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 19:14 λέγει

    It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”

  2. John 19:15 Λέγει

    At this, they shouted, “Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!” “Shall I crucify your King?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” replied the chief priests.

  3. John 19:17 λεγόμενονλέγεται

    Carrying His own cross, He went out to The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.

  4. John 19:24 λέγουσα

    So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it. Instead, let us cast lots to see who will get it.” This was to fulfill the Scripture: “They divided My garments among them, and cast lots for My clothing.” So that is what the soldiers did.

  5. John 19:26 λέγει

    When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, here is your son.”

  6. John 19:27 λέγει

    Then He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” So from that hour, this disciple took her into his home.

  7. John 19:28 λέγει

    After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”

  8. John 19:35 λέγει

    The one who saw it has testified to this, and his testimony is true. He knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe.

  9. John 19:37 λέγει

    And, as another Scripture says: “They will look on the One they have pierced.”

  10. John 20:2 λέγει

    So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb,” she said, “and we do not know where they have put Him!”

  11. John 20:13 λέγουσινΛέγει

    “Woman, why are you weeping?” they asked. “Because they have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I do not know where they have put Him.”

  12. John 20:15 λέγειλέγει

    “Woman, why are you weeping?” Jesus asked. “Whom are you seeking?” Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried Him off, tell me where you have put Him, and I will get Him.”

  13. John 20:16 Λέγειλέγειλέγεται

    Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).

  14. John 20:17 Λέγει

    “Do not cling to Me,” Jesus said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”

  15. John 20:19 λέγει

    It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them.

  16. John 20:22 λέγει

    When He had said this, He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

  17. John 20:24 λεγόμενος

    Now Thomas called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came.

  18. John 20:27 λέγει

    Then Jesus said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Stop doubting and believe.”

  19. John 20:29 Λέγει

    Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

  20. John 21:2 λεγόμενος

    Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.

  21. John 21:3 λέγειΛέγουσιν

    Simon Peter told them, “I am going fishing.” “We will go with you,” they said. So they went out and got into the boat, but caught nothing that night.

  22. John 21:5 λέγει

    So He called out to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” “No,” they answered.

  23. John 21:7 Λέγει

    Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it) and jumped into the sea.

  24. John 21:10 Λέγει

    Jesus told them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught.”

  25. John 21:12 Λέγει

    “Come, have breakfast,” Jesus said to them. None of the disciples dared to ask Him, “Who are You?” They knew it was the Lord.

  26. John 21:15 λέγειΛέγειΛέγει

    When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.”

  27. John 21:16 ΛέγειΛέγειΛέγει

    Jesus asked a second time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus told him, “Shepherd My sheep.”

  28. John 21:17 ΛέγειΛέγει

    Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you love Me?” “Lord, You know all things,” he replied. “You know I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.

  29. John 21:18 λέγω

    Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.”

  30. John 21:19 λέγει

    Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. And after He had said this, He told him, “Follow Me.”

  31. John 21:21 λέγει

    When Peter saw him, he asked, “Lord, what about him?”

  32. John 21:22 Λέγει

    Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you? You follow Me!”

  33. Acts 1:3 λέγων

    After His suffering, He presented Himself to them with many convincing proofs that He was alive. He appeared to them over a span of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.

  34. Acts 1:6 λέγοντες

    So when they came together, they asked Him, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”

  35. Acts 2:7 λέγοντες

    Astounded and amazed, they asked, “Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans?

  36. Acts 2:12 λέγοντες

    Astounded and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?”

  37. Acts 2:17 λέγει

    ‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.

  38. Acts 2:25 λέγει

    David says about Him: ‘I saw the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

  39. Acts 2:34 λέγει

    For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand

  40. Acts 2:40 λέγων

    With many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.”

  41. Acts 3:2 λεγομένην

    And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.

  42. Acts 3:25 λέγων

    And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’

  43. Acts 4:16 λέγοντες

    “What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it.

  44. Acts 5:23 λέγοντες

    “We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”

  45. Acts 5:28 λέγων

    “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.”

  46. Acts 5:36 λέγων

    Some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing.

  47. Acts 5:38 λέγω

    So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail.

  48. Acts 6:9 λεγομένης

    But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They began to argue with Stephen,

  49. Acts 6:11 λέγοντας

    Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.”

  50. Acts 6:13 λέγοντας

    where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.

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