λέγω

legō

Greek G3004 Verb 1,177 occurrences in 1,098 verses
λέγω to say

λέγω,

[in LXX very freq., chiefly for אמר; λέγει for נְאֻם, Gen.22:16, al. ;]

1. in Hom., to pick out, gather, reckon, recount.

2. In Hdt. and Att., to say, speak, affirm, declare: absol., Act.13:15, 24:10; before orat. dir., Mat.9:34, Mrk.3:11, Jhn.1:29, al.; before ὅτι recit., Mrk.3:21, Luk.1:24, Jhn.6:14, al.; accusative and inf., Luk.11:18, Jhn.12:29, al.; after another verb of speaking, προσφωνεῖν κ. λέγειν, Mat.11:17, al.; ἀπεκρίθη (ἐλάλησεν) λέγων (καὶ λέγει; Dalman, Words, 24 ff.), Mat.25:9, Mrk.3:33, 7:28, Luk.24:6, 7, al.; of unspoken thought, λ. ἐν ἑαυτῷ, Mat.3:9, Luk.3:8, al.; of writing, 2Co.8:8, Php.4:11, al.; λέγει ἡ γραφή, Rom.4:3, Jas.2:23, al.; with accusative of thing(s), Luk.8:8, 9:33, Jhn.5:34, al.; σὺ λέγεις (a non-committal phrase; Swete, Mk., 359, 369f.), Mat.27:11, Mrk.15:2, Luk.23:3, Jhn.18:37; with dative of person(s), before orat. dir., Mat.8:20, Mrk.2:17, al. mult.; id. before ὅτι, Mat.3:9, al.; with prep., πρός, μετά, περί, etc., Mrk.4:41, Jhn.11:56, Heb.9:5, al.; to mean (cl.), Mrk.14:71, Jhn.6:71, 1Co.10:29, al.; to call, name, Mrk.10:18; pass., Mat.9:9, Mrk.15:7, al (cf. ἀντι-, δια- (-μαι), προ-, συλ-λέγω).

SYN.: λαλέω, which refers to the utterance, as λέγω to the meaning of what is said, its correspondence with thought (Tr., Syn., Ixxvi; Thayer, see word λαλέω). (AS)

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  1. John 1:47 λέγει

    When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”

  2. John 1:48 Λέγει

    “How do You know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”

  3. John 1:51 λέγειλέγω

    Then He declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”

  4. John 2:3 λέγει

    When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.”

  5. John 2:4 λέγει

    “Woman, why does this concern us?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”

  6. John 2:5 Λέγειλέγῃ

    His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”

  7. John 2:7 λέγει

    Jesus told the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” So they filled them to the brim.

  8. John 2:8 λέγει

    “Now draw some out,” He said, “and take it to the master of the banquet.” They did so,

  9. John 2:10 λέγει

    and said, “Everyone serves the fine wine first, and then the cheap wine after the guests are drunk. But you have saved the fine wine until now!”

  10. John 3:3 λέγω

    Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”

  11. John 3:4 Λέγει

    “How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time to be born?”

  12. John 3:5 λέγω

    Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.

  13. John 3:11 λέγω

    Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, and yet you people do not accept our testimony.

  14. John 4:5 λεγομένην

    So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.

  15. John 4:7 λέγει

    When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”

  16. John 4:9 Λέγει

    “You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)

  17. John 4:10 λέγων

    Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”

  18. John 4:11 Λέγει

    “Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this living water?

  19. John 4:15 Λέγει

    The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water so that I will not get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.”

  20. John 4:16 Λέγει

    Jesus told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.”

  21. John 4:17 Λέγει

    “I have no husband,” the woman replied. Jesus said to her, “You are correct to say that you have no husband.

  22. John 4:19 Λέγει

    “Sir,” the woman said, “I see that You are a prophet.

  23. John 4:20 λέγετε

    Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”

  24. John 4:21 Λέγει

    “Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.

  25. John 4:25 Λέγειλεγόμενος

    The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything to us.”

  26. John 4:26 Λέγει

    Jesus answered, “I who speak to you am He.”

  27. John 4:28 λέγει

    Then the woman left her water jar, went back into the town, and said to the people,

  28. John 4:31 λέγοντες

    Meanwhile the disciples urged Him, “Rabbi, eat something.”

  29. John 4:34 Λέγει

    Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.

  30. John 4:35 λέγετελέγω

    Do you not say, ‘There are still four months until the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest.

  31. John 4:49 Λέγει

    “Sir,” the official said, “come down before my child dies.”

  32. John 4:50 Λέγει

    “Go,” said Jesus. “Your son will live.” The man took Jesus at His word and departed.

  33. John 4:51 λέγοντες

    And while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive.

  34. John 5:6 λέγει

    When Jesus saw him lying there and realized that he had spent a long time in this condition, He asked him, “Do you want to get well?”

  35. John 5:8 Λέγει

    Then Jesus told him, “Get up, pick up your mat, and walk.”

  36. John 5:19 λέγω

    So Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, unless He sees the Father doing it. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does.

  37. John 5:24 λέγω

    Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.

  38. John 5:25 λέγω

    Truly, truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.

  39. John 5:34 λέγω

    Even though I do not accept human testimony, I say these things so that you may be saved.

  40. John 6:5 λέγει

    When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?”

  41. John 6:8 Λέγει

    One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,

  42. John 6:12 λέγει

    And when everyone was full, He said to His disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over, so that nothing will be wasted.”

  43. John 6:20 λέγει

    But Jesus spoke up: “It is I; do not be afraid.”

  44. John 6:26 λέγω

    Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it is not because you saw these signs that you are looking for Me, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill.

  45. John 6:32 λέγω

    Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.

  46. John 6:42 λέγει

    They were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven?’”

  47. John 6:47 λέγω

    Truly, truly, I tell you, he who believes has eternal life.

  48. John 6:52 λέγοντες

    At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”

  49. John 6:53 λέγω

    So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man, you have no life in you.

  50. John 7:6 Λέγει

    Therefore Jesus told them, “Although your time is always at hand, My time has not yet come.

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