λέγω
to say
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G3004
Strong's Greek
légō
Transliteration
/leg'-o/
Pronunciation
Usage in the GNT
2,252
appearances
Full lexicon entry — Thayer's Greek Lexicon
From Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Thayer Definition
1. to say, to speak
a. affirm over, maintain
b. to teach
c. to exhort, advise, to command, direct
d. to point out with words, intend, mean, mean to say
e. to call by name, to call, name
f. to speak out, speak of, mention
Strong's concordance entry
A primary verb; properly to lay forth that is (figuratively) relate (in words [usually of systematic or set discourse ; whereas G2036 and G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 is properly to break silence merely and G2980 means an extended or random harangue]); by implication to mean : - ask bid boast call describe give out name put forth say (-ing on) shew speak tell utter.
Where this word appears
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Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Verb
- An action or state-of-being word.
Tense
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a simple whole, without regard to duration — often past (perfective aspect).
- Present
- Ongoing or general action in present time (imperfective aspect).
- Imperfect
- Continuous or repeated action in past time (“was writing”).
Voice
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Passive
- The subject receives the action.
Mood
- Indicative
- States a fact or asks a factual question (the mood of reality).
- Participle
- A verbal adjective (“writing,” “having written”).
- Infinitive
- A verbal noun (“to write”), unmarked for person or number.
- Subjunctive
- Expresses probability, purpose, or possibility (the mood of contingency).
- Imperative
- Expresses a command or request.
Case
- Nominative
- The case of the subject (and the predicate nominative).
- Genitive
- The case of source, possession, or “of” — answers “whose / from what.”
- Accusative
- The case of the direct object and of extent.
- Dative
- The case of the indirect object, means, or location — “to / for / with / in.”
Person
- 3rd person
- The one spoken about (“he / she / it / they”).
- 1st person
- The speaker (“I / we”).
- 2nd person
- The one addressed (“you”).
Gender
- Masculine
- Grammatically masculine.
- Feminine
- Grammatically feminine.
- Neuter
- Grammatically neuter.
Number
- Singular
- One.
- Plural
- More than one.
Grammatical forms 68 distinct
- Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular 613 times (27%)
- Verb, Present, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular 337 times (15%)
- Verb, Present, Active, Indicative, 1st person, Singular 210 times (9%)
- Verb, Present, Active, Participle, Nominative, Singular, Masculine 174 times (8%)
- Verb, Present, Active, Participle, Nominative, Plural, Masculine 149 times (7%)
- Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Plural 121 times (5%)
- Verb, Imperfect, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Plural 74 times (3%)
- Verb, Imperfect, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular 72 times (3%)
+60 more forms (502 occurrences)
Parsed forms decoded from the imported morphology (Robinson–Tischendorf, public domain), counted across 2,252 parsed occurrences — not distinct verses.
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Matthew 401 verses
- Matthew 1:16 λεγόμενος pres pass ptcp nom sg masc Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
- Matthew 1:20 λέγων pres act ptcp nom sg masc But when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, don't be afraid to take to yourself Mary, your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
- Matthew 1:22 λέγοντος pres act ptcp gen sg masc Now all this has happened, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,
- Matthew 2:2 λέγοντες pres act ptcp nom pl masc "Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him."
- Matthew 2:5 εἶπαν aor act ind 3pl They said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written through the prophet,
- Matthew 2:8 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg He sent them to Bethlehem, and said, "Go and search diligently for the young child. When you have found him, bring me word, so that I also may come and worship him."
- Matthew 2:13 λέγων εἴπω pres act ptcp nom sg masc aor act subj 1sg Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, "Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him."
- Matthew 2:15 λέγοντος pres act ptcp gen sg masc and was there until the death of Herod; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, "Out of Egypt I called my son."
- Matthew 2:17 λέγοντος pres act ptcp gen sg masc Then that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying,
- Matthew 2:20 λέγων pres act ptcp nom sg masc "Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel, for those who sought the young child's life are dead."
- Matthew 2:23 λεγομένην pres pass ptcp acc sg fem and came and lived in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets: "He will be called a Nazarene."
- Matthew 3:2 λέγων pres act ptcp nom sg masc "Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!"
- Matthew 3:3 λέγοντος pres act ptcp gen sg masc For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight."
- Matthew 3:7 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism, he said to them, "You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
- Matthew 3:9 λέγειν λέγω pres act inf pres act ind 1sg Don't think to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father,' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
- Matthew 3:14 λέγων pres act ptcp nom sg masc But John would have hindered him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?"
