3004 – λέγω (lego)

say

Type:	Verb
Greek:	λέγω (lego)
Pronunciation:	leg-o
Gematria:	838(30 + 5 + 3 + 800) words with the same gematria
Origin:	A root word
Usage:	1329 times in NA, 1301 times in TR

Description

To say, to speak.
1. Affirm over, maintain.
2. To teach.
3. To exhort, advise, to command, direct.
4. To point out with words, intend, mean, mean to say.
5. To call by name, to call, name.
6. To speak out, speak of, mention.

Synonyms

λέγω	*lego*	G3004	(1329 ggr)	say
ἀντέπω	antepo	G0471	(0 ggr)	gainsay
ἀντιβάλλω	antiballo	G0474	(1 ggr)	have
ἀποκρίνομαι	apokrinomai	G0611	(231 ggr)	answer
ἀπολογέομαι	apologeomai	G0626	(10 ggr)	answer
διαλαλέω	dialaleo	G1255	(2 ggr)	noise abroad
διαλέγομαι	dialegomai	G1256	(13 ggr)	dispute
διαλογίζομαι	dialogizomai	G1260	(16 ggr)	reason
ἔπω	epo	G2036	(1024 ggr)	say
λαλέω	laleo	G2980	(296 ggr)	speak
ὁμιλέω	homileo	G3656	(4 ggr)	talk
προείδω	proeido, proorao	G4275	(0 ggr)	see before
προφέρω	prophero	G4393	(2 ggr)	bring forth
προφητεύω	propheteuo	G4395	(28 ggr)	prophesy
συλλαλέω	sullaleo	G4814	(6 ggr)	talk with
συνομιλέω	sunomileo	G4926	(1 ggr)	talk with
φημί	phemi	G5346	(66 ggr)	say

*The bars show how many times the word is used in the New Testament.

Word root

Word with lego as root:

ἀντιλέγω	antilego	G0483	speak against
διαλέγομαι	dialegomai	G1256	dispute
ἐκλέγομαι	eklegomai	G1586	choose
ἐπιλέγομαι	epilegomai	G1951	be called
καταλέγω	katalego	G2639	take into the number
λόγος	logos	G3056	word
ματαιολόγος	mataiologos	G3151	vain talker
μωρολογία	morologia	G3473	foolish talking
προλέγω	prolego	G4302	tell before
σπερμολόγος	spermologos	G4691	babbler
στρατολογέω	stratologeo	G4758	choose to be a soldier
συλλέγω	sullego	G4816	gather
συναρμολογέω	sunarmologeo	G4883	be fitly framed together
χρηστολογία	chrestologia	G5542	good words
ψευδολόγος	pseudologos	G5573	speaking lies

Equivalent Hebrew/Aramaic words

In the Greek Septuagint (LXX) translation, the following Hebrew/Aramaic words have been translated into lego :

אָמַר	amar	H0559	to say
בָּתָה	batah	H1326	waste
דָבַר	davar	H1696	to speak
כָּזַב	kazav	H3576	to lie
מִצְוָה	mitsvah	H4687	commandment
מָשַׁל	mashal	H4911a	to liken
נָאַם	naam	H5001	to prophesy
נְאֻם	neom	H5002	utterance
סָפַר	safar	H5608a	to recount

