Strong's Greek · G3004
G3004 légō
λέγω
leg'-o
to say
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légō appears 1,177 times in Scripture, including Matthew 1:16 and Luke 1:66. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 (ἔπω) and G5346 (φημί) generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 (ῥέω) is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 (λαλέω) means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean
In the King James Version
ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter
Derivation
a primary verb;
Appears 1,177 times in Scripture
“Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!””
“But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.”
“When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.””
“Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and took hold of Peter. “You of little faith,” He said, “why did you doubt?””
“All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:”
“And all who heard this wondered in their hearts and asked, “What then will this child become?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.”
“But when he saw the strength of the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!””
“asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.””
“and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.”
“Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
