λέγω
legō
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)
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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- Mark 11:24 λέγω
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
- Mark 11:31 λέγοντες
They deliberated among themselves what they should answer: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
- Mark 11:33 λέγουσινλέγειλέγω
So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
- Mark 12:6 λέγων
Finally, having one beloved son, he sent him to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
- Mark 12:14 λέγουσιν
“Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and seek favor from no one. Indeed, You are impartial and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or not?”
- Mark 12:16 λέγει
So they brought it, and He asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.
- Mark 12:18 λέγουσινλέγοντες
Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him:
- Mark 12:26 λέγων
But concerning the dead rising, have you not read about the burning bush in the Book of Moses, how God told him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?
- Mark 12:35 λέγουσιν
While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, He asked, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?
- Mark 12:37 λέγει
David himself calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?” And the large crowd listened to Him with delight.
- Mark 12:43 λέγω
Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury.
- Mark 13:1 λέγει
As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look at the magnificent stones and buildings!”
- Mark 13:5 λέγειν
Jesus began by telling them, “See to it that no one deceives you.
- Mark 13:6 λέγοντες
Many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and will deceive many.
- Mark 13:30 λέγω
Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
- Mark 13:37 λέγωλέγω
And what I say to you, I say to everyone: Keep watch!”
- Mark 14:9 λέγω
And truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
- Mark 14:12 λέγουσιν
On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”
- Mark 14:13 λέγει
So He sent two of His disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him,
- Mark 14:14 λέγει
and whichever house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is My guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’
- Mark 14:18 λέγω
And while they were reclining and eating, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, one of you who is eating with Me will betray Me.”
- Mark 14:19 λέγειν
They began to be grieved and to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I?”
- Mark 14:25 λέγω
Truly I tell you, I will no longer drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it anew in the kingdom of God.”
- Mark 14:27 λέγει
Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’
- Mark 14:30 λέγειλέγω
“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.”
- Mark 14:32 λέγει
Then they came to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus told His disciples, “Sit here while I pray.”
- Mark 14:34 λέγει
Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.”
- Mark 14:37 λέγει
Then Jesus returned and found them sleeping. “Simon, are you asleep?” He asked. “Were you not able to keep watch for one hour?
- Mark 14:41 λέγει
When Jesus returned the third time, He said, “Are you still sleeping and resting? That is enough! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
- Mark 14:44 λέγων
Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The One I kiss is the man; arrest Him and lead Him away securely.”
- Mark 14:45 λέγει
Going directly to Jesus, he said, “Rabbi!” and kissed Him.
- Mark 14:57 λέγοντες
Then some men stood up and testified falsely against Him:
- Mark 14:58 λέγοντος
“We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this man-made temple, and in three days I will build another that is made without hands.’”
- Mark 14:60 λέγων
So the high priest stood up before them and questioned Jesus, “Have You no answer? What are these men testifying against You?”
- Mark 14:61 λέγει
But Jesus remained silent and made no reply. Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”
- Mark 14:63 λέγει
At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “Why do we need any more witnesses?
- Mark 14:65 λέγειν
Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.
- Mark 14:67 λέγει
and saw him warming himself there. She looked at Peter and said, “You also were with Jesus the Nazarene.”
- Mark 14:68 λέγωνλέγεις
But he denied it. “I do not know or even understand what you are talking about,” he said. Then he went out to the gateway, and the rooster crowed.
- Mark 14:69 λέγειν
There the servant girl saw him and again said to those standing nearby, “This man is one of them.”
- Mark 14:71 λέγετε
But he began to curse and swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak!”
- Mark 15:2 λέγειλέγεις
So Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
- Mark 15:4 λέγων
Then Pilate questioned Him again, “Have You no answer? Look how many charges they are bringing against You!”
- Mark 15:7 λεγόμενος
And a man named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection.
- Mark 15:9 λέγων
“Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” Pilate asked.
- Mark 15:12 λέγετε
So Pilate asked them again, “What then do you want me to do with the One you call the King of the Jews?”
- Mark 15:29 λέγοντες
And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
- Mark 15:36 λέγων
And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine. He put it on a reed and held it up for Jesus to drink, saying, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.”
- Mark 16:6 λέγει
But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here! See the place where they put Him.
- Luke 1:24 λέγουσα
After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared,