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 23:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.
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Luke 23:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”
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Luke 23:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“If You are the King of the Jews,” they said, “save Yourself!”
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Luke 23:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence
One of the criminals who hung there heaped abuse on Him. “Are You not the Christ?” he said. “Save Yourself and us!”
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Luke 23:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!”
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Luke 23:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”
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Luke 23:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”
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Luke 24:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.’”
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Luke 24:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles.
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Luke 24:23 · BSB · 2 occurrences
but they did not find His body. They came and told us they had seen a vision of angels, who said that Jesus was alive.
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Luke 24:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But they pleaded with Him, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So He went in to stay with them.
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Luke 24:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and saying, “The Lord has indeed risen and has appeared to Simon!”
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John 1:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
John testified concerning Him. He cried out, saying, “This is He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’”
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John 1:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”
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John 1:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So they said to him, “Who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
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John 1:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do not know.
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John 1:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
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John 1:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him.
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John 1:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
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John 1:38 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”
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John 1:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Come and see,” He replied. So they went and saw where He was staying, and spent that day with Him. It was about the tenth hour.
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John 1:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).
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John 1:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.”
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John 1:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
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John 1:46 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.
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John 1:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”
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John 1:48 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“How do You know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”
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John 1:51 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Then He declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
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John 2:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.”
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John 2:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Woman, what is that to you and to Me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”
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John 2:5 · BSB · 2 occurrences
His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”
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John 2:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus told the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” So they filled them to the brim.
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John 2:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Now draw some out,” He said, “and take it to the master of the banquet.” They did so,
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John 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and said, “Everyone serves the fine wine first, and then the cheap wine after the guests are drunk. But you have saved the fine wine until now!”
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John 2:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body.
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John 2:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this. Then they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
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John 3:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”
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John 3:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time to be born?”
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John 3:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.
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John 3:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, and yet you people do not accept our testimony.
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John 4:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
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John 4:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”
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John 4:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)
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John 4:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
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John 4:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this living water?
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John 4:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water so that I will not get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.”
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John 4:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.”
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John 4:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“I have no husband,” the woman replied. Jesus said to her, “You are correct to say that you have no husband.
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John 4:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Sir,” the woman said, “I see that You are a prophet.
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John 4:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”
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