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

Page 16 of 25. 1223 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

John 8:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Who are You?” they asked. “Just what I have been telling you from the beginning,” Jesus replied.
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John 8:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They did not understand that He was telling them about the Father.
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John 8:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.
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John 8:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“We are Abraham’s descendants,” they answered. “We have never been slaves to anyone. How can You say we will be set free?”
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John 8:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.
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John 8:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Abraham is our father,” they replied. “If you were children of Abraham,” said Jesus, “you would do the works of Abraham.
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John 8:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me!
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John 8:46 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Which of you can prove Me guilty of sin? If I speak the truth, why do you not believe Me?
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John 8:48 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?”
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John 8:51 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Truly, truly, I tell you, if anyone keeps My word, he will never see death.”
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John 8:52 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Now we know that You have a demon!” declared the Jews. “Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet You say that anyone who keeps Your word will never taste death.
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John 8:54 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory means nothing. The One who glorifies Me is My Father, of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’
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John 8:58 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!”
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John 9:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
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John 9:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
At this, his neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging began to ask, “Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?”
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John 9:9 · BSB · 3 occurrences
Some claimed that he was, but others said, “No, he just looks like him.” But the man kept saying, “I am the one.”
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John 9:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“How then were your eyes opened?” they asked.
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John 9:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He answered, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and anointed my eyes, and He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed and received my sight.”
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John 9:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Where is He?” they asked. “I do not know,” he answered.
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John 9:16 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.
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John 9:17 · BSB · 2 occurrences
So once again they asked the man who had been blind, “What do you say about Him, since it was your eyes He opened?” “He is a prophet,” the man replied.
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John 9:19 · BSB · 2 occurrences
and asked, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? So how is it that he can now see?”
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John 9:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”
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John 10:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.
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John 10:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So He said to them again, “Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.
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John 10:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”
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John 10:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But others replied, “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
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John 10:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the Jews gathered around Him and demanded, “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
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John 10:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
then what about the One whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? How then can you accuse Me of blasphemy for stating that I am the Son of God?
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John 10:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Many came to Him and said, “Although John never performed a sign, everything he said about this man was true.”
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John 11:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.”
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John 11:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and then He said to the disciples, “Let us go back to Judea.”
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John 11:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Rabbi,” they replied, “the Jews just tried to stone You, and You are going back there?”
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John 11:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After He had said this, He told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him up.”
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John 11:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They thought that Jesus was talking about actual sleep, but He was speaking about the death of Lazarus.
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John 11:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Thomas called Didymus said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, so that we may die with Him.”
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John 11:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Your brother will rise again,” Jesus told her.
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John 11:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Martha replied, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”
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John 11:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Yes, Lord,” she answered, “I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.”
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John 11:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Mary came to Jesus and saw Him, she fell at His feet and said, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”
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John 11:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Where have you put him?” He asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they answered.
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John 11:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the Jews said, “See how He loved him!”
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John 11:39 · BSB · 2 occurrences
“Take away the stone,” Jesus said. “Lord, by now he stinks,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man. “It has already been four days.”
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John 11:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”
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John 11:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth. “Unwrap him and let him go,” Jesus told them.
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John 11:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.
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John 11:54 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples.
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John 11:56 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They kept looking for Jesus and asking one another as they stood in the temple courts, “What do you think? Will He come to the feast at all?”
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John 12:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was going to betray Him, asked,
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John 12:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”
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