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SR GNT Luke 22:34 Λέγω (Legō) ‘he and said I am telling to you Petros by_no_means’ Strongs=30040 Lemma=legō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=present voice=active person=1st number=singular
Year=33 AD Refers to Word #57734 Person=Jesus

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Other uses (13) of identical word form Λέγω (V-IPA1··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘Λέγω’ (V-IPA1··S) has 3 different glosses: ‘I am saying’, ‘I am speaking’, ‘I am telling’.

Yhn (Jhn) 13:18 ‘about all of you_all I am speaking I have known whom_all’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 13:18 word 5

OET-LV: 18 I _am _speaking not about all of _you. I have _known whom _all I _chose, but in _order _that the scripture may _be _fulfilled: The one eating the bread with me, lifted _up the heel of _him against me. (JHN_13:18)

OET-RV: 18 “But I’m not talking about all of you. I know each one that I chose, but this that was written in the scriptures must be fulfilled,
⇔ ‘The one sharing food with me, lifted up his boot against me.’ (JHN 13:18)

Luke 7:9 ‘after him crowd said I am saying to you_all not_even in’ SR GNT Luke 7:9 word 18

OET-LV: 9 And having _heard these things the Yaʸsous, marvelled at _him, and having _been _turned to _the crowd following after _him said: I _am _saying to _you _all, not _even in the Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl) I _found so _much faith. (LUK_7:9)

OET-RV: 9 When he heard that, Yeshua was amazed and turned to face the crowd that was following him and said, “I can tell you that never before in all of Yisrael have I encountered so much faith!” (LUK 7:9)

Luke 7:28 ‘I am saying to you_all greater among those’ SR GNT Luke 7:28 word 2

OET-LV: 28 I _am _saying to _you _all, no _one is greater among those born of _women Yōannaʸs, but the the_least in the kingdom of_ the _god is greater than he. (LUK_7:28)

OET-RV: 28 I’m telling all of you, no one who’s been born from a woman is greater than Yohan, yet the lowest person in God’s kingdom is greater than him.” (LUK 7:28)

Luke 10:12 ‘I am saying to you_all that for Sodoma/(Şədom)’ SR GNT Luke 10:12 word 1

OET-LV: 12 I _am _saying to _you _all that will _be more _tolerable for_Sodoma/(Şədom) in the that, day, than the for_ that _city. (LUK_10:12)

OET-RV: 12 I’m telling you that it will be more bearable for the people of Sodom in that day than for the people in that place. (LUK 10:12)

Luke 11:8 ‘I am saying to you_all if even’ SR GNT Luke 11:8 word 1

OET-LV: 8 I _am _saying to _you _all, even if ˓will˒_ not _be _giving to _him having _risen _up, because _of that to _be friend of _him, surely because _of the persistence of _him having _been _raised, will _be _giving to _him of _as _much _as he _is _needing. (LUK_11:8)

OET-RV: 8 I’m telling all of you that even if that friend wouldn’t get up and give them anything because of their friendship, then the friend will certainly get up and give them some food if they persist in knocking. (LUK 11:8)

Luke 12:59 ‘I am saying to you by_no_means not’ SR GNT Luke 12:59 word 1

OET-LV: 59 I _am _saying to _you, by _no _means you _may_ not _come _out from _there until you _may _give _back even the last lepton_coin. (LUK_12:59)

OET-RV: 59 I’m telling you that you won’t get out of there until every last penny has been repaid.” (LUK 12:59)

Luke 15:7 ‘I am saying to you_all that thus’ SR GNT Luke 15:7 word 1

OET-LV: 7 I _am _saying to _you _all that thus joy in the heaven will _be over one sinner repenting, than over ninety nine righteous ones, who are _having no need of _repentance. (LUK_15:7)

OET-RV: 7 I’m telling you all that there’s similar celebration in heaven when one person turns from their disobedience and obeys God—more than over ninety-nine guiltless people who have no need to change. (LUK 15:7)

