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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Luke 13:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.
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Luke 13:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”
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Luke 13:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but did not find any.
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Luke 13:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it.
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Luke 13:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the synagogue leader was indignant that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. “There are six days for work,” he told the crowd. “So come and be healed on those days and not on the Sabbath.”
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Luke 13:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Jesus said this, all His adversaries were humiliated. And the whole crowd rejoiced at all the glorious things He was doing.
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Luke 13:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it?
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Luke 13:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.
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Luke 13:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’
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Luke 13:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’
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Luke 13:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And he will answer, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.’
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Luke 13:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
At that very hour, some Pharisees came to Jesus and told Him, “Leave this place and get away, because Herod wants to kill You.”
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Luke 13:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Look, your house is left to you desolate. And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
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Luke 14:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”
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Luke 14:7 · BSB · 2 occurrences
When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:
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Luke 14:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid.
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Luke 14:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.’”
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Luke 14:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’
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Luke 15:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
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Luke 15:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Jesus told them this parable:
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Luke 15:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
comes home, and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!’
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Luke 15:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I tell you that in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.
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Luke 15:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors to say, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost coin.’
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Luke 15:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”
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Luke 16:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.
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Luke 16:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.
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Luke 16:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then he asked another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ ‘A hundred measures of wheat,’ he replied. ‘Take your bill and write eighty,’ he told him.
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Luke 16:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.
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Luke 16:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let your brothers listen to them.’
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Luke 17:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
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Luke 17:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the Lord answered, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.
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Luke 17:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So you also, when you have done everything commanded of you, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”
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Luke 17:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
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Luke 17:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed: one will be taken and the other left.
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Luke 17:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”
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Luke 18:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
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Luke 18:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men.
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Luke 18:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’
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Luke 18:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the Lord said, “Listen to the words of the unjust judge.
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Luke 18:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”
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Luke 18:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’
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Luke 18:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
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Luke 18:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Jesus called the children to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
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Luke 18:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
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Luke 18:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
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Luke 18:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.
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Luke 18:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God
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Luke 18:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the disciples did not understand any of these things. The meaning was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what He was saying.
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Luke 18:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
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Luke 19:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”
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