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:
John 9:17: "blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that"
John 9:19: "And they asked them, saying, Is this your son,"
John 9:19: "son, who ye say was born blind? how"
John 9:41: "no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your"
John 10:1: "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the"
John 10:7: "again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am"
John 10:20: "many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad;"
John 10:21: "Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil."
John 10:24: "came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long"
John 10:33: "Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone"
John 10:36: " Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent"
John 10:36: "world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?"
John 10:41: "unto him, and said, John did no miracle:"
John 11:3: "sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest"
John 11:7: "Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judea"
John 11:8: "His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought"
John 11:11: "he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus"
John 11:13: "they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep."
John 11:16: "Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellow disciples, Let us also"
John 11:23: "Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again."
John 11:24: "Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the"
John 11:27: " She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou"
John 11:31: "went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave"
John 11:32: "at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been"
John 11:34: "Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and"
John 11:36: "Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!"
John 11:39: "Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister"
John 11:39: "the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh:"
John 11:40: "Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if"
John 11:44: "was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and"
John 11:47: "Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this"
John 11:54: "wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with"
John 11:56: "sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in"
John 12:4: "Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot,"
John 12:21: "and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus."
John 12:22: "Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew"
John 12:22: "Andrew and Philip tell Jesus."
John 12:23: "Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that"
John 12:24: "Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall"
John 12:29: "that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said,"
John 12:29: "it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him."
John 12:33: "This he said, signifying what death he should die."
John 12:34: "forever: and how sayest thou, The Son"
John 13:6: "Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash"
John 13:8: "Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my"
John 13:9: "Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet"
John 13:10: "Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save"
John 13:13: "and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am."
John 13:16: "Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater"
John 13:18: " I speak not of you all: I know whom"
