legō G3004

λέγω (legō) means “to say” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

λέγω Greek · G3004 1,319 tagged occurrences in 1,223 verses

Pronunciation guide: leg'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G3004G

λέγω · legō · to say

λέγω, [in LXX very freq., chiefly for אמר; λέγει for נְאֻם, Gen.22:16, al. ;] 1. in Hom., to pick out, gather, reckon, recount. 2. In Hdt. and Att., to say, speak, affirm, declare: absol., Act.13:15, 24:10; before orat. dir., Mat.9:34, Mrk.3:11, Jhn.1:29, al.; before ὅτι recit., Mrk.3:21, Luk.1:24, Jhn.6:14, al.; accusative and inf., Luk.11:18, Jhn.12:29, al.; after another verb of speaking, προσφωνεῖν κ. λέγειν, Mat.11:17, al.; ἀπεκρίθη (ἐλάλησεν) λέγων (καὶ λέγει; Dalman, Words, 24 ff.), Mat.25:9, Mrk.3:33, 7:28, Luk.24:6, 7, al.; of unspoken thought, λ. ἐν ἑαυτῷ, Mat.3:9, Luk.3:8, al.; of writing, 2Co.8:8, Php.4:11, al.; λέγει ἡ γραφή, Rom.4:3, Jas.2:23, al.; with accusative of thing(s), Luk.8:8, 9:33, Jhn.5:34, al.; σὺ λέγεις (a non-committal phrase; Swete, Mk., 359, 369f.), Mat.27:11, Mrk.15:2, Luk.23:3, Jhn.18:37; with dative of person(s), before orat. dir., Mat.8:20, Mrk.2:17, al. mult.; id. before ὅτι, Mat.3:9, al.; with prep., πρός, μετά, περί, etc., Mrk.4:41, Jhn.11:56, Heb.9:5, al.; to mean (cl.), Mrk.14:71, Jhn.6:71, 1Co.10:29, al.; to call, name, Mrk.10:18; pass., Mat.9:9, Mrk.15:7, al (cf. ἀντι-, δια- (-μαι), προ-, συλ-λέγω). SYN.: λαλέω, which refers to the utterance, as λέγω to the meaning of what is said, its correspondence with thought (Tr., Syn., Ixxvi; Thayer, see word λαλέω). (AS)

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TBESG · G3004H

λέγω · legō · to say: call

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

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How translators render G3004