- Matthew 3:15 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg But Jesus, answering, said to him, "Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he allowed him.
- Matthew 3:17 λέγουσα pres act ptcp nom sg fem Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."
- Matthew 4:3 εἶπεν εἰπὲ aor act ind 3sg aor act impv 2sg The tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread."
- Matthew 4:4 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg But he answered, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.'"
- Matthew 4:6 λέγει pres act ind 3sg and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, 'He will give his angels charge concerning you.' and, 'On their hands they will bear you up, So that you don't dash your foot against a stone.'"
- Matthew 4:9 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg He said to him, "I will give you all of these things, if you will fall down and worship me."
- Matthew 4:10 λέγει pres act ind 3sg Then Jesus said to him, "Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'"
- Matthew 4:14 λέγοντος pres act ptcp gen sg masc that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
- Matthew 4:17 λέγειν pres act inf From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say, "Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand."
- Matthew 4:18 λεγόμενον pres pass ptcp acc sg masc Walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers: Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
- Matthew 4:19 λέγει pres act ind 3sg He said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men."
- Matthew 5:2 λέγων pres act ptcp nom sg masc He opened his mouth and taught them, saying,
- Matthew 5:11 εἴπωσιν aor act subj 3pl "Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
- Matthew 5:18 λέγω pres act ind 1sg For most assuredly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not even one smallest letter or one tiny pen stroke shall in any way pass away from the law, until all things are accomplished.
- Matthew 5:20 λέγω pres act ind 1sg For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, there is no way you will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
- Matthew 5:22 λέγω εἴπῃ εἴπῃ pres act ind 1sg aor act subj 3sg aor act subj 3sg But I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, 'Raca!' shall be in danger of the council; and whoever shall say, 'You fool!' shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.
- Matthew 5:26 λέγω pres act ind 1sg Most assuredly I tell you, you shall by no means get out of there, until you have paid the last penny.
- Matthew 5:28 λέγω pres act ind 1sg but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.
- Matthew 5:32 λέγω pres act ind 1sg but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries her when she is put away commits adultery.
- Matthew 5:34 λέγω pres act ind 1sg but I tell you, don't swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;
- Matthew 5:39 λέγω pres act ind 1sg But I tell you, don't resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.
- Matthew 5:44 λέγω pres act ind 1sg But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,
- Matthew 6:2 λέγω pres act ind 1sg Therefore when you do merciful deeds, don't sound a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may get glory from men. Most assuredly I tell you, they have received their reward.
- Matthew 6:5 λέγω pres act ind 1sg "When you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Most assuredly, I tell you, they have received their reward.
- Matthew 6:16 λέγω pres act ind 1sg "Moreover when you fast, don't be like the hypocrites, with sad faces. For they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen by men to be fasting. Most assuredly I tell you, they have received their reward.
- Matthew 6:25 λέγω pres act ind 1sg Therefore, I tell you, don't be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn't life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
- Matthew 6:29 λέγω pres act ind 1sg yet I tell you that even Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like one of these.
- Matthew 6:31 λέγοντες pres act ptcp nom pl masc "Therefore don't be anxious, saying, 'What will we eat?', 'What will we drink?' or, 'With what will we be clothed?'
- Matthew 7:21 λέγων pres act ptcp nom sg masc Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
- Matthew 8:2 λέγων pres act ptcp nom sg masc Behold, a leper came to him and worshiped him, saying, "Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean."
- Matthew 8:3 λέγων pres act ptcp nom sg masc Jesus stretched out his hand, and touched him, saying, "I want to. Be made clean." Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
- Matthew 8:4 λέγει εἴπῃς pres act ind 3sg aor act subj 2sg Jesus said to him, "See that you tell nobody, but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."
- Matthew 8:6 λέγων pres act ptcp nom sg masc and saying, "Lord, my servant lies in the house paralyzed, grievously tormented."
- Matthew 8:7 λέγει pres act ind 3sg Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him."
- Matthew 8:8 εἰπὲ aor act impv 2sg The centurion answered, "Lord, I'm not worthy for you to come under my roof. Just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
- Matthew 8:9 λέγω pres act ind 1sg For I am also a man under authority, having under myself soldiers. I tell this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and tell another, 'Come,' and he comes; and tell my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."
- Matthew 8:10 εἶπεν λέγω aor act ind 3sg pres act ind 1sg When Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said to those who followed, "Most assuredly I tell you, I haven't found so great a faith, not even in Israel.