Luke 17:34 ‘I am saying to you_all in this night’ SR GNT Luke 17:34 word 1

OET-LV: 34 I _am _saying to _you _all, in _this the night will _be two on one bed, the one will _be _being _taken, and the other will _be _being _left. (LUK_17:34)

OET-RV: 34 I’m telling you, two people will be in one bed on that night and one will be taken and the other one will be left behind. (LUK 17:34)

Luke 18:8 ‘I am saying to you_all that he will_be executing’ SR GNT Luke 18:8 word 1

OET-LV: 8 I _am _saying to _you _all that he _will _be _executing the vengeance of _them in quickness. However the son of_ the _man having _come, consequently ˓will˒_he _be _finding the faith on the earth? (LUK_18:8)

OET-RV: 8 I’m telling you that he’ll quickly bring justice to the situation. However, when humanity’s child comes, will he find faith on the earth?” (LUK 18:8)

Luke 18:14 ‘I am saying to you_all came_downhill this one’ SR GNT Luke 18:14 word 1

OET-LV: 14 I _am _saying to _you _all, this one came _down to the house of _him having _been _justified, contrary _to that one. Because everyone which exalting himself will _be _being _humbled, but the one humbling himself will _be _being _exalted. (LUK_18:14)

OET-RV: 14 I’m telling you all that this man went home after being declared guiltless, not the other one, because all those who praise themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be praised.” (LUK 18:14)

Luke 19:26 ‘I am saying to you_all that to everyone’ SR GNT Luke 19:26 word 1

OET-LV: 26 I _am _saying to _you _all that to _everyone the one having, will _be _being _given, but from the one not having, even what he _is _having will _be _being _taken _away. (LUK_19:26)

OET-RV: 26 ‘I’m telling you all,’ the master replied, ‘that everyone who has, will be given more, but the person who doesn’t have, even what they have will be taken away from them. (LUK 19:26)

Luke 19:40 ‘and answering he said I am saying to you_all that if’ SR GNT Luke 19:40 word 7

OET-LV: 40 And answering he _said: I _am _saying to _you _all that if these will _be _keeping _silent, the stones will _be _crying _out. (LUK_19:40)

OET-RV: 40 “I’m telling you,” Yeshua answered, “that if all of these people stayed silent then the stones would start shouting.” (LUK 19:40)

Rom 15:8 ‘I am saying for the chosen_one/messiah a servant’ SR GNT Rom 15:8 word 1

OET-LV: 8 I _am _saying for the_chosen _one /messiah a_servant to _have _become of_the_circumcision for the_truth of_god, in _order that to _confirm the promises to _the fathers (ROM_15:8)

