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 19 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.

Acts 2:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence
With many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.”
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Acts 3:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.
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Acts 3:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’
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Acts 4:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it.
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Acts 4:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The multitude of believers was one in heart and soul. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they owned.
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Acts 5:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”
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Acts 5:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.”
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Acts 5:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing.
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Acts 5:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail.
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Acts 6:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They disputed with Stephen,
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Acts 6:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.”
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Acts 6:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.
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Acts 6:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
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Acts 7:48 · BSB · 1 occurrence
However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:
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Acts 7:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence
‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be?
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Acts 7:59 · BSB · 1 occurrence
While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
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Acts 8:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The crowds all paid close attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform.
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Acts 8:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great,
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Acts 8:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.”
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Acts 8:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Give me this power as well,” he said, “so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
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Acts 8:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”
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Acts 8:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”
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Acts 9:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”
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Acts 9:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
All who heard him were astounded and asked, “Isn’t this the man who wreaked havoc in Jerusalem on those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”
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Acts 9:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
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Acts 10:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Peter helped him up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.”
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Acts 10:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.
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Acts 11:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and said, “You visited uncircumcised men and ate with them.”
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Acts 11:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Peter began and explained to them the whole sequence of events:
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Acts 11:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter, kill and eat.’
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Acts 11:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’
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Acts 11:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When they heard this, they had no further objections, and they glorified God, saying, “So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.”
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Acts 12:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.
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Acts 12:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Get dressed and put on your sandals,” said the angel. Peter did so, and the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.”
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Acts 12:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“You are out of your mind,” they told her. But when she kept insisting it was so, they said, “It must be his angel.”
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Acts 13:15 · BSB · 2 occurrences
After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: “Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak.”
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Acts 13:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As John was completing his course, he said, ‘Who do you suppose I am? I am not that One. But there is One coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.’
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Acts 13:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So also, He says in another Psalm: ‘You will not let Your Holy One see decay.’
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Acts 14:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!”
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Acts 14:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.
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Acts 14:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Even with these words, Paul and Barnabas could hardly stop the crowds from sacrificing to them.
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Acts 15:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.”
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Acts 15:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When they had finished speaking, James declared, “Brothers, listen to me!
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Acts 15:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
so that the remnant of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord who does these things
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Acts 16:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
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Acts 16:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
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Acts 16:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”
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Acts 16:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Paul called out in a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself! We are all here!”
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Acts 16:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: “Release those men.”
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Acts 17:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!”
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