- Matthew 8:11 λέγω pres act ind 1sg I tell you that many will come from the east and the west, and will sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Kingdom of Heaven,
- Matthew 8:13 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg Jesus said to the centurion, "Go your way. Let it be done for you as you have believed." His servant was healed in that hour.
- Matthew 8:17 λέγοντος pres act ptcp gen sg masc that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying: "He took our infirmities, and bore our diseases."
- Matthew 8:19 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg A scribe came, and said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."
- Matthew 8:20 λέγει pres act ind 3sg Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."
- Matthew 8:21 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg Another of his disciples said to him, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."
- Matthew 8:22 λέγει pres act ind 3sg But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead."
- Matthew 8:25 λέγοντες pres act ptcp nom pl masc They came to him, and woke him up, saying, "Save us, Lord! We are dying!"
- Matthew 8:26 λέγει pres act ind 3sg He said to them, "Why are you fearful, oh you of little faith?" Then he got up, rebuked the wind and the sea, and there was a great calm.
- Matthew 8:27 λέγοντες pres act ptcp nom pl masc The men marveled, saying, "What kind of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"
- Matthew 8:29 λέγοντες pres act ptcp nom pl masc Behold, they cried out, saying, "What do we have to do with you, Jesus, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?"
- Matthew 8:31 λέγοντες pres act ptcp nom pl masc The demons begged him, saying, "If you cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of pigs."
- Matthew 8:32 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg He said to them, "Go!" They came out, and went into the herd of pigs: and behold, the whole herd of pigs rushed down the cliff into the sea, and died in the water.
- Matthew 9:2 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg Behold, they brought to him a man who was paralyzed, lying on a bed. Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, "Son, cheer up! Your sins are forgiven you."
- Matthew 9:3 εἶπον aor act ind 3pl Behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man blasphemes."
- Matthew 9:4 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?
- Matthew 9:5 εἰπεῖν εἰπεῖν aor act inf aor act inf For which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven;' or to say, 'Get up, and walk?'
- Matthew 9:6 λέγει pres act ind 3sg But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins..." (then he said to the paralytic), "Get up, and take up your mat, and go up to your house."
- Matthew 9:9 λεγόμενον λέγει pres pass ptcp acc sg masc pres act ind 3sg As Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax collection office. He said to him, "Follow me." He got up and followed him.
- Matthew 9:11 ἔλεγον impf act ind 3pl When the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"
- Matthew 9:12 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg When Jesus heard it, he said to them, "Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.
- Matthew 9:14 λέγοντες pres act ptcp nom pl masc Then John's disciples came to him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples don't fast?"
- Matthew 9:15 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg Jesus said to them, "Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.
- Matthew 9:18 λέγων pres act ptcp nom sg masc While he told these things to them, behold, a ruler came and worshiped him, saying, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live."
- Matthew 9:21 ἔλεγεν impf act ind 3sg for she said within herself, "If I just touch his garment, I will be made well."
- Matthew 9:22 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg But Jesus, turning around and seeing her, said, "Daughter, cheer up! Your faith has made you well." And the woman was made well from that hour.
- Matthew 9:23 ἔλεγεν impf act ind 3sg When Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the flute players, and the crowd in noisy disorder,
- Matthew 9:27 λέγοντες pres act ptcp nom pl masc As Jesus passed by from there, two blind men followed him, calling out and saying, "Have mercy on us, son of David!"
- Matthew 9:28 λέγει λέγουσιν pres act ind 3sg pres act ind 3pl When he had come into the house, the blind men came to him. Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" They told him, "Yes, Lord."
- Matthew 9:29 λέγων pres act ptcp nom sg masc Then he touched their eyes, saying, "According to your faith be it done to you."
- Matthew 9:30 λέγων pres act ptcp nom sg masc Their eyes were opened. Jesus strictly charged them, saying, "See that no one knows about this."
- Matthew 9:33 λέγοντες pres act ptcp nom pl masc When the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke. The multitudes marveled, saying, "Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!"
- Matthew 9:34 ἔλεγον impf act ind 3pl But the Pharisees said, "By the prince of the demons, he casts out demons."
- Matthew 9:37 λέγει pres act ind 3sg Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the laborers are few.
