λέγω, [in LXX very freq., chiefly for אמר; λέγει for נְאֻם, Gen.22:16, al. ;] 1. in Hom., to pick out, gather, reckon, recount. 2. In Hdt. and Att., to say, speak, affirm, declare: absol., Act.13:15, 24:10; before orat. dir., Mat.9:34, Mrk.3:11, Jhn.1:29, al.; before ὅτι recit., Mrk.3:21, Luk.1:24, Jhn.6:14, al.; accusative and inf., Luk.11:18, Jhn.12:29, al.; after another verb of speaking, προσφωνεῖν κ. λέγειν, Mat.11:17, al.; ἀπεκρίθη (ἐλάλησεν) λέγων (καὶ λέγει; Dalman, Words, 24 ff.), Mat.25:9, Mrk.3:33, 7:28, Luk.24:6, 7, al.; of unspoken thought, λ. ἐν ἑαυτῷ, Mat.3:9, Luk.3:8, al.; of writing, 2Co.8:8, Php.4:11, al.; λέγει ἡ γραφή, Rom.4:3, Jas.2:23, al.; with accusative of thing(s), Luk.8:8, 9:33, Jhn.5:34, al.; σὺ λέγεις (a non-committal phrase; Swete, Mk., 359, 369f.), Mat.27:11, Mrk.15:2, Luk.23:3, Jhn.18:37; with dative of person(s), before orat. dir., Mat.8:20, Mrk.2:17, al. mult.; id. before ὅτι, Mat.3:9, al.; with prep., πρός, μετά, περί, etc., Mrk.4:41, Jhn.11:56, Heb.9:5, al.; to mean (cl.), Mrk.14:71, Jhn.6:71, 1Co.10:29, al.; to call, name, Mrk.10:18; pass., Mat.9:9, Mrk.15:7, al (cf. ἀντι-, δια- (-μαι), προ-, συλ-λέγω). SYN.: λαλέω, which refers to the utterance, as λέγω to the meaning of what is said, its correspondence with thought (Tr., Syn., Ixxvi; Thayer, see word λαλέω). (AS)
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G4483 — ἐρέω
rheō, ereō · to say · Greek
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Matthew 7:4 · ἐρεῖςOr how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me cast out the mote out of thine eye; and lo, the beam is in thine own eye?Matthew 7:22 · ἐροῦσίνMany will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out demons, and by thy name do many mighty works?Matthew 13:30 · ἐρῶLet both grow together until the harvest : and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn.Matthew 17:20 · ἐρεῖτεAnd he saith unto them, Because of your little faith: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.Matthew 21:3 · ἐρεῖτεAnd if any one say aught unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.Matthew 21:24 · ἐρῶAnd Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one question, which if ye tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things.Matthew 21:25 · ἐρεῖThe baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven or from men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why then did ye not believe him?Matthew 25:34 · ἐρεῖThen shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world :Matthew 25:40 · ἐρεῖAnd the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me.Matthew 25:41 · ἐρεῖThen shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels :Mark 11:29 · ἐρῶAnd Jesus said unto them, I will ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.Mark 11:31 · ἐρεῖ·And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?Luke 4:23 · ἐρεῖτέAnd he said unto them, Doubtless ye will say unto me this parable, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in thine own country.Luke 12:10 · ἐρεῖAnd every one who shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven.Luke 12:19 · ἐρῶAnd I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.Luke 13:25 · ἐρεῖWhen once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us; and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not whence ye are;Luke 13:27 · ἐρεῖ·and he shall say, I tell you, I know not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.Luke 14:9 · ἐρεῖand he that bade thee and him shall come and say to thee, Give this man place; and then thou shalt begin with shame to take the lowest place.Luke 14:10 · ἐρεῖBut when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest place; that when he that hath bidden thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have glory in the presence of all that sit at meat with thee.Luke 15:18 · ἐρῶI will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight:Luke 17:7 · ἐρεῖBut who is there of you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say unto him, when he is come in from the field, Come straightway and sit down to meat;Luke 17:8 · ἐρεῖand will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?Luke 17:21 · ἐροῦσιν·neither shall they say, Lo, here! or, There! for lo, the kingdom of God is within you.Luke 17:23 · ἐροῦσινAnd they shall say to you, Lo, there! Lo, here! go not away, nor follow after them:Luke 19:31 · ἐρεῖτεAnd if any one ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say, The Lord hath need of him.Luke 20:5 · ἐρεῖ·And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why did ye not believe him?Luke 22:11 · ἐρεῖτεAnd ye shall say unto the master of the house, The Teacher saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?Luke 23:29 · ἐροῦσιν·For behold, the days are coming, in which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the breasts that never gave suck.Acts 23:5 · ἐρεῖςAnd Paul said, I knew not, brethren, that he was high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of a ruler of thy people.Romans 3:5 · ἐροῦμεν;But if our unrighteousness commendeth the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who visiteth with wrath? (I speak after the manner of men.)Romans 4:1 · ἐροῦμενWhat then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, hath found according to the flesh?Romans 6:1 · ἐροῦμεν;What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?Romans 7:7 · ἐροῦμεν;What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Howbeit, I had not known sin, except through the law: for I had not known coveting, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet:Romans 8:31 · ἐροῦμενWhat then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?Romans 9:14 · ἐροῦμεν;What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.Romans 9:19 · ἘρεῖςThou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he still find fault? For who withstandeth his will?Romans 9:20 · ἐρεῖNay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why didst thou make me thus?Romans 9:30 · ἐροῦμεν;What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who followed not after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith:Romans 11:19 · ἐρεῖςThou wilt say then, Branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.1 Corinthians 14:16 · ἐρεῖElse if thou bless with the spirit, how shall he that filleth the place of the unlearned say the Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he knoweth not what thou sayest?1 Corinthians 14:23 · ἐροῦσινIf therefore the whole church be assembled together and all speak with tongues, and there come in men unlearned or unbelieving, will they not say that ye are mad?1 Corinthians 15:35 · ἐρεῖBut some one will say, How are the dead raised? and with what manner of body do they come?2 Corinthians 12:6 · ἐρῶ·For if I should desire to glory, I shall not be foolish; for I shall speak the truth: but I forbear, lest any man should account of me above that which he seeth me to be, or heareth from me.Philippians 4:4 · ἐρῶ,Rejoice in the Lord always: again I will say, Rejoice.James 2:18 · ἐρεῖYea, a man will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith apart from thy works, and I by my works will show thee my faith.Revelation 17:7 · ἐρῶAnd the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou wonder? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and the ten horns.