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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Concordance 1,098 verses

  1. Colossians 4:11 λεγόμενος

    Jesus, who is called Justus, also sends greetings. These are the only Jews among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me.

  2. 1 Thessalonians 4:15 λέγομεν

    By the word of the Lord, we declare to you that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep.

  3. 1 Thessalonians 5:3 λέγωσιν

    While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

  4. 2 Thessalonians 2:4 λεγόμενον

    He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.

  5. 1 Timothy 1:7 λέγουσιν

    They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or that which they so confidently assert.

  6. 1 Timothy 2:7 λέγω

    For this reason I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the Gentiles. I am telling the truth; I am not lying about anything.

  7. 1 Timothy 4:1 λέγει

    Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,

  8. 1 Timothy 5:18 λέγει

    For the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.”

  9. 2 Timothy 2:7 λέγω

    Consider what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all things.

  10. 2 Timothy 2:18 λέγοντες

    who have deviated from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already occurred, and they undermine the faith of some.

  11. Titus 2:8 λέγειν

    and wholesome speech that is above reproach, so that anyone who opposes us will be ashamed to have nothing bad to say about us.

  12. Philemon 1:19 λέγω

    I, Paul, write this with my own hand. I will repay it—not to mention that you owe me your very self.

  13. Philemon 1:21 λέγω

    Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.

  14. Hebrews 1:6 λέγει

    And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all God’s angels worship Him.”

  15. Hebrews 1:7 λέγει

    Now about the angels He says: “He makes His angels winds, His servants flames of fire.”

  16. Hebrews 2:6 λέγων

    But somewhere it is testified in these words: “What is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?

  17. Hebrews 2:12 λέγων

    He says: “I will proclaim Your name to My brothers; I will sing Your praises in the assembly.”

  18. Hebrews 3:7 λέγει

    Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice,

  19. Hebrews 3:15 λέγεσθαι

    As it has been said: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion.”

  20. Hebrews 4:7 λέγων

    God again designated a certain day as “Today,” when a long time later He spoke through David as was just stated: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.”

  21. Hebrews 5:6 λέγει

    And in another passage God says: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”

  22. Hebrews 5:11 λέγειν

    We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain, because you are dull of hearing.

  23. Hebrews 6:14 λέγων

    saying, “I will surely bless you and multiply your descendants.”

  24. Hebrews 7:11 λέγεσθαι

    Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on this basis the people received the law), why was there still need for another priest to appear—one in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron?

  25. Hebrews 7:13 λέγεται

    He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar.

  26. Hebrews 7:21 λέγοντος

    but Jesus became a priest with an oath by the One who said to Him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’”

  27. Hebrews 8:1 λεγομένοις

    The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,

  28. Hebrews 8:8 λέγειλέγει

    But God found fault with the people and said: “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.

  29. Hebrews 8:9 λέγει

    It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not abide by My covenant, and I disregarded them, declares the Lord.

  30. Hebrews 8:10 λέγει

    For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.

  31. Hebrews 8:11 λέγων

    No longer will each one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest.

  32. Hebrews 8:13 λέγειν

    By speaking of a new covenant, He has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear.

  33. Hebrews 9:2 λέγεται

    A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place.

  34. Hebrews 9:3 λεγομένη

    Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,

  35. Hebrews 9:5 λέγειν

    Above the ark were the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.

  36. Hebrews 9:20 λέγων

    saying, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.”

  37. Hebrews 10:5 λέγει

    Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me.

  38. Hebrews 10:8 λέγων

    In the passage above He says, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not desire, nor did You delight in them” (although they are offered according to the law).

  39. Hebrews 10:16 λέγει

    “This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds.”

  40. Hebrews 11:14 λέγοντες

    Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own.

  41. Hebrews 11:24 λέγεσθαι

    By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.

  42. Hebrews 11:32 λέγω

    And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,

  43. Hebrews 12:26 λέγων

    At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”

  44. Hebrews 13:6 λέγειν

    So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”

  45. James 1:13 λεγέτω

    When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone.

  46. James 2:14 λέγῃ

    What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?

  47. James 2:23 λέγουσα

    And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.

  48. James 4:5 λέγει

    Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?

  49. James 4:6 λέγει

    But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

  50. James 4:13 λέγοντες

    Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.”

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