- Matthew 10:2 λεγόμενος pres pass ptcp nom sg masc Now the names of the twelve apostles are these. The first, Simon, who is called Peter; Andrew, his brother; James the son of Zebedee; John, his brother;
- Matthew 10:5 λέγων pres act ptcp nom sg masc Jesus sent these twelve out, and charged them, saying, "Don't go among the Gentiles, and don't enter into any city of the Samaritans.
- Matthew 10:7 λέγοντες pres act ptcp nom pl masc As you go, preach, saying, 'The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!'
- Matthew 10:15 λέγω pres act ind 1sg Most assuredly I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.
- Matthew 10:23 λέγω pres act ind 1sg But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next, for most assuredly I tell you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel, until the Son of Man has come.
- Matthew 10:27 λέγω εἴπατε pres act ind 1sg aor act impv 2pl What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in the ear, proclaim on the housetops.
- Matthew 10:42 λέγω pres act ind 1sg Whoever gives one of these little ones just a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, most assuredly I tell you he will in no way lose his reward."
- Matthew 11:3 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg and said to him, "Are you he who comes, or should we look for another?"
- Matthew 11:4 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John the things which you hear and see:
- Matthew 11:7 λέγειν pres act inf As these went their way, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
- Matthew 11:9 λέγω pres act ind 1sg But why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet.
- Matthew 11:11 λέγω pres act ind 1sg Most assuredly I tell you, among those who are born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptizer; yet he who is least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.
- Matthew 11:17 λέγουσιν pres act ptcp dat pl neut and say, 'We played the flute for you, and you didn't dance. We mourned for you, and you didn't lament.'
- Matthew 11:18 λέγουσιν pres act ind 3pl For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon.'
- Matthew 11:19 λέγουσιν pres act ind 3pl The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' But wisdom is justified by her children."
- Matthew 11:22 λέγω pres act ind 1sg But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.
- Matthew 11:24 λέγω pres act ind 1sg But I tell you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom, on the day of judgment, than for you."
- Matthew 11:25 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg At that time, Jesus answered, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to infants.
- Matthew 12:2 εἶπαν aor act ind 3pl But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, "Behold, your disciples do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath."
- Matthew 12:3 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg But he said to them, "Haven't you read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him;
- Matthew 12:6 λέγω pres act ind 1sg But I tell you that one greater than the temple is here.
- Matthew 12:10 λέγοντες pres act ptcp nom pl masc And behold there was a man with a withered hand. They asked him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day?" that they might accuse him.
- Matthew 12:11 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg He said to them, "What man is there among you, who has one sheep, and if this one falls into a pit on the Sabbath day, won't he grab on to it, and lift it out?
- Matthew 12:13 λέγει pres act ind 3sg Then he told the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out; and it was restored whole, just like the other.
- Matthew 12:17 λέγοντος pres act ptcp gen sg masc that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
- Matthew 12:23 ἔλεγον impf act ind 3pl All the multitudes were amazed, and said, "Can this be the son of David?"
- Matthew 12:24 εἶπον aor act ind 3pl But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, "This man does not cast out demons, except by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons."
- Matthew 12:25 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.
- Matthew 12:31 λέγω pres act ind 1sg Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men.
- Matthew 12:32 εἴπῃ εἴπῃ aor act subj 3sg aor act subj 3sg Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in this age, nor in that which is to come.
- Matthew 12:36 λέγω pres act ind 1sg I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.
- Matthew 12:38 λέγοντες pres act ptcp nom pl masc Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from you."
- Matthew 12:39 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg But he answered them, "An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, but no sign will be given it but the sign of Jonah the prophet.
- Matthew 12:44 λέγει pres act ind 3sg Then he says, 'I will return into my house from which I came out,' and when he has come back, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order.
- Matthew 12:47 [εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg One said to him, "Behold, your mother and your brothers stand outside, seeking to speak to you."
- Matthew 12:48 εἶπεν λέγοντι aor act ind 3sg pres act ptcp dat sg masc But he answered him who spoke to him, "Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?"
- Matthew 12:49 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg He stretched out his hand towards his disciples, and said, "Behold, my mother and my brothers!
- Matthew 13:3 λέγων pres act ptcp nom sg masc He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, "Behold, a farmer went out to sow.
- Matthew 13:10 εἶπαν aor act ind 3pl The disciples came, and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"
- Matthew 13:11 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg He answered them, "To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.
