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G3004Gλέγωlegō

to sayPart of speech: Greek Verb

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Occurrences by book

  1. 283
  2. 208
  3. 225
  4. 261
  5. 101
  6. 35
  7. 20
  8. 11
  9. 9
  10. 5
  11. 3
  12. 1
  13. 2
  14. 1
  15. 4
  16. 2
  17. 1
  18. 2
  19. 29
  20. 7
  21. 1 Peter: 0
  22. 1
  23. 4
  24. 2
  25. 3 John: 0
  26. 2
  27. 92

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Other meanings of G3004

  • G3004Hλέγωlegōto say: callG:VOccurrences: 47

1,311 occurrences in 1,214 verses

With their references and text in World English Bible.

  1. Acts 17:18

    Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also were conversing with him. Some said, "What does this babbler want to say?" Others said, "He seems to be advocating foreign deities," because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.

    ἔλεγον· elegon “were saying;”λέγειν; legein “to say?”

  2. Acts 17:19

    They took hold of him, and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, "May we know what this new teaching is, which is spoken by you?

    λέγοντες· legontes “saying;”

  3. Acts 17:21

    Now all the Athenians and the strangers living there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing.

    λέγειν legein “to tell”

  4. Acts 18:13

    saying, "This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the law."

    λέγοντες legontes “saying”

  5. Acts 19:4

    Paul said, "John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Jesus."

    λέγων legōn “telling”

  6. Acts 19:13

    But some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, took on themselves to name over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, "We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches."

    λέγοντες· legontes “saying;”

  7. Acts 19:26

    You see and hear, that not at Ephesus alone, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are no gods, that are made with hands.

    λέγων legōn “saying”

  8. Acts 19:28

    When they heard this they were filled with anger, and cried out, saying, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"

    λέγοντες· legontes “saying;”

  9. Acts 20:23

    except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions wait for me.

    λέγον legon “saying”

  10. Acts 21:4

    Having found disciples, we stayed there seven days. These said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.

    ἔλεγον elegon “were telling”

  11. Acts 21:11

    Coming to us, and taking Paul's belt, he bound his own feet and hands, and said, "Thus says the Holy Spirit: 'So will the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man who owns this belt, and will deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.'"

    λέγει legei “says”

  12. Acts 21:21

    They have been informed about you, that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children neither to walk after the customs.

    λέγων legōn “telling”

  13. Acts 21:23

    Therefore do what we tell you. We have four men who have taken a vow.

    λέγομεν· legomen “we say;”

  14. Acts 21:37

    As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he asked the commanding officer, "May I speak to you?" He said, "Do you know Greek?

    λέγει legei “says”

  15. Acts 21:40

    When he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with his hand to the people. When there was a great silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying,

    λέγων· legōn “saying:”

  16. Acts 22:7

    I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'

    λεγούσης legousēs “saying”

  17. Acts 22:18

    and saw him saying to me, 'Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.'

    λέγοντά legonta “saying”

  18. Acts 22:22

    They listened to him until he said that; then they lifted up their voice, and said, "Rid the earth of this fellow, for he isn't fit to live!"

    λέγοντες· legontes “saying;”

  19. Acts 22:26

    When the centurion heard it, he went to the commanding officer and told him, "Watch what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman!"

    λέγων· legōn “saying;”

  20. Acts 22:27

    The commanding officer came and asked him, "Tell me, are you a Roman?" He said, "Yes."

    λέγε lege “do tell”

  21. Acts 23:8

    For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these.

    λέγουσιν legousin “say”

  22. Acts 23:9

    A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees part stood up, and contended, saying, "We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or angel has spoken to him, let's not fight against God!"

    λέγοντες· legontes “saying;”

  23. Acts 23:12

    When it was day, some of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

    λέγοντες legontes “declaring”

  24. Acts 23:30

    When I was told that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him to you immediately, charging his accusers also to bring their accusations against him before you. Farewell."

    λέγειν legein “to speak”

  25. Acts 24:2

    When he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, "Seeing that by you we enjoy much peace, and that excellent measures are coming to this nation,

    λέγων· legōn “saying;”