Alternative forms

Grammatical code	shortcode	Swedish suggestion	English	Quantity
VERB Verb imp. active ind. imperfect active indicative sing. first person singular	V-IAI-1S	V-IAI-1SVerb imperfect Active Indicative first person Singular	-	I was saying	4
VERB Verb imp. active ind. imperfect active indicative pl. second person plural	V-IAI-2P	V-IAI-2PVerb imperfect Active Indicative second person Plural	-	you have spoken	1
VERB Verb imp. active ind. imperfect active indicative pl. third person plural	V-IAI-3P	V-IAI-3PVerb imperfect Active Indicative third person Plural	-	of them were saying	75
VERB Verb imp. active ind. imperfect active indicative sing. third person singular	V-IAI-3S	V-IAI-3SVerb imperfect Active Indicative third person Singular	-	He was calling	71
VERB Verb pres. active ind. present active indicative pl. first person plural	V-PAI-1P	V-PAI-1PVerb Present Active Indicative first person Plural	-	say	4
VERB Verb pres. active ind. present active indicative sing. first person singular	V-PAI-1S	V-PAI-1SVerb Present Active Indicative first person Singular	-	do I say	209
VERB Verb pres. active ind. present active indicative pl. second person plural	V-PAI-2P	V-PAI-2PVerb Present Active Indicative second person Plural	-	do pronounce	22
VERB Verb pres. active ind. present active indicative sing. second person singular	V-PAI-2S	V-PAI-2SVerb Present Active Indicative second person Singular	-	call you	23
VERB Verb pres. active ind. present active indicative pl. third person plural	V-PAI-3P	V-PAI-3PVerb Present Active Indicative third person Plural	-	do pronounce	60
VERB Verb pres. active ind. present active indicative sing. third person singular	V-PAI-3S	V-PAI-3SVerb Present Active Indicative third person Singular	-	calls	338
VERB Verb pres. active imp. present active imperative pl. second person plural	V-PAM-2P	V-PAM-2PVerb Present Active Imperative second person Plural	-	do say	7
VERB Verb pres. active imp. present active imperative sing. second person singular	V-PAM-2S	V-PAM-2SVerb Present Active Imperative second person Singular	-	do tell	1
VERB Verb pres. active imp. present active imperative sing. third person singular	V-PAM-3S	V-PAM-3SVerb Present Active Imperative third person Singular	-	should say	1
VERB Verb pres. active inf. present active infinitive	V-PAN	V-PANVerb Present Active Infinitive	-	saying	40
VERB Verb pres. active part. present active Participle accusative pl. ♂ accusative plural masculine	V-PAP-APM	V-PAP-APMVerb Present Active Participle Accusative Plural Masculine	-	saying	8
VERB Verb pres. active part. present active Participle accusative sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine	V-PAP-ASF	V-PAP-ASFVerb Present Active Participle Accusative Singular Feminine	-	saying	7
VERB Verb pres. active part. present active Participle accusative sing. ♂ accusative singular masculine	V-PAP-ASM	V-PAP-ASMVerb Present Active Participle Accusative Singular Masculine	-	declaring	4
VERB Verb pres. active part. present active Participle dative sing. ♂ dative singular masculine	V-PAP-DSM	V-PAP-DSMVerb Present Active Participle Dative Singular Masculine	-	telling	1
VERB Verb pres. active part. present active Participle genitive pl. ♂ genitive plural masculine	V-PAP-GPM	V-PAP-GPMVerb Present Active Participle Genitive Plural Masculine	-	claiming	6
VERB Verb pres. active part. present active Participle genitive sing. ♀ genitive singular feminine	V-PAP-GSF	V-PAP-GSFVerb Present Active Participle Genitive Singular Feminine	-	saying	7
VERB Verb pres. active part. present active Participle genitive sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine	V-PAP-GSM	V-PAP-GSMVerb Present Active Participle Genitive Singular Masculine	-	is saying	18
VERB Verb pres. active part. present active Participle genitive sing. Neutral genitive singular Neutral	V-PAP-GSN	V-PAP-GSNVerb Present Active Participle Genitive Singular Neuter	-	saying	5
VERB Verb pres. active part. present active Participle nom. pl. ♀ Nominative plural feminine	V-PAP-NPF	V-PAP-NPFVerb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Feminine	-	declaring	4
VERB Verb pres. active part. present active Participle nom. pl. ♂ Nominative plural masculine	V-PAP-NPM	V-PAP-NPMVerb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine	-	asserting	149
VERB Verb pres. active part. present active Participle nom. pl. Neutral Nominative plural Neutral	V-PAP-NPN	V-PAP-NPNVerb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Neuter	-	saying	1
