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:
Matthew 8:26: "And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then"
Matthew 8:27: "the men marveled, saying, What manner of man is this, that"
Matthew 8:29: "And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus,"
Matthew 8:31: "devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer"
Matthew 9:6: "to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up"
Matthew 9:9: "from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the"
Matthew 9:9: "the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he"
Matthew 9:14: "the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the"
Matthew 9:18: "and worshiped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead:"
Matthew 9:21: "For she said within herself, If I may but touch his"
Matthew 9:24: " He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead,"
Matthew 9:27: "him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us."
Matthew 9:28: "to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able"
Matthew 9:28: "I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord."
Matthew 9:29: "touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it"
Matthew 9:30: "Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know"
Matthew 9:33: "the multitudes marveled, saying, It was never so seen in"
Matthew 9:34: "But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the"
Matthew 9:37: "Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous,"
Matthew 10:2: "these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his"
Matthew 10:5: "sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way"
Matthew 10:7: "And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand."
Matthew 10:15: "Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and"
Matthew 10:23: "another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the"
Matthew 10:27: "What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light:"
Matthew 10:42: "in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose"
Matthew 11:7: "departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John,"
Matthew 11:9: "for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet."
Matthew 11:11: "Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen"
Matthew 11:17: "And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned"
Matthew 11:18: "nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil."
Matthew 11:19: "and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and"
Matthew 11:22: "But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon"
Matthew 11:24: "But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom,"
Matthew 12:6: "But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the"
Matthew 12:10: "And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the"
Matthew 12:13: "Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he"
Matthew 12:17: "Isaiah the prophet, saying,"
Matthew 12:23: "people were amazed, and said, Is not this the"
Matthew 12:31: "Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy"
Matthew 12:36: "But I say unto you, That every idle word that"
Matthew 12:38: "and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign"
Matthew 12:44: "Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out;"
Matthew 13:3: "unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;"
Matthew 13:14: "the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not"
Matthew 13:17: "For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and"
Matthew 13:24: "parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto"
Matthew 13:31: "parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is"
Matthew 13:35: "by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in"
Matthew 13:36: "and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us"
