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 19:15: "him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King?"
John 19:17: "went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew"
John 19:17: "called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:"
John 19:21: "Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write"
John 19:24: "the Scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment"
John 19:26: "standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold"
John 19:27: "Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And"
John 19:28: "the Scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst."
John 19:35: "and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe."
John 19:37: "again another Scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced."
John 20:2: "Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord"
John 20:13: "And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith"
John 20:13: "Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my"
John 20:15: "Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest"
John 20:15: "to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou"
John 20:16: "Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him,"
John 20:16: "Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say,"
John 20:16: "herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master."
John 20:17: "Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet"
John 20:19: "the midst, and saith unto them, Peace"
John 20:19: "the midst, and saith unto them, Peace"
John 20:22: "this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:"
John 20:24: "of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with"
John 20:25: "other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord."
John 20:27: "Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and"
John 20:29: "Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed:"
John 21:2: "Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of"
John 21:3: "Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him,"
John 21:3: "unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go"
John 21:5: "Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat?"
John 21:7: "whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord."
John 21:10: "Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which"
John 21:12: "Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the"
John 21:15: "when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jona,"
John 21:15: "thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou"
John 21:15: "that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs."
John 21:16: " He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jona, lovest thou me? He"
John 21:16: "son of Jona, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou"
John 21:16: "that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep."
John 21:17: " He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jona, lovest thou me?"
John 21:17: "I love thee. Jesus saith"
John 21:17: "I love thee. Jesus saith"
John 21:18: "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst"
John 21:19: "And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me."
John 21:21: "Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what"
John 21:22: "Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till"
Acts 1:3: "forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom"
Acts 1:6: "were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this"
Acts 2:7: "amazed and marveled, saying one to another, Behold, are"
Acts 2:12: "amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What"
