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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Mark 12:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and seek favor from no one. Indeed, You are impartial and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or not?”
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Mark 12:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So they brought it, and He asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.
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Mark 12:18 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him:
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Mark 12:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But concerning the dead rising, have you not read about the burning bush in the Book of Moses, how God told him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?
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Mark 12:35 · BSB · 2 occurrences
While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, He asked, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?
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Mark 12:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence
David himself calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?” And the large crowd listened to Him with delight.
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Mark 12:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In His teaching Jesus also said, “Watch out for the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, to receive greetings in the marketplaces,
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Mark 12:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury.
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Mark 13:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look at the magnificent stones and buildings!”
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Mark 13:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus began by telling them, “See to it that no one deceives you.
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Mark 13:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and will deceive many.
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Mark 13:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
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Mark 13:37 · BSB · 2 occurrences
And what I say to you, I say to everyone: Keep watch!”
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Mark 14:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”
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Mark 14:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
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Mark 14:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”
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Mark 14:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So He sent two of His disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him,
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Mark 14:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and whichever house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is My guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’
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Mark 14:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And while they were reclining and eating, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, one of you who is eating with Me will betray Me.”
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Mark 14:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They began to be grieved and to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I?”
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Mark 14:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Truly I tell you, I will no longer drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it anew in the kingdom of God.”
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Mark 14:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’
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Mark 14:30 · BSB · 2 occurrences
“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.”
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Mark 14:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Peter kept insisting, “Even if I have to die with You, I will never deny You.” And all the others said the same thing.
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Mark 14:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then they came to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus told His disciples, “Sit here while I pray.”
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Mark 14:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.”
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Mark 14:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Abba, Father,” He said, “all things are possible for You. Take this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will.”
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Mark 14:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Jesus returned and found them sleeping. “Simon, are you asleep?” He asked. “Were you not able to keep watch for one hour?
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Mark 14:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Jesus returned the third time, He said, “Are you still sleeping and resting? That is enough! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
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Mark 14:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The One I kiss is the man; arrest Him and lead Him away securely.”
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Mark 14:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Going directly to Jesus, he said, “Rabbi!” and kissed Him.
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Mark 14:57 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then some men stood up and testified falsely against Him:
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Mark 14:58 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this man-made temple, and in three days I will build another that is made without hands.’”
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Mark 14:60 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the high priest stood up before them and questioned Jesus, “Have You no answer? What are these men testifying against You?”
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Mark 14:61 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Jesus remained silent and made no reply. Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”
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Mark 14:63 · BSB · 1 occurrence
At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “Why do we need any more witnesses?
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Mark 14:65 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.
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Mark 14:67 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and saw him warming himself there. She looked at Peter and said, “You also were with Jesus the Nazarene.”
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Mark 14:68 · BSB · 2 occurrences
But he denied it. “I do not know or even understand what you are talking about,” he said. Then he went out to the gateway, and the rooster crowed.
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Mark 14:69 · BSB · 1 occurrence
There the servant girl saw him and again said to those standing nearby, “This man is one of them.”
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Mark 14:70 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But he denied it again. After a little while, those standing nearby said once more to Peter, “Surely you are one of them, for you too are a Galilean.”
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Mark 14:71 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But he began to curse and swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak!”
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Mark 15:2 · BSB · 2 occurrences
So Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
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Mark 15:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Pilate questioned Him again, “Have You no answer? Look how many charges they are bringing against You!”
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Mark 15:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And a man named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection.
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Mark 15:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” Pilate asked.
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Mark 15:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences
So Pilate asked them again, “What then do you want me to do with the One you call the King of the Jews?”
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Mark 15:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”
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Mark 15:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
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Mark 15:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In the same way, the chief priests and scribes mocked Him among themselves, saying, “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself!
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