Definition
I say, speak
Vocabulary Form
λέγω
Erasmian
Modern
Root
λεγ
Frequency
2353
GK
3306
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 16:29 | His disciples said (legousin | λέγουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl), “Ah, now you are speaking plainly and not using (legeis | λέγεις | pres act ind 2 sg) veiled language! |
| John 17:1 | When Jesus had finished saying these things, he (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) lifted up his eyes to heaven and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son so that your Son may glorify you, |
| John 18:1 | When (eipōn | εἰπών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) Jesus had (eipōn | εἰπών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) spoken (eipōn | εἰπών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) these words, he went out with his disciples across the Kidron valley, where there was an olive grove, into which he entered with his disciples. |
| John 18:4 | Then Jesus, knowing everything that was going to happen to him, stepped forward and said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “Who is it that you are looking for?” |
| John 18:5 | They answered him, “Jesus the Nazarene.” He said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “I am he.” Now Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them. |
| John 18:6 | When Jesus said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “I am he,” they all drew back and fell to the ground. |
| John 18:7 | Then Jesus asked them again, “Who is it that you are looking for?” And they said (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl), “Jesus the Nazarene.” |
| John 18:8 | Jesus replied, “I told (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 1 sg) you that I am he. So if you are looking for me, let these men go.” |
| John 18:9 | This was to fulfill the word he had spoken (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “I have not lost a single one of those you have given me.” |
| John 18:11 | Jesus therefore said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to Peter, “Put your sword back into its sheath. Am I not to drink the cup which the Father has given me?” |
| John 18:16 | but Peter remained outside at the door. So the other disciple, the one who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to the servant girl who kept watch at the door, and brought Peter in. |
| John 18:17 | The servant girl who kept watch at the door said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to Peter, “You are not one of that man’s disciples, are you?” He answered (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg), “I am not.” |
| John 18:21 | Why do you question me? Question those who have heard as to what I said to them; they know what I said.” (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 1 sg) |
| John 18:22 | When (eipontos | εἰπόντος | aor act ptcp gen sg masc) he said (eipontos | εἰπόντος | aor act ptcp gen sg masc) this, one of the officers standing there gave Jesus a slap in the face, saying (eipōn | εἰπών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc), “Is that how you answer the high priest?” |
| John 18:25 | Now Simon Peter was still standing and warming himself, so they said (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 3 pl) to him, “You are not one of his disciples, are you?” Peter denied it and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg), “I am not!” |
| John 18:26 | One of the servants of the high priest, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg), “I saw you in the garden with him, did I not?” |
| John 18:30 | They replied to him, saying (eipan | εἶπαν | aor act ind 3 pl), “If this man were not doing something wrong, we would not have handed him over to you.” |
| John 18:31 | Then Pilate said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them, “Take him yourselves and judge him according to your law.” The Jews said (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 3 pl) to him, “It is not lawful for us to put any one to death.” |
| John 18:32 | This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) indicating what kind of death he was going to die. |
| John 18:33 | Then Pilate entered his headquarters again, summoned Jesus and said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” |
| John 18:34 | Jesus responded, “Are (legeis | λέγεις | pres act ind 2 sg) you saying (legeis | λέγεις | pres act ind 2 sg) this of your own accord, or did others tell (eipon | εἶπον | aor act ind 3 pl) you about me?” |
| John 18:37 | Therefore Pilate said (eipen | εἶπεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, “So you are a king, then?” Jesus answered, “You say (legeis | λέγεις | pres act ind 2 sg) that I am a king! The reason for which I was born and have come into the world, is that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.” |
| John 18:38 | Pilate said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, “What is truth?” And having (eipōn | εἰπών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) said (eipōn | εἰπών | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) this he went out again to the Jews and said (legei | λέγει | pres act ind 3 sg) to them, “I find no basis for an accusation against him. |
| John 18:40 | They shouted back, saying (legontes | λέγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), “Not that man, but Barabbas!” Now Barabbas was a revolutionary. |
| John 19:3 | Then they kept coming up to him, saying (elegon | ἔλεγον | imperf act ind 3 pl), “Hail, king of the Jews!” and slapping him in the face. |