- Matthew 13:14 λέγουσα pres act ptcp nom sg fem In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says, 'By hearing you will hear, And will in no way understand; Seeing you will see, And will in no way perceive:
- Matthew 13:17 λέγω pres act ind 1sg For most assuredly I tell you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which you see, and didn't see them; and to hear the things which you hear, and didn't hear them.
- Matthew 13:24 λέγων pres act ptcp nom sg masc He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field,
- Matthew 13:27 εἶπον aor act ind 3pl The servants of the householder came and said to him, 'Sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where did this darnel come from?'
- Matthew 13:28 λέγουσιν pres act ind 3pl "He said to them, 'An enemy has done this.' "The servants asked him, 'Do you want us to go and gather them up?'
- Matthew 13:31 λέγων pres act ptcp nom sg masc He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field;
- Matthew 13:35 λέγοντος pres act ptcp gen sg masc that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, "I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world."
- Matthew 13:36 λέγοντες pres act ptcp nom pl masc Then Jesus sent the multitudes away, and went into the house. His disciples came to him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the darnel of the field."
- Matthew 13:37 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg He answered them, "He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,
- Matthew 13:51 λέγουσιν pres act ind 3pl Jesus said to them, "Have you understood all these things?" They answered him, "Yes, Lord."
- Matthew 13:52 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg He said to them, "Therefore, every scribe who has been made a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a householder, who brings out of his treasure new and old things."
- Matthew 13:54 λέγειν pres act inf Coming into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, "Where did this man get this wisdom, and these mighty works?
- Matthew 13:55 λέγεται pres pass ind 3sg Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?
- Matthew 13:57 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg They were offended by him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and in his own house."
- Matthew 14:2 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg and said to his servants, "This is John the Baptizer. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him."
- Matthew 14:4 ἔλεγεν impf act ind 3sg For John said to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her."
- Matthew 14:15 λέγοντες pres act ptcp nom pl masc When evening had come, his disciples came to him, saying, "This place is deserted, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food."
- Matthew 14:16 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg But Jesus said to them, "They don't need to go away. You give them something to eat."
- Matthew 14:17 λέγουσιν pres act ind 3pl They told him, "We only have here five loaves and two fish."
- Matthew 14:18 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg He said, "Bring them here to me."
- Matthew 14:26 λέγοντες pres act ptcp nom pl masc When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, "It's a ghost!" and they cried out for fear.
- Matthew 14:27 λέγων pres act ptcp nom sg masc But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying "Cheer up! I AM! Don't be afraid."
- Matthew 14:28 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg Peter answered him and said, "Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the waters."
- Matthew 14:29 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg He said, "Come!" Peter stepped down from the boat, and walked on the waters to come to Jesus.
- Matthew 14:30 λέγων pres act ptcp nom sg masc But when he saw that the wind was strong, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, "Lord, save me!"
- Matthew 14:31 λέγει pres act ind 3sg Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand, took hold of him, and said to him, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?"
- Matthew 14:33 λέγοντες pres act ptcp nom pl masc Those who were in the boat came and worshiped him, saying, "You are truly the Son of God!"
- Matthew 15:1 λέγοντες pres act ptcp nom pl masc Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,
- Matthew 15:3 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg He answered them, "Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?
- Matthew 15:4 λέγων pres act ptcp nom sg masc For God commanded, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.'
- Matthew 15:5 λέγετε εἴπῃ pres act ind 2pl aor act subj 3sg But you say, 'Whoever may tell his father or his mother, "Whatever help you might otherwise have gotten from me is a gift devoted to God,"
- Matthew 15:7 λέγων pres act ptcp nom sg masc You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,
- Matthew 15:10 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg He summoned the multitude, and said to them, "Hear, and understand.
- Matthew 15:12 λέγουσιν pres act ind 3pl Then the disciples came, and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard this saying?"
- Matthew 15:13 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg But he answered, "Every plant which my heavenly Father didn't plant will be uprooted.
- Matthew 15:15 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg Peter answered him, "Explain the parable to us."
- Matthew 15:16 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg So Jesus said, "Do you also still not understand?
- Matthew 15:22 λέγουσα pres act ptcp nom sg fem Behold, a Canaanite woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, "Have mercy on me, Lord, you son of David! My daughter is severely demonized!"
- Matthew 15:23 λέγοντες pres act ptcp nom pl masc But he answered her not a word. His disciples came and begged him, saying, "Send her away; for she cries after us."
- Matthew 15:24 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg But he answered, "I wasn't sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
- Matthew 15:25 λέγουσα pres act ptcp nom sg fem But she came and worshiped him, saying, "Lord, help me."