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
i tell	139
said	64
he said	59
saying	59
and said	44
says	44
say	43
asked	21
told	18
called	17
he asked	17
tell	17
they said	17
i say	15
replied	15
and asked	12
he says	12
to say	12
he told	11
jesus said	10
they answered	10
they asked	10
the words	8
answered	7
you say	7
do you say	5
he answered	5
i ask	5
it says	5
jesus replied	5
to speak	5
vvv	5
and declared	4
claiming	4
declares	4
i speak	4
is called	4
jesus asked	4
jesus told	4
say that	4
she said	4
so-called	4
to tell	4
claim	3
claims	3
have said so	3
he declared	3
i am saying	3
i am speaking	3
named	3
said to	3
and saying	2
are saying	2
ask	2
asking	2
asks	2
by saying	2
called out	2
calls	2
do you call	2
he was saying	2
i am not saying	2
i am telling	2
i say this	2
jesus answered	2
not to tell anyone	2
pilate said	2
she answered	2
should say	2
shouting	2
telling	2
the angel told	2
they call	2
they say	2
this message	2
to ask	2
was called	2
was saying	2
what i mean	2
you are talking about	2
you speak	2
accuse me	1
advice	1
am speaking	1
and called	1
and concluded	1
and cry out	1
and he said	1
and instructed them	1
and said to	1
and shouted	1
and told	1
and told us	1
and was told	1
are said	1
are talking about	1
are you addressing	1
articulating	1
as	1
as jesus said	1
but we cannot discuss	1
by asking	1
by telling	1
calling	1
calling out	1
can he say	1
can it be said that	1
crying out	1
do i call	1
does it say	1
explained	1
for he says	1
forbid	1
god says	1
greet	1
greets	1
he actually speaking	1
he begged	1
he calls	1
he claimed	1
he is telling	1
he meant	1
he replied	1
he replied i tell	1
he saying	1
he spoke	1
he telling	1
he tells	1
he told jairus	1
he was talking	1
he was told	1
his master replied	1
i advise	1
i am not giving	1
i am not saying this	1
i am not speaking	1
i am saying is that	1
i concede	1
i do not say this	1
i mean	1
i repeat	1
i should not call	1
i tell you	1
i tell you that	1
in these words	1
instructed	1
is	1
it has been said	1
it is said	1
jesus	1
jesus spoke up	1
jesus was speaking	1
jesus was talking	1
let me put this	1
means	1
mention	1
message	1
name	1
name was	1
not to tell	1
one	1
people are saying	1
please speak	1
proclaiming	1
relayed this appeal	1
reply	1
said that	1
say again	1
say this	1
saying that	1
shall i say	1
she declared	1
she says	1
so	1
so he told	1
speak	1
speaking	1
speaking of	1
speaks	1
spoke	1
states	1
talking	1
telling me	1
the angel said	1
the brothers answered	1
the man asked	1
the man replied	1
the scripture does not say	1
they all answered	1
they are not saying	1
they are saying	1
they preach	1
they promptly told	1
they replied	1
they say that	1
they told	1
they were saying	1
they will ask	1
they will exclaim	1
they will say	1
they would say	1
to be called	1
to mention	1
to present	1
told her	1
was speaking	1
was telling	1
we advise	1
we are saying is this	1
we declare	1
we have been saying	1
were remarking	1
were saying	1
when he said	1
when you say	1
where they asked him	1
who asked	1
who is called	1
who said	1
who say	1
with the following	1
with the message	1
with the news	1
with the order	1
word	1
words	1
you agree together	1
you are saying	1
you ask	1
you call	1
you claim	1
you say that	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
said	462
saying	383
he said	195
saith	184
i say	149
and said	144
say	79
he saith	71
they said	55
to say	31
tell	23
he spake	21
they say	20
i said	16
i speak	15
i tell	14
spake	14
called	13
said he	13
said they	13
sayest	12
saith he	11
and saith	9
speak	9
had said	8
spoken	8
we say	8
which said	8
is called	7
shall say	7
which is called	7
ye say	7
speaketh	6
to speak	6
had spoken	5
he had said	5
i have told	5
she said	5
thou sayest	5
told	5
we shall say	5
and spake	4
he had spoken	4
said unto	4
she saith	4
when he had	4
ye shall say	4
callest thou	3
had	3
hast said	3
he that saith	3
i spake	3
say ye	3
sayest thou	3
saying that	3
spake he	3
that	3
that is called	3
they should tell	3
to tell	3
when he had said	3
and commanded	2
and say	2
and tell	2
bid	2
calleth	2
command	2
commanded	2
do	2
hath said	2
he	2
he had	2
i do	2
i should say	2
i told	2
is to say	2
named	2
said i	2
say on	2
shall i say	2
they shall say	2
thou hast	2
thou say	2
thou tell	2
when he had spoken	2
when she had	2
which saith	2
which say	2
which were spoken	2
who is called	2
and bade that	1
and said that	1
and told	1
and when he had said	1
answer	1
are spoken	1
as	1
as he had said	1
as soon as	1
bade	1
be called	1
boasting	1
call	1
describeth	1
giving out that	1
grant	1
hath	1
having said	1
he bade	1
he called	1
he calleth	1
he commanded	1
he may say	1
he put forth	1
he that biddeth	1
he that said	1
henceforth i call	1
him that hath said	1
him that said	1
i asked	1
i have said	1
i may so say	1
i say that	1
i shew	1
i should	1
i would have told	1
is	1
it is said	1
it was said	1
let	1
may	1
me	1
of	1
of them which say	1
one that saith	1
said that	1
said unto them	1
saith it	1
say i	1
say that	1
say they	1
say unto	1
sayings	1
shall i	1
shall speak	1
should say	1
spake they	1
speak ye	1
speakest	1
speakest thou	1
speaking	1
tell it	1
tell me	1
tell ye	1
tell you	1
telleth	1
that are called	1
that he saith	1
that saith	1
that say	1
that they should tell	1
that we command	1
that which said	1
the things which we have spoken	1
them	1
they call	1
they speak	1
they tell	1
they that say	1
they told	1
those things which were spoken	1
thou hast said	1
to	1
to be called	1
was called	1
were spoken	1
when he	1
which	1
which calleth	1
which say that	1
who	1
who was called	1
word	1
ye	1
ye call	1
ye have spoken	1
ye might say	1
ye say that	1
ye speak	1
ye tell	1

Verses containing G3004

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Matthew 1:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
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Matthew 1:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
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Matthew 1:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
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Matthew 2:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”
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Matthew 2:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”
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Matthew 2:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”
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Matthew 2:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:
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Matthew 2:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.”
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Matthew 2:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
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Matthew 3:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
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Matthew 3:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”
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Matthew 3:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences
And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
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Matthew 3:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”
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Matthew 3:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”
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Matthew 4:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”
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Matthew 4:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus told him. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
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Matthew 4:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
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Matthew 4:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
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Matthew 4:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
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Matthew 4:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
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Matthew 5:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and He began to teach them, saying:
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Matthew 5:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.
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Matthew 5:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
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Matthew 5:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.
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Matthew 5:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.
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Matthew 5:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
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Matthew 5:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
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Matthew 5:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;
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Matthew 5:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;
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Matthew 5:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
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Matthew 6:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
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Matthew 6:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
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Matthew 6:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
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Matthew 6:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
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Matthew 6:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.
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Matthew 6:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’
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Matthew 7:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
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Matthew 8:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
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Matthew 8:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
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Matthew 8:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”
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Matthew 8:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible agony.”
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Matthew 8:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“I will go and heal him,” Jesus replied.
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Matthew 8:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”
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Matthew 8:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those following Him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.
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Matthew 8:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
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Matthew 8:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.”
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Matthew 8:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
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Matthew 8:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
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Matthew 8:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
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Matthew 8:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.
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