OET-RV: 8 I can tell you that Messiah became a servant of the circumcised Jews so that God’s truth will be seen by its confirming of the promises that were made to our ancestors, (ROM 15:8)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘legō’ have 147 different glosses: ‘am saying’, ‘am speaking’, ‘am telling’, ‘are saying’, ‘are saying it’, ‘be saying’, ‘be speaking it’, ‘be telling’, ‘being called’, ‘being spoken’, ‘had spoken’, ‘has said’, ‘have said’, ‘having said’, ‘having spoken’, ‘having_been said’, ‘having_been spoken’, ‘is calling’, ‘is saying’, ‘is speaking’, ‘is_being called’, ‘is_being said’, ‘let say’, ‘let_be saying’, ‘may say’, ‘may speak’, ‘may_be saying’, ‘they said’, ‘to say’, ‘to speak’, ‘to tell’, ‘to_be calling’, ‘to_be saying’, ‘to_be speaking’, ‘to_be telling’, ‘to_be_being called’, ‘to_be_being said’, ‘to_have said’, ‘was asking’, ‘was saying’, ‘was speaking’, ‘were saying’, ‘were speaking’, ‘were spoken’, ‘will_be saying’, ‘will_be telling’, ‘I am asking’, ‘I am calling’, ‘I am saying’, ‘I am speaking’, ‘I am telling’, ‘I am telling you’, ‘I have called’, ‘I have said’, ‘I have told’, ‘I may say’, ‘I may tell’, ‘I may_be saying’, ‘I was saying’, ‘I was telling’, ‘I will_be saying’, ‘I will_be speaking’, ‘I will_be telling’, ‘I said’, ‘I said it’, ‘I spoke’, ‘I told’, ‘he had said’, ‘he had spoken’, ‘he has said’, ‘he has spoken’, ‘he having said’, ‘he is calling’, ‘he is saying’, ‘he is speaking’, ‘he is telling’, ‘he may say’, ‘he may_be saying’, ‘he was calling’, ‘he was saying’, ‘he was speaking’, ‘he will_be saying’, ‘he will_be speaking’, ‘he called’, ‘he said’, ‘he spoke’, ‘he told’, ‘him let say’, ‘it has_been said’, ‘it is saying’, ‘it was said’, ‘she is saying’, ‘she was saying’, ‘she said’, ‘they are calling’, ‘they are saying’, ‘they are speaking’, ‘they are telling’, ‘they have said’, ‘they may say’, ‘they may tell’, ‘they may_be saying’, ‘they may_be telling’, ‘they were saying’, ‘they will_be saying’, ‘they said’, ‘they spoke’, ‘we are saying’, ‘we may call’, ‘we may say’, ‘we may_be saying’, ‘we will_be saying’, ‘who were telling’, ‘you are calling’, ‘you are saying’, ‘you are speaking’, ‘you are telling’, ‘you have spoken’, ‘you may say’, ‘you may speak’, ‘you may tell’, ‘you will_be saying’, ‘you will_be speaking’, ‘you said’, ‘you spoke’, ‘you_all are calling’, ‘you_all are saying’, ‘you_all are speaking’, ‘you_all have spoken’, ‘you_all may say’, ‘you_all may tell’, ‘you_all may_be speaking’, ‘you_all were saying’, ‘you_all will_be saying’, ‘you_all said’, ‘calling’, ‘said’, ‘said it’, ‘say’, ‘say it’, ‘saying’, ‘speak’, ‘speaking’, ‘spoke’, ‘tell’, ‘telling’, ‘told’.

Greek words (25) other than Λέγω (V-IPA1··S) with a gloss related to ‘telling’

Have 25 other words (λέγω, ἔλεγον, λέγει, λέγουσιν, λέγω, λέγειν, λέγω, λέγεις, ἔλεγον, λέγω, λέγειν, λέγωσιν, ἐρῶ, λέγειν, λέγων, λέγω, Λέγε, λέγωσιν, λέγων, λέγω, λέγω, λέγω, ἐρῶ, Λέγετε, λέγω) with 1 lemma altogether (legō)

YHN 3:5 λέγω (legō) V-IPA1··S ‘Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) truly truly I am telling to you if not’ SR GNT Yhn 3:5 word 6

OET-LV: 5 Yaʸsous answered: Truly, truly, I _am _telling to _you, if anyone not may _be _born of water and of_spirit, he _is_ not _able to _come _in into the kingdom the of_god. (JHN_3:5)

OET-RV: 5 But Yeshua continued, “Honestly, I’m telling you: unless a person is born from both water and the spirit, they can’t enter God’s kingdom. (JHN 3:5)

YHN 12:22 λέγει (legei) V-IPA3··S ‘is coming Filippos and he is telling to Andreas is coming Andreas’ SR GNT Yhn 12:22 word 5

OET-LV: 22 The Filippos is _coming and he _is _telling to_ the _Andreas, Andreas and Filippos is _coming and they _are _telling to_ the _Yaʸsous. (JHN_12:22)