- Matthew 15:26 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg But he answered, "It is not appropriate to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."
- Matthew 15:27 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg But she said, "Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters' table."
- Matthew 15:28 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg Then Jesus answered her, "Woman, great is your faith! Be it done to you even as you desire." And her daughter was healed from that hour.
- Matthew 15:32 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg Jesus summoned his disciples and said, "I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way."
- Matthew 15:33 λέγουσιν pres act ind 3pl The disciples said to him, "Where should we get so many loaves in a deserted place as to satisfy so great a multitude?"
- Matthew 15:34 λέγει εἶπον pres act ind 3sg aor act ind 3pl Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" They said, "Seven, and a few small fish."
- Matthew 16:2 εἶπεν λέγετε aor act ind 3sg pres act ind 2pl But he answered them, "When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.'
- Matthew 16:6 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg Jesus said to them, "Take heed and beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."
- Matthew 16:7 λέγοντες pres act ptcp nom pl masc They reasoned among themselves, saying, "We brought no bread."
- Matthew 16:8 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg Jesus, perceiving it, said, "Why do you reason among yourselves, you of little faith, 'because you have brought no bread?'
- Matthew 16:11 εἶπον aor act ind 1sg How is it that you don't perceive that I didn't speak to you concerning bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."
- Matthew 16:12 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg Then they understood that he didn't tell them to beware of the yeast of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
- Matthew 16:13 λέγων λέγουσιν pres act ptcp nom sg masc pres act ind 3pl Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, "Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?"
- Matthew 16:14 εἶπαν aor act ind 3pl They said, "Some say John the Baptizer, some, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets."
- Matthew 16:15 λέγει λέγετε pres act ind 3sg pres act ind 2pl He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"
- Matthew 16:16 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
- Matthew 16:17 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
- Matthew 16:18 λέγω pres act ind 1sg I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
- Matthew 16:20 εἴπωσιν aor act subj 3pl Then he charged the disciples that they should tell no one that he is Jesus the Christ.
- Matthew 16:22 λέγων pres act ptcp nom sg masc Peter took him aside, and began to rebuke him, saying, "Far be it from you, Lord! This will never be done to you."
- Matthew 16:23 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg But he turned, and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling-block to me, for you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of men."
- Matthew 16:24 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
- Matthew 16:28 λέγω pres act ind 1sg Most assuredly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste of death, until they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom."
- Matthew 17:4 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg Peter answered, and said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, let's make three tents here: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
- Matthew 17:5 λέγουσα pres act ptcp nom sg fem While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. Behold, a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him."
- Matthew 17:7 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg Jesus came and touched them and said, "Get up, and don't be afraid."
- Matthew 17:9 λέγων εἴπητε pres act ptcp nom sg masc aor act subj 2pl As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, "Don't tell anyone what you saw, until the Son of Man has risen from the dead."
- Matthew 17:10 λέγοντες λέγουσιν pres act ptcp nom pl masc pres act ind 3pl His disciples asked him, saying, "Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
- Matthew 17:11 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg Jesus answered them, "Elijah indeed comes first, and will restore all things,
- Matthew 17:12 λέγω pres act ind 1sg but I tell you that Elijah has come already, and they didn't recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted to. Even so the Son of Man will also suffer by them."
- Matthew 17:13 εἶπεν aor act ind 3sg Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the Baptizer.
- Matthew 17:15 λέγων pres act ptcp nom sg masc "Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is epileptic, and suffers grievously; for he often falls into the fire, and often into the water.
About this entry
At a glance — auto-summarized from this page’s data, not written by a person. Every figure links to its source below. This summary describes the numbers; it doesn’t interpret them.
At its core, λεγω (légō) means “to say.” The King James Version usually renders it “saying,” while modern versions prefer “i tell” (Berean Standard Bible) and “said” (unfoldingWord Literal Text) — see the renderings breakdown. Spanning 1,941 verses in 25 books, it ranks among the most common words of the Greek New Testament. Scripture first uses it in Matthew 1:16. Catalogued under 6 senses, its meaning is not single-sense. Each statement above links to its evidence; the full detail follows below.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
Strong's · 1890
ask
Modern gloss
to say
Strong's 1890 sometimes compressed multiple senses — or homonymous roots — under one number, and used 19th-century English phrasing that no longer carries the same connotation. The modern gloss reflects current Thayer scholarship; open the Lexicon Entry tab for the full sense breakdown.
