λέγω legō

Greek word for “to say” · Strong’s G3004 · used 1,329 times in 1,230 verses

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Meaning

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

Senses in the lexicon

• to say (1,282)
• to say: call (47)

How it is translated

Glosses given for legō in context, with how often each is used:

• saying 533
• says 307
• say 278
• speak 27
• being named 26
• speaking 20
• tell 10
• named 10
• speaks 9
• telling 9
• do pronounce 5
• do say 5

Where it is used

Also in 13 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Matthew 26 (29), Mark 14 (29), John 4 (22), Matthew 21 (20), John 8 (20), John 13 (20), Matthew 27 (19), John 11 (18), John 19 (18), Luke 7 (17)

Forms

• λέγει 309
• λέγω 200
• λέγων 179
• λέγοντες 151
• ἔλεγον 79
• ἔλεγεν 61
• λέγουσιν 56
• λέγειν 40
• Λέγει 29
• λέγετε 28

Words used with it

Words that share verses with legō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• ἀμήν amēn “amen” 81
• ἀκούω akouō “to hear” 95
• μαθητής mathētēs “disciple” 75
• εἴδω eidō “to perceive” 84
• ἀποκρίνω apokrinō “to answer” 73
• υἱός uhios “son” 80
• μετά meta “with/after” 78
• ἐάν ean “if” 64
• οἶδα oida “to know” 57
• φωνή phōnē “voice/sound” 47
• οὐδείς oudeis “none” 53
• βασιλεία basileia “kingdom” 48

Key verses

The verses using legō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 5:22 — But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca,…
• Matthew 17:5 — While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well…
• Matthew 28:18 — And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
• John 1:29 — The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
• John 7:37 — In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
• John 14:6 — Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
• John 21:15 — So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love…
• Romans 3:19 — Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty…
• 1 Timothy 4:1 — Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
• Revelation 5:9 — And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy…
• Revelation 11:15 — And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his…
• Revelation 15:3 — And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.