OET-RV: 22 So Philip went and told Andrew, and the two of them went and told Yeshua. (JHN 12:22)

YHN 12:22 λέγουσιν (legousin) V-IPA3··P ‘and Filippos and they are telling to Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)’ SR GNT Yhn 12:22 word 18

OET-LV: 22 The Filippos is _coming and he _is _telling to_ the _Andreas, Andreas and Filippos is _coming and they _are _telling to_ the _Yaʸsous. (JHN_12:22)

OET-RV: 22 So Philip went and told Andrew, and the two of them went and told Yeshua. (JHN 12:22)

YHN 13:19 λέγω (legō) V-IPA1··S ‘from now I am telling to you_all before the time’ SR GNT Yhn 13:19 word 3

OET-LV: 19 From now I _am _telling to _you _all before the time to _become, in _order _that you _all _may _believe whenever it _may _become that I am he. (JHN_13:19)

OET-RV: 19 So I’m telling you now before it happens so that when it does happen, then you’ll all believe that I am the messiah. (JHN 13:19)

MARK 7:36 λέγωσιν (legōsin) V-SPA3··P ‘to them that to no_one they may_be telling as_much_as but to them’ SR GNT Mark 7:36 word 7

OET-LV: 36 And he _instructed to _them that they _may _be _telling to _no _one. But as _much _as was _instructing to _them, they were _proclaiming it more more _abundantly. (MRK_7:36)

OET-RV: 36 The Yeshua advised that they shouldn’t tell anyone, but the more he said that, the more they seemed to spread it around. (MRK 7:36)

MARK 8:30 λέγωσιν (legōsin) V-SPA3··P ‘to them that no_one they may_be telling concerning him’ SR GNT Mark 8:30 word 7

OET-LV: 30 And he _warned to _them that they _may _be _telling no _one concerning him. (MRK_8:30)

OET-RV: 30 Then Yeshua warned them not to tell others about him. (MRK 8:30)

MARK 10:32 λέγειν (legein) V-NPA···· ‘twelve he began to them to_be telling the things going to him’ SR GNT Mark 10:32 word 31

OET-LV: 32 And they _were on the way going _up to Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim), and the Yaʸsous was going _before them, and they _were _being _amazed, and they following were _fearing. And having _taken the twelve back, he _began to _be _telling to _them the things going to _be _happening to _him. (MRK_10:32)

OET-RV: 32 They were heading south on their way to Yerushalem with Yeshua in front, and his followers were a bit surprised and a bit scared. Yeshua took the twelve aside and started telling them what was going to happen to him, (MRK 10:32)

MARK 11:29 ἐρῶ (erō) V-IFA1··S ‘answer to me and I will_be telling to you_all by what’ SR GNT Mark 11:29 word 21

OET-LV: 29 And the Yaʸsous said to _them: Also _I I _will _be _asking you _all one message, and answer to _me, and I _will _be _telling to _you _all by what authority I _am _doing these things. (MRK_11:29)

OET-RV: 29 Yeshua answered, “Okay, I’ll also ask you something and when you answer me I’ll tell you about my authority to do that: (MRK 11:29)

MARK 11:33 λέγω (legō) V-IPA1··S ‘to them neither I am telling to you_all by what’ SR GNT Mark 11:33 word 19

OET-LV: 33 And answering to_ the _Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) they _are _saying: We _have_ not _known. And the Yaʸsous is _saying to _them: Neither I am _telling to _you _all by what authority I _am _doing these things. (MRK_11:33)

OET-RV: 33 So they answered, “We don’t know.”
¶ And Yeshua also responded, “Well then, I won’t tell you about my authority to do those things either.” (MRK 11:33)

MAT 10:27 λέγω (legō) V-IPA1··S ‘what I am telling to you_all in the’ SR GNT Mat 10:27 word 2

OET-LV: 27 What I _am _telling to _you _all in the darkness, speak in the light, and what you _all _are _hearing in the ear, proclaim on the housetops. (MAT_10:27)

