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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Matthew 27:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner named Barabbas.
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Matthew 27:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So when the crowd had assembled, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”
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Matthew 27:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.”
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Matthew 27:22 · BSB · 3 occurrences
“What then should I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify Him!”
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Matthew 27:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”
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Matthew 27:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”
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Matthew 27:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand, knelt down before Him, and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
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Matthew 27:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull,
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Matthew 27:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
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Matthew 27:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In the same way, the chief priests, scribes, and elders mocked Him, saying,
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Matthew 27:46 · BSB · 1 occurrence
About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
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Matthew 27:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He is calling Elijah.”
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Matthew 27:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the others said, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to save Him.”
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Matthew 27:54 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”
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Matthew 27:63 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Sir,” they said, “we remember that while He was alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’
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Matthew 28:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came to Him, grasped His feet, and worshiped Him.
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Matthew 28:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Do not be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me.”
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Matthew 28:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and instructed them: “You are to say, ‘His disciples came by night and stole Him away while we were asleep.’
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Matthew 28:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
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Mark 1:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And he proclaimed: “After me will come One more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.
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Mark 1:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!”
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Mark 1:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”
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Mark 1:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Jesus rebuked the spirit. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!”
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Mark 1:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
All the people were amazed and began to ask one another, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him!”
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Mark 1:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Simon’s mother-in-law was sick in bed with a fever, and they promptly told Jesus about her.
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Mark 1:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and when they found Him, they said, “Everyone is looking for You!”
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Mark 1:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Jesus answered, “Let us go on to the neighboring towns so I can preach there as well, for that is why I have come.”
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Mark 1:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”
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Mark 1:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!”
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Mark 1:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
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Mark 2:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
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Mark 2:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
At once Jesus knew in His spirit that they were thinking this way within themselves. “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?” He asked.
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Mark 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic,
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Mark 2:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
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Mark 2:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And immediately the man got up, picked up his mat, and walked out in front of them all. As a result, they were all astounded and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”
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Mark 2:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As He was walking along, He saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Levi got up and followed Him.
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Mark 2:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the scribes who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
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Mark 2:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On hearing this, Jesus told them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
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Mark 2:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were often fasting. So people came to Jesus and asked, “Why don’t Your disciples fast like John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees?”
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Mark 2:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
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Mark 2:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus replied, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need?
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Mark 2:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
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Mark 3:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, “Stand up among us.”
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Mark 3:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And He asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” But they were silent.
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Mark 3:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus looked around at them with anger and sorrow at their hardness of heart. Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored.
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Mark 3:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When His family heard about this, they went out to take custody of Him, saying, “He is out of His mind.”
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Mark 3:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”
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Mark 3:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Jesus called them together and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan?
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Mark 3:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Truly I tell you, the sons of men will be forgiven all sins and blasphemies, as many as they utter.
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Mark 3:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus made this statement because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
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