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 18 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 19:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And they went up to Him again and again, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and slapping Him in the face.
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John 19:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Once again Pilate came out and said to the Jews, “Look, I am bringing Him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against Him.”
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John 19:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”
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John 19:6 · BSB · 2 occurrences
As soon as the chief priests and officers saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” “You take Him and crucify Him,” Pilate replied, “for I find no basis for a charge against Him.”
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John 19:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and he went back into the Praetorium. “Where are You from?” he asked. But Jesus gave no answer.
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John 19:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Pilate said to Him, “Do You refuse to speak to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You and authority to crucify You?”
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John 19:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
From then on, Pilate tried to release Him, but the Jews kept shouting, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who declares himself a king is defying Caesar.”
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John 19:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat on the judgment seat at a place called the Stone Pavement, which in Hebrew is Gabbatha.
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John 19:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”
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John 19:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
At this, they shouted, “Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!” “Shall I crucify your King?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” replied the chief priests.
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John 19:17 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Carrying His own cross, He went out to The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.
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John 19:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but only that He said, ‘I am the King of the Jews.’”
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John 19:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it. Instead, let us cast lots to see who will get it.” This was to fulfill the Scripture: “They divided My garments among them, and cast lots for My clothing.” So that is what the soldiers did.
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John 19:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, here is your son.”
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John 19:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” So from that hour, this disciple took her into his home.
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John 19:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”
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John 19:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The one who saw it has testified to this, and his testimony is true. He knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe.
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John 19:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And, as another Scripture says: “They will look on the One they have pierced.”
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John 20:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb,” she said, “and we do not know where they have put Him!”
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John 20:13 · BSB · 2 occurrences
“Woman, why are you weeping?” they asked. “Because they have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I do not know where they have put Him.”
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John 20:15 · BSB · 2 occurrences
“Woman, why are you weeping?” Jesus asked. “Whom are you seeking?” Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried Him off, tell me where you have put Him, and I will get Him.”
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John 20:16 · BSB · 3 occurrences
Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).
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John 20:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Do not cling to Me,” Jesus said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”
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John 20:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them.
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John 20:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When He had said this, He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
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John 20:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now Thomas called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came.
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John 20:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands, and put my finger where the nails have been, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe.”
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John 20:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Jesus said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Stop doubting and believe.”
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John 20:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
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John 21:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.
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John 21:3 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Simon Peter told them, “I am going fishing.” “We will go with you,” they said. So they went out and got into the boat, but caught nothing that night.
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John 21:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So He called out to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” “No,” they answered.
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John 21:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it) and jumped into the sea.
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John 21:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus told them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught.”
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John 21:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Come, have breakfast,” Jesus said to them. None of the disciples dared to ask Him, “Who are You?” They knew it was the Lord.
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John 21:15 · BSB · 3 occurrences
When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.”
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John 21:16 · BSB · 3 occurrences
Jesus asked a second time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus told him, “Shepherd My sheep.”
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John 21:17 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you love Me?” “Lord, You know all things,” he replied. “You know I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.
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John 21:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.”
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John 21:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. And after He had said this, He told him, “Follow Me.”
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John 21:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Peter saw him, he asked, “Lord, what about him?”
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John 21:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you? You follow Me!”
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Acts 1:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After His suffering, He presented Himself to them with many convincing proofs that He was alive. He appeared to them over a span of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.
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Acts 1:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So when they came together, they asked Him, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”
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Acts 2:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Astounded and amazed, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans?
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Acts 2:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Astounded and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?”
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Acts 2:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But others mocked them and said, “They are drunk on new wine!”
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Acts 2:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.
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Acts 2:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
David says about Him: ‘I saw the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
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Acts 2:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand
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