem) herself a prophetess and is teaching and seducing my servants to practice sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols. |
| Revelation 2:24 | But to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not follow this teaching (who have not learned ‘the deep things of Satan,’ as they call (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) them), to you I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg), I lay on you no other burden, |
| Revelation 2:29 | He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to the churches. |
| Revelation 3:1 | “To the angel of the church in Sardis write: The one who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars has (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) this to (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) say: (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) I know your deeds; that you have a reputation that you are alive, but you are dead. |