OET-RV: 27 Anything that I tell you all in the darkness, speak it out in the light, and what you hear whispered, go and yell it out from up on the top porch. (MAT 10:27)

MAT 19:24 λέγω (legō) V-IPA1··S ‘furthermore and I am telling to you_all easier it is’ SR GNT Mat 19:24 word 3

OET-LV: 24 And furthermore I _am _telling to _you _all, it _is easier for_a_camel to _pass _through through the_eye of_a_needle than a_rich one to _come _in into the kingdom of_ the _god. (MAT_19:24)

OET-RV: 24 In fact, it’s easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a wealthy person to enter God’s kingdom.” (MAT 19:24)

MAT 21:27 λέγω (legō) V-IPA1··S ‘he neither I am telling to you_all by what’ SR GNT Mat 21:27 word 16

OET-LV: 27 And answering to_ the _Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) ^they_said: We _have_ not _known. He was _saying to _them also: Neither I am _telling to _you _all by what authority I _am _doing these things. (MAT_21:27)

OET-RV: 27 So they answered, “We don’t know.”
¶ “Well then, nor will I tell you about my authority to do these things,” Yeshua answered. (MAT 21:27)

LUKE 9:21 λέγειν (legein) V-NPA···· ‘to them commanded them to no_one to_be telling this’ SR GNT Luke 9:21 word 8

OET-LV: 21 And he, having _warned to _them, commanded them to _be _telling this to _no _one, (LUK_9:21)

OET-RV: 21 Then Yeshua warned them—instructing them not to tell this to anyone else, (LUK 9:21)

LUKE 12:41 λέγεις (legeis) V-IPA2··S ‘the parable this you are telling or also to’ SR GNT Luke 12:41 word 14

OET-LV: 41 And the Petros said: master, are _you _telling the this parable to us, or also to all? (LUK_12:41)

OET-RV: 41 Then Peter asked, “Master, is that parable just for us, or is it for everyone?” (LUK 12:41)

LUKE 20:8 λέγω (legō) V-IPA1··S ‘to them neither I am telling to you_all by what’ SR GNT Luke 20:8 word 9

OET-LV: 8 And the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) said to _them: Neither am_ I _telling to _you _all by what authority I _am _doing these things. (LUK_20:8)

OET-RV: 8 “Well, then,” Yeshua told them, “nor will I tell you where I get the authority to do these things.” (LUK 20:8)

LUKE 24:10 ἔλεγον (elegon) V-IIA3··P ‘rest with them who were telling to the ambassadors’ SR GNT Luke 24:10 word 19

OET-LV: 10 And they _were the from _Magdala Maria/(Miryām), and Yōanna, and Maria the mother of_Yakōbos/(Yaˊₐqoⱱ), and the rest with them, who _were _telling these things to the ambassadors. (LUK_24:10)

OET-RV: 10 (The women who told this to the missionaries were Maria from Magdala, Yoanna, Maria the mother of Yacob, and the other women who were with them.) (LUK 24:10)

ACTs 17:21 λέγειν (legein) V-NPA···· ‘other thing were having_opportunity than to_be telling something or to_be hearing’ SR GNT Acts 17:21 word 15

OET-LV: 21 (And all the_ones_from _Athaʸnai and the visiting strangers were _having _opportunity in not _one other thing, than to _be _telling something or to _be _hearing some newer thing. ) (ACT_17:21)

OET-RV: 21 (Everyone in Athens and even visitors often took the opportunity either to explain or to listen to any new things.) (ACT 17:21)

ACTs 22:27 Λέγε (Lege) V-MPA2··S ‘commander said to him be telling to me you a Ɽōmaios’ SR GNT Acts 22:27 word 10

OET-LV: 27 And having _approached, the commander said to _him: Be _telling to _me, are you a_Ɽōmaios? And he was _saying: Yes. (ACT_22:27)