VERB Verb pres. active part. present active Participle nom. sing. ♀ Nominative singular feminine	V-PAP-NSF	V-PAP-NSFVerb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Feminine	-	calling	21
VERB Verb pres. active part. present active Participle nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine	V-PAP-NSM	V-PAP-NSMVerb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine	säger	affirming	178
VERB Verb pres. active part. present active Participle nom. sing. Neutral Nominative singular Neutral	V-PAP-NSN	V-PAP-NSNVerb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Neuter	säger	saying	1
VERB Verb pres. active part. present active Participle vocative pl. ♂ vocative plural masculine	V-PAP-VPM	V-PAP-VPMVerb Present Active Participle Vocative Plural Masculine	säger	saying	2
VERB Verb pres. active part. present active Participle vocative sing. ♂ vocative singular masculine	V-PAP-VSM	V-PAP-VSMVerb Present Active Participle Vocative Singular Masculine	säger	saying	1
VERB Verb pres. active subj. present active subjunctive sing. first person singular	V-PAS-1S	V-PAS-1SVerb Present Active Subjunctive first person Singular	-	I may say	3
VERB Verb pres. active subj. present active subjunctive pl. second person plural	V-PAS-2P	V-PAS-2PVerb Present Active Subjunctive second person Plural	-	you may speak	1
VERB Verb pres. active subj. present active subjunctive pl. third person plural	V-PAS-3P	V-PAS-3PVerb Present Active Subjunctive third person Plural	-	they may say	3
VERB Verb pres. active subj. present active subjunctive sing. third person singular	V-PAS-3S	V-PAS-3SVerb Present Active Subjunctive third person Singular	-	He may say	3
VERB Verb pres. pass. ind. present passive indicative sing. third person singular	V-PPI-3S	V-PPI-3SVerb Present Passive Indicative third person Singular	-	are spoken	8
VERB Verb pres. pass. inf. present passive infinitive	V-PPN	V-PPNVerb Present Passive Infinitive	-	saying	4
VERB Verb pres. pass. part. present passive Participle accusative pl. Neutral accusative plural Neutral	V-PPP-APN	V-PPP-APNVerb Present Passive Participle Accusative Plural Neuter	-	being spoken	1
VERB Verb pres. pass. part. present passive Participle accusative sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine	V-PPP-ASF	V-PPP-ASFVerb Present Passive Participle Accusative Singular Feminine	-	being called	4
VERB Verb pres. pass. part. present passive Participle accusative sing. ♂ accusative singular masculine	V-PPP-ASM	V-PPP-ASMVerb Present Passive Participle Accusative Singular Masculine	-	being called	9
VERB Verb pres. pass. part. present passive Participle accusative sing. Neutral accusative singular Neutral	V-PPP-ASN	V-PPP-ASNVerb Present Passive Participle Accusative Singular Neuter	-	being called	1
VERB Verb pres. pass. part. present passive Participle dative pl. Neutral dative plural Neutral	V-PPP-DPN	V-PPP-DPNVerb Present Passive Participle Dative Plural Neuter	-	being spoken	4
VERB Verb pres. pass. part. present passive Participle genitive sing. ♀ genitive singular feminine	V-PPP-GSF	V-PPP-GSFVerb Present Passive Participle Genitive Singular Feminine	-	is being called	2
VERB Verb pres. pass. part. present passive Participle genitive sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine	V-PPP-GSM	V-PPP-GSMVerb Present Passive Participle Genitive Singular Masculine	-	is being called	1
VERB Verb pres. pass. part. present passive Participle nom. pl. ♂ Nominative plural masculine	V-PPP-NPM	V-PPP-NPMVerb Present Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine	-	being called	2
VERB Verb pres. pass. part. present passive Participle nom. sing. ♀ Nominative singular feminine	V-PPP-NSF	V-PPP-NSFVerb Present Passive Participle Nominative Singular Feminine	-	is being called	2
VERB Verb pres. pass. part. present passive Participle nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine	V-PPP-NSM	V-PPP-NSMVerb Present Passive Participle Nominative Singular Masculine	-	being called	12

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Usage in NT

	Total 1329
Matthew	293
Mark	204
Luke	219
John	269
Acts	102
Romans	34
1 Corinthians	21
2 Corinthians	11
Galatians	9
Ephesians	7
Philippians	3
Colossians	2
1 Thessalonians	2
2 Thessalonians	2
1 Timothy	4
2 Timothy	2
Titus	1
Philemon	2
Hebrews	32
James	7
2 Peter	1
1 John	4
2 John	2
Jude	2
Revelation	94

3004 – λέγω (lego)

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say

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