Vocabulary Form
λέγω
Definition

I say, speak

Erasmian
Modern
Frequency
2353
GK
3306
Forms
(ἔλεγον), ἐρῶ, εἶπον or εἶπα, εἴρηκα, εἴρημαι, ἐρρέθην or ἐρρήθην
Mnemonics

I say, let go of my well-known waffle.

Mnemonic Singing

By His love and power controlling,
all I do and say.

Song

Biblical Concordance

John 5:19 Jesus said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to them, “I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the solemn truth, the Son can do nothing on his own, but only what he sees the Father doing; for whatever the Father does, the Son is doing likewise.
John 5:24 I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the solemn truth, the one who hears my message and believes the one who sent me has eternal life and will not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
John 5:25 “I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the solemn truth, the hour is coming and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
John 5:34 (Not that I accept such human testimony, but I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) say (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) these things so that you may be saved.)
John 6:5 When Jesus lifted up his eyes and saw that a large crowd was coming toward him, he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to Philip, “Where can we buy bread so that these people may eat?”
John 6:6 He (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) said (elegen | ἔλεγεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) this to test him, because he himself knew what he was about to do.
John 6:8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him,
John 6:10 Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Have the people sit down.” (There was plenty of grass in that place.) So the men sat down, about five thousand in number.
John 6:12 And when the people had eaten their fill, he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to his disciples, “Gather up the leftover pieces, so that nothing will go to waste.”
John 6:14 So when the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl), “This is truly the prophet who was to come into the world.”
John 6:20 But he said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “It is I; do not be afraid.”
John 6:25 And when they found him on the other side of the lake, they said (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 3 pl) to him, “Rabbi, when did you come here?”
John 6:26 Jesus responded saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the solemn truth, you are not looking for me because you saw miraculous signs, but because you ate the loaves and had all you wanted.
John 6:28 Therefore they said (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 3 pl) to him, “What must we do to carry out the works God requires?”
John 6:29 Jesus answered, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “This is the work that God requires, that you believe in him whom he has sent.”
John 6:30 Then they said (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 3 pl) to him, “So what miraculous sign will you perform that we may see it and believe in you? What will you do?
John 6:32 Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the solemn truth, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.
John 6:34 So they said (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 3 pl) to him, “Sir, give us this bread from now on!”
John 6:35 Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “I am the bread of life; the one who comes to me will never go hungry, and the one who believes in me will never be thirsty again.
John 6:36 But as I told (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 1 sg) you, you have seen me and still you do not believe.
John 6:41 Then the Jews began to grumble about him because he said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”
John 6:42 And they were saying (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl), “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) he (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) now say (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg), ‘I have come down from heaven’?”
John 6:43 Jesus answered them, saying (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Do not keep grumbling among yourselves.
John 6:47 I (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō | λέγω | pres act ind 1 sg) you the solemn truth, the one who believes has eternal life.
John 6:52 Then the Jews began to argue with one another, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”