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About this word
Strong's G3004 catalogs a Greek word from the Greek New Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Greek New Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 1,941
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 1,941 distinct verses.
- 25 / 27
- NT books
- The word appears in 25 of 27 New Testament books.
- #7
- by frequency
- Top 10 most frequent Greek words (rank 7 of 5,347 Greek words by occurrence).
View all 1,941 occurrences in the concordance →
By section of the New Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Some books belong to more than one corpus (Luke is in both the Gospels and the Lukan corpus, and so on), so these shares overlap and need not total 100%. Each figure is a share of the word’s 1,941 distinct verses.
- Gospels 1,468 verses · 76%
- Lukan (Luke–Acts) 649 verses · 33%
- Johannine 488 verses · 25%
- Pauline corpus 108 verses · 6%
- Revelation 94 verses · 5%
- Hebrews 37 verses · 2%
- General (Catholic) Epistles 24 verses · 1%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
- King James Version: Saying 384×, Saith 199×, I say 158×
- American Standard Version: Saying 322×, Saith 207×, I say 143×
- Berean Standard Bible: I tell 142×, Said 123×, Saying 63×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text: Said 556×, Saying 410×, Says 225×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders G3004 across 1,349 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 58 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders G3004 across 1,274 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 97 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 5 further occurrences.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders G3004 across 993 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 108 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 179 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders G3004 across 2,448 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 104 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Senses in Thayer's
The 6 senses Thayer's distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency or importance). The full entry — with sub-senses — is in the Lexicon Entry tab.
- affirm over, maintain
- to teach
- to exhort, advise, to command, direct
- to point out with words, intend, mean, mean to say
- to call by name, to call, name
- to speak out, speak of, mention
Word origin
Origin: a root word
A primary verb; properly to lay forth that is (figuratively) relate (in words [usually of systematic or set discourse ; whereas G2036 and G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 is properly to break silence merely and G2980 means an extended or random harangue]); by implication to mean : - ask bid boast call describe give out name put forth say (-ing on) shew speak tell utter.
— Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance (1890), public domain.
Forms in the corpus
The 85 distinct written forms G3004 takes in the Greek New Testament, most frequent first — each parse links to that tense’s occurrences in the concordance.
The 60 most common forms are shown; 25 rarer forms follow in the full concordance.
Same root — word family
Other Thayer's entries built from the same root as G3004, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
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Compare all same-root words → They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.
Septuagint usage
The same Greek word λεγω appears 5,715 times in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), across 4,644 verses in 38 books.
- 5,715
- LXX occurrences
- Tagged occurrences of this Greek word in the Septuagint.
- 4,644
- verses
- Distinct Septuagint verses containing this word.
- 38 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 38 of the 39 Old Testament books.
Sample Septuagint occurrences
- Genesis 1:3 εἶπον
- Exodus 1:9 εἶπον
- Leviticus 1:1 λέγω
- Numbers 1:1 λέγω
- Deuteronomy 1:5 λέγω
- Joshua 1:1 εἶπον
- Judges 1:1 λέγω
- Ruth 1:8 εἶπον
- 1 Samuel 1:8 εἶπον
- 2 Samuel 1:3 εἶπον
- 1 Kings 1:2 εἶπον
- 2 Kings 1:2 εἶπον
Septuagint occurrences (same lexeme)
Every verse where the same Strong’s number (G3004) appears in the Greek Septuagint — showing the first 50 of 4,644. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context; the Greek form is the matched word — the English is not keyword-highlighted.
- Genesis 1:3 εἶπον God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.
- Genesis 1:6 εἶπον God said, "Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters."
- Genesis 1:9 εἶπον God said, "Let the waters under the sky be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear," and it was so.
- Genesis 1:11 εἶπον God said, "Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit after their kind, with its seed in it, on the earth," and it was so.
- Genesis 1:14 εἶπον God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years;
- Genesis 1:20 εἶπον God said, "Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of sky."
- Genesis 1:22 λέγω God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth."
- Genesis 1:24 εἶπον God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures after their kind, cattle, creeping things, and animals of the earth after their kind," and it was so.
- Genesis 1:26 εἶπον God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."
- Genesis 1:28 λέγω God blessed them. God said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth."
- Genesis 1:29 εἶπον God said, "Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your food.
- Genesis 2:16 λέγω Yahweh God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat:
- Genesis 2:18 εἶπον Yahweh God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."
