Strong's #3004: lego (pronounced leg'-o)
a primary verb; properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas 2036 and 5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while 4483 is properly to break silence merely, and 2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean:--ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon:
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legō
1) to say, to speak
1a) affirm over, maintain
1b) to teach
1c) to exhort, advise, to command, direct
1d) to point out with words, intend, mean, mean to say
1e) to call by name, to call, name
1f) to speak out, speak of, mention
Part of Speech: verb
Relation: a root word
Citing in TDNT: 4:69, 505
Usage:
This word is used 1347 times:
Luke 22:65: "many other things blasphemously spake they against him."
Luke 22:66: "into their council, saying,"
Luke 22:70: "unto them, Ye say that I am."
Luke 23:2: "they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the"
Luke 23:2: "to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King."
Luke 23:3: "Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King"
Luke 23:3: "him and said, Thou sayest"
Luke 23:5: "And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching"
Luke 23:18: "And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release"
Luke 23:21: "But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him."
Luke 23:30: "Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us;"
Luke 23:34: "Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know"
Luke 23:35: "with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself,"
Luke 23:37: "And saying, If thou be the king of the"
Luke 23:39: "which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ,"
Luke 23:40: "answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God,"
Luke 23:42: "And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest"
Luke 23:43: "said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with"
Luke 23:47: "what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous"
Luke 24:7: " Saying, the Son of man must be delivered into the hands"
Luke 24:10: "women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles."
Luke 24:23: "his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels,"
Luke 24:23: "a vision of angels, which said that he was alive."
Luke 24:29: "But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for"
Luke 24:34: " Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon."
Luke 24:36: "the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you."
John 1:15: "him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake,"
John 1:21: "thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou"
John 1:22: "to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?"
John 1:26: "John answered them, saying, I baptize with water:"
John 1:29: "unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God,"
John 1:32: "And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending"
John 1:36: "looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!"
John 1:38: "saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye?"
John 1:38: "unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest"
John 1:39: " He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw"
John 1:41: "brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messiah,"
John 1:43: "findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me."
John 1:45: "findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses"
John 1:46: "out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see."
John 1:47: "to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite"
John 1:48: "Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered"
John 1:49: "Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art"
John 1:51: "And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter"
John 1:51: "unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see"
John 2:3: "the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no"
John 2:4: "Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee?"
John 2:5: "His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith"
John 2:5: "unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do"
John 2:7: "Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And"
