λέγω | Bill Mounce

Vocabulary Form

λέγω

Definition

I say, speak

Erasmian

Modern

Frequency

2353

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 9:20	His parents answered, saying (eipan \| εἶπαν \| aor act ind 3 pl), “We know that this is our son and that he was born blind;
John 9:22	His parents said (eipan \| εἶπαν \| aor act ind 3 pl) this because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone should confess Jesus to be the Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue.
John 9:23	For this reason his parents said (eipan \| εἶπαν \| aor act ind 3 pl), “He is an adult, ask him.”
John 9:24	So for the second time they called the man who had been blind and said (eipan \| εἶπαν \| aor act ind 3 pl) to him, “Give the glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner.”
John 9:26	Therefore they said (eipon \| εἶπον \| aor act ind 3 pl) to him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”
John 9:27	He answered them, “I told (eipon \| εἶπον \| aor act ind 1 sg) you already and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? You do not want to become his disciples too, do you?”
John 9:28	Then they scoffed at him, saying (eipon \| εἶπον \| aor act ind 3 pl), “You are a disciple of that man! But we are disciples of Moses!
John 9:30	The man responded to them, saying (eipen \| εἶπεν \| aor act ind 3 sg), “This is an amazing thing, that you do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes!
John 9:34	They replied to him, saying (eipan \| εἶπαν \| aor act ind 3 pl), “You were born completely in sin, and would you lecture us?” So they threw him out.
John 9:35	Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he said (eipen \| εἶπεν \| aor act ind 3 sg), “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”
John 9:36	The man replied, saying (eipen \| εἶπεν \| aor act ind 3 sg), “And who is he, sir? Tell me, so that I may believe in him.”
John 9:37	Jesus said (eipen \| εἶπεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “You have seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking with you.”
John 9:39	Jesus said (eipen \| εἶπεν \| aor act ind 3 sg), “For judgment I came into this world, so that those who cannot see may receive their sight, and that those who think they see may become blind.”
John 9:40	Some of the Pharisees who were near him heard this, and said (eipon \| εἶπον \| aor act ind 3 pl) to him, “Surely we are not blind too, are we?”
John 9:41	Jesus said (eipen \| εἶπεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now you are saying (legete \| λέγετε \| pres act ind 2 pl), ‘We can see,’ so your guilt remains.
John 10:1	“I (legō \| λέγω \| pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō \| λέγω \| pres act ind 1 sg) you the solemn truth, the one who does not enter the sheepfold through the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber.
John 10:6	Jesus told (eipen \| εἶπεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) them this figurative story, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.
John 10:7	So Jesus said (eipen \| εἶπεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) once again, “I (legō \| λέγω \| pres act ind 1 sg) tell (legō \| λέγω \| pres act ind 1 sg) you the solemn truth, I am the gate for the sheep.
John 10:20	Many of them were saying (elegon \| ἔλεγον \| imperf act ind 3 pl), “He is demon-possessed and out of control. Why are you listening to him?”
John 10:21	Others were saying (elegon \| ἔλεγον \| imperf act ind 3 pl), “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
John 10:24	The Jews surrounded him and asked (elegon \| ἔλεγον \| imperf act ind 3 pl), “How much longer will you provoke us to anger? If you are the Christ, tell (eipe \| εἰπέ \| aor act imperative 2 sg) us plainly.”
John 10:25	Jesus answered them, “I did tell (eipon \| εἶπον \| aor act ind 1 sg) you, yet you do not believe. The works that I am doing in my Father’s name speak on my behalf.
John 10:34	Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said (eipa \| εἶπα \| aor act ind 1 sg), you are gods’?
John 10:35	If the scripture called (eipen \| εἶπεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) them ‘gods’ to whom the word of God came — and scripture cannot be annulled —
John 10:36	do (legete \| λέγετε \| pres act ind 2 pl) you say (legete \| λέγετε \| pres act ind 2 pl) regarding the one whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said (eipon \| εἶπον \| aor act ind 1 sg), ‘I am the Son of God’?