OET-RV: 27 So the commander went in to where Paul was and asked him, “Tell me the truth. Are you a Roman citizen?”
¶ “Yes I am,” said Paul. (ACT 22:27)

1 COR 15:51 λέγω (legō) V-IPA1··S ‘see a mystery to you_all I am telling all not we will_be_being fallen_asleep’ SR GNT 1 Cor 15:51 word 4

OET-LV: 51 Behold, a_mystery to _you _all I _am _telling: all not we _will _be _being _fallen _asleep, but all we _will _be _being _changed, (CO1_15:51)

OET-RV: 51 Listen, I’m explaining a mystery to you all. Not all of us will pass away, but we will all be changed (CO1 15:51)

GAL 4:21 Λέγετε (Legete) V-MPA2··P ‘be telling to me you_all under’ SR GNT Gal 4:21 word 1

OET-LV: 21 Be _telling to _me, you _all wanting to _be under the_law, not are _you _all _hearing the law? (GAL_4:21)

OET-RV: 21 Are you people who are under the law telling me that you’re not even hearing what the law is? (GAL 4:21)

PHP 3:18 ἔλεγον (elegon) V-IIA1··S ‘are walking of whom often I was telling to you_all now and’ SR GNT Php 3:18 word 6

OET-LV: 18 For/Because many are _walking, of _whom often I _was _telling to _you _all, and now even weeping, I _am _telling you, the enemies of _the stake of _the chosen _one /messiah, (PHP_3:18)

OET-RV: 18 As I’ve often told you before and now say it again with tears, there are many who are against the stake of the messiah (PHP 3:18)

PHP 3:18 λέγω (legō) V-IPA1··S ‘and even weeping I am telling you enemies of the stake’ SR GNT Php 3:18 word 12

OET-RV: 18 As I’ve often told you before and now say it again with tears, there are many who are against the stake of the messiah (PHP 3:18)

REV 10:9 λέγων (legōn) V-PPA·NMS ‘to the messenger telling to him to give to me’ SR GNT Rev 10:9 word 7

OET-LV: 9 And I _went _away to the messenger, telling to _him to _give to _me the little _scroll. And he _is _saying to _me: Take and devour it, and it _will _be _making _bitter of _you the stomach, but in the mouth of _you, it _will _be sweet as honey. (REV_10:9)

OET-RV: 9 So I went to the messenger and asked him to give me the little scroll, and he answered, “Take it and eat it. At first it’ll taste sweet like honey, but afterwards it’ll be uncomfortable in your stomach.” (REV 10:9)

REV 13:14 λέγων (legōn) V-PPA·NMS ‘before the wild_animal telling to the ones dwelling on’ SR GNT Rev 13:14 word 20

OET-LV: 14 And it _is _deceiving which dwelling on the earth, because _of the signs that it _was _given to _it to _perform before the wild _animal, telling to _the ones dwelling on the earth, to _make an_image to _the wild _animal, who is _having the wound of _the sword, and lived. (REV_13:14)

OET-RV: 14 The dinosaur gave the land animal the power to do these miracles on behalf of the sea creature. The land animal used the miracles to deceive the people who live on the earth, telling them to make an idol that looked like the sea creature that had survived a sword wound that seemed to kill it. (REV 13:14)

REV 17:7 ἐρῶ (erō) V-IFA1··S ‘why you marvelled I will_be telling you the mystery’ SR GNT Rev 17:7 word 11

OET-LV: 7 And said to _me the messenger: For/Because _reason why you _marvelled? I you will _be _telling the mystery of _the woman, and of _the wild _animal which bearing her, which having the seven heads and the ten horns. (REV_17:7)

OET-RV: 7 but the messenger asked me, “Why are you astounded? I’ll tell you the mystery of the woman and of the wild animal with the seven heads and the ten horns that’s carrying her. (REV 17:7)

Key: V=verb