- Genesis 2:23 εἶπον The man said, "This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She will be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man."
- Genesis 3:1 εἶπον Now the serpent was more subtle than any animal of the field which Yahweh God had made. He said to the woman, "Yes, has God said, 'You shall not eat of any tree of the garden?'"
- Genesis 3:2 εἶπον The woman said to the serpent, "Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat,
- Genesis 3:3 εἶπον but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, 'You shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.'"
- Genesis 3:4 εἶπον The serpent said to the woman, "You won't surely die,
- Genesis 3:9 εἶπον Yahweh God called to the man, and said to him, "Where are you?"
- Genesis 3:10 εἶπον The man said, "I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself."
- Genesis 3:11 εἶπον God said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?"
- Genesis 3:12 εἶπον The man said, "The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate."
- Genesis 3:13 εἶπον Yahweh God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."
- Genesis 3:14 εἶπον Yahweh God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, cursed are you above all cattle, and above every animal of the field. On your belly shall you go, and you shall eat dust all the days of your life.
- Genesis 3:16 εἶπον To the woman he said, "I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth. In pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you."
- Genesis 3:17 εἶπον To Adam he said, "Because you have listened to your wife's voice, and have eaten of the tree, of which I commanded you, saying, 'You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground for your sake. In toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.
- Genesis 3:22 εἶπον Yahweh God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil. Now, lest he put forth his hand, and also take of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever..."
- Genesis 4:1 εἶπον The man knew Eve his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Cain, and said, "I have gotten a man with Yahweh's help."
- Genesis 4:6 εἶπον Yahweh said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why has the expression of your face fallen?
- Genesis 4:8 εἶπον Cain said to Abel, his brother, "Let's go into the field." It happened, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and killed him.
- Genesis 4:9 εἶπον Yahweh said to Cain, "Where is Abel, your brother?" He said, "I don't know. Am I my brother's keeper?"
- Genesis 4:10 εἶπον Yahweh said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries to me from the ground.
- Genesis 4:13 εἶπον Cain said to Yahweh, "My punishment is greater than I can bear.
- Genesis 4:15 εἶπον Yahweh said to him, "Therefore whoever slays Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold." Yahweh appointed a sign for Cain, lest any finding him should strike him.
- Genesis 4:23 εἶπον Lamech said to his wives, "Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice, You wives of Lamech, listen to my speech, For I have slain a man for wounding me, A young man for bruising me.
- Genesis 4:25 λέγω Adam knew his wife again. She gave birth to a son, and named him Seth. For, she said, "God has appointed me another child instead of Abel, for Cain killed him."
- Genesis 5:29 λέγω and he named him Noah, saying, "This same will comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands, because of the ground which Yahweh has cursed."
- Genesis 6:3 εἶπον Yahweh said, "My Spirit will not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; yet will his days be one hundred twenty years."
- Genesis 6:7 εἶπον Yahweh said, "I will destroy man whom I have created from the surface of the ground; man, along with animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky; for I am sorry that I have made them."
- Genesis 6:13 εἶπον God said to Noah, "The end of all flesh has come before me, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
- Genesis 7:1 εἶπον Yahweh said to Noah, "Come with all of your household into the ark, for I have seen your righteousness before me in this generation.
- Genesis 8:15 εἶπονλέγω God spoke to Noah, saying,
- Genesis 8:21 εἶπον Yahweh smelled the sweet savor. Yahweh said in his heart, "I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, because the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I ever again strike everything living, as I have done.
- Genesis 9:1 εἶπον God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
- Genesis 9:8 εἶπονλέγω God spoke to Noah, and to his sons with him, saying,
- Genesis 9:12 εἶπον God said, "This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:
- Genesis 9:17 εἶπον God said to Noah, "This is the token of the covenant which I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth."
- Genesis 9:25 εἶπον He said, "Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants will he be to his brothers."
- Genesis 9:26 εἶπον He said, "Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Shem; Let Canaan be his servant.
- Genesis 10:9 εἶπον He was a mighty hunter before Yahweh. Therefore it is said, "Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before Yahweh."
These are occurrences of the same Greek lexeme (G3004) in the Septuagint — not a translation of any one Hebrew word. The store carries no word-level Hebrew↔Greek alignment, so no Hebrew original is asserted here. Counts come from the recovered LXX Strong's tagging — high-frequency vocabulary is well covered, while rare or late forms may be untagged — so they reflect tagged occurrences and may slightly undercount.
