G3004G–λέγω–legō

And Paul answered -- the governor having beckoned to him to speak -- `Knowing `that' for many years thou hast been a judge to this nation, the more cheerfully the things concerning myself I do answer;

λέγειν· legein “to speak:”

and as they were continuing there more days, Festus submitted to the king the things concerning Paul, saying, `There is a certain man, left by Felix, a prisoner,

λέγων· legōn “saying;”

and I, doubting in regard to the question concerning this, said, If he would wish to go on to Jerusalem, and there to be judged concerning these things --

ἔλεγον elegon “was asking”

And Agrippa said unto Paul, `It is permitted to thee to speak for thyself;' then Paul having stretched forth the hand, was making a defence:

λέγειν. legein “to speak.”

and we all having fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew dialect, Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute? hard for thee against pricks to kick!

λέγουσαν legousan “saying”λέγουσαν legousan “saying”

`Having obtained, therefore, help from God, till this day, I have stood witnessing both to small and to great, saying nothing besides the things that both the prophets and Moses spake of as about to come,

λέγων legōn “saying”

and having withdrawn, they were speaking unto one another, saying -- `This man doth nothing worthy of death or of bonds;'

λέγοντες legontes “saying”

saying to them, `Men, I perceive that with hurt, and much damage, not only of the lading and of the ship, but also of our lives -- the voyage is about to be;'

λέγων legōn “saying”

but the centurion to the pilot and to the shipowner gave credence more than to the things spoken by Paul;

λεγομένοις. legomenois “spoken.”

saying, Be not afraid Paul; before Caesar it behoveth thee to stand; and, lo, God hath granted to thee all those sailing with thee;

λέγων· legōn “saying;”

And till the day was about to be, Paul was calling upon all to partake of nourishment, saying, `Fourteen days to-day, waiting, ye continue fasting, having taken nothing,

λέγων· legōn “saying;”

And when the foreigners saw the beast hanging from his hand, they said unto one another, `Certainly this man is a murderer, whom, having been saved out of the sea, the justice did not suffer to live;'

ἔλεγον· elegon “they were saying:”

and they were expecting him to be about to be inflamed, or to fall down suddenly dead, and they, expecting `it' a long time, and seeing nothing uncommon happening to him, changing `their' minds, said he was a god.

ἔλεγον elegon “they were declaringing”

And it came to pass after three days, Paul called together those who are the principal men of the Jews, and they having come together, he said unto them: `Men, brethren, I -- having done nothing contrary to the people, or to the customs of the fathers -- a prisoner from Jerusalem, was delivered up to the hands of the Romans;

ἔλεγεν elegen “he was saying”

and, some, indeed, were believing the things spoken, and some were not believing.

λεγομένοις, legomenois “he is speaking,”

saying, Go on unto this people and say, With hearing ye shall hear, and ye shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see, and ye shall not perceive,

λέγων· legōn “he is saying:”

thou who art preaching not to steal, dost thou steal? thou who art saying not to commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou who art abhorring the idols, dost thou rob temples?

λέγων legōn “saying”

And, if our unrighteousness God's righteousness doth establish, what shall we say? is God unrighteous who is inflicting the wrath? (after the manner of a man I speak)

λέγω· legō “I speak;”

and not, as we are evil spoken of, and as certain affirm us to say -- `We may do the evil things, that the good ones may come?' whose judgment is righteous.

λέγειν legein “to say”

And we have known that as many things as the law saith, to those in the law it doth speak, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may come under judgment to God;

λέγει legei “says”

for what doth the writing say? `And Abraham did believe God, and it was reckoned to him -- to righteousness;'

λέγει; legei “says?”

even as David also doth speak of the happiness of the man to whom God doth reckon righteousness apart from works:

λέγει legei “declares”

`Is' this happiness, then, upon the circumcision, or also upon the uncircumcision -- for we say that the faith was reckoned to Abraham -- to righteousness?

λέγομεν legomen “We are saying”

In the manner of men I speak, because of the weakness of your flesh, for even as ye did present your members servants to the uncleanness and to the lawlessness -- to the lawlessness, so now present your members servants to the righteousness -- to sanctification,

λέγω legō “I speak”

What, then, shall we say? the law `is' sin? let it not be! but the sin I did not know except through law, for also the covetousness I had not known if the law had not said:

ἔλεγεν· elegen “was saying;”