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Koine Greek wordlink #6525

SR GNT Mat 11:7 λέγειν (legein) ‘going began Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) to_be saying to the crowds concerning’ Strongs=30040 Lemma=legō
Word role=verb mood=infinitive tense=present voice=active
Year=31 AD TimeSeries=Jesus'_Message_on_John_the_Baptist Refers to Word #6524 Person=Jesus

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Other uses (39) of identical word form λέγειν (V-NPA····) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘λέγειν’ (V-NPA····) has 4 different glosses: ‘to_be calling’, ‘to_be saying’, ‘to_be speaking’, ‘to_be telling’.

Yhn (Jhn) 16:12 ‘many things I am having to you_all to_be saying but not you_all are being_able’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 16:12 word 6

OET-LV: 12 I _am_ still _having many things to _be _saying to _you _all, but you _all _are_ not _being _able to _be _bearing them now. (JHN_16:12)

OET-RV: 12 “I still have a lot to tell you all, but you’re not able to handle it all right now. (JHN 16:12)

Mark 9:26 ‘dead so_that many to_be saying that he died_off’ SR GNT Mark 9:26 word 20

OET-LV: 26 And having _cried _out and having _convulsed much, it _came _out, and he _became as _if dead, so _that the many to _be _saying that he _died _off. (MRK_9:26)

OET-RV: 26 There was yelling and strong convulsions, and then the demon left him and the boy lay still as if dead, and many people thought he was. (MRK 9:26)

Mark 10:28 ‘began to_be saying Petros to him see’ SR GNT Mark 10:28 word 4

OET-LV: 28 The Petros began to _be _saying to _him: Behold, we left all things and have _followed after _you. (MRK_10:28)

OET-RV: 28 Peter said, “We left everything and came and followed you.” (MRK 10:28)

Mark 10:32 ‘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 10:47 ‘he began to_be crying_out and to_be saying son of Dawid/(Dāvid) Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)’ SR GNT Mark 10:47 word 13

OET-LV: 47 And having _heard that it _is Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) the from _Nazaret, he _began to _be _crying _out and to _be _saying, son of _Dawid/(Dāvid), Yaʸsous, show _mercy to _me. (MRK_10:47)

OET-RV: 47 When he heard that it was Yeshua from Nazareth going past, he yelled out, “Yeshua, promised descendant of David, help me please.” (MRK 10:47)

Mark 13:5 ‘and Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) began to_be saying to them be watching_out lest’ SR GNT Mark 13:5 word 9

OET-LV: 5 And the Yaʸsous began to _be _saying to _them: Be _watching _out, lest anyone may _mislead you _all. (MRK_13:5)

OET-RV: 5 So Yeshua told them, “Be careful so you aren’t misled by others. (MRK 13:5)

Mark 14:19 ‘they began to_be_being sorrowed and to_be saying to him one by’ SR GNT Mark 14:19 word 7

OET-LV: 19 They _began to _be _being _sorrowed, and to _be _saying to _him one by one: Surely _not I? (MRK_14:19)

OET-RV: 19 That upset them, and several of them individually asked, “Surely it couldn’t be me?” (MRK 14:19)

Mark 14:65 ‘to_be beating him and to_be saying to him prophesy and’ SR GNT Mark 14:65 word 19

OET-LV: 65 And some began to _be _spitting on _him, and to _be _blindfolding the face of _him, and to _be _beating him, and to _be _saying to _him: Prophesy. And the attendants received him with _slaps. (MRK_14:65)

OET-RV: 65 Then various people started spitting on him, and blindfolding him and beating him saying, “Ha, tell us who that was!” Even the servants joined in to slap him. (MRK 14:65)

Mark 14:69 ‘him began again to_be saying to the ones having stood_by this man’ SR GNT Mark 14:69 word 17

OET-LV: 69 And the servant _girl having _seen him, began again to _be _saying to _the ones having _stood _by, that This man is of them. (MRK_14:69)

OET-RV: 69 But the girl that had seen him said to some of the others standing around, “That guy’s one of them.” (MRK 14:69)

Mat 3:9 ‘and not you_all may suppose to_be saying among yourselves father’ SR GNT Mat 3:9 word 4

OET-LV: 9 And you _all _may_ not _suppose to _be _saying among yourselves, we _are _having the Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām) father, because/for I _am _saying to _you _all that the god is _able to _raise children to_ the _Abraʼam out _of the these stones. (MAT_3:9)

OET-RV: 9 And don’t think that you can just tell yourselves that you’re descendants of Abraham, because I can tell you that God could turn these stones into descendants of Abraham. (MAT 3:9)

Mat 4:17 ‘Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) to_be proclaiming and to_be saying be repenting has neared for’ SR GNT Mat 4:17 word 9

OET-LV: 17 From then the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) began to _be _proclaiming and to _be _saying: Be _repenting, because/for the kingdom of _the heavens has _neared. (MAT_4:17)

OET-RV: 17 From then onwards, Yeshua started preaching and telling people to turn from their sins because the heavenly kingdom is close. (MAT 4:17)

Mat 13:54 ‘to_be_being astonished them and to_be saying from_where to this man wisdom’ SR GNT Mat 13:54 word 18

OET-LV: 54 And having _come into the hometown of _him, he _was _teaching them in the synagogue of _them, so _that them to _be _being _astonished and to _be _saying: From _where to _this man the this wisdom and the miracles received? (MAT_13:54)

OET-RV: 54 and went to his hometown of Nazareth and taught the people in the Jewish meeting hall. They were amazed at his teaching, asking each other, “Where did this fellow get his wisdom and his ability to do miracles? (MAT 13:54)

Mat 26:22 ‘being sorrowed exceedingly they began to_be saying to him one each’ SR GNT Mat 26:22 word 5

OET-LV: 22 And being_ exceedingly _sorrowed, each one of _them they _began to _be _saying to _him: Surely _not I am, master? (MAT_26:22)

OET-RV: 22 They were very upset and one by one they asked him, “Surely it won’t be me, master?” (MAT 26:22)

Luke 3:8 ‘and not you_all may begin to_be saying in yourselves as father’ SR GNT Luke 3:8 word 13

OET-LV: 8 Therefore produce fruits worthy of_ the _repentance, and you _all _may_ not _begin to _be _saying in yourselves, we _are _having the Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām) As _father, because/for I _am _saying to _you _all that the god is _able to _raise children to_ the _Abraʼam from the these stones. (LUK_3:8)

OET-RV: 8 So then start demonstrating the qualities that show you have actually turned from your disobedience. And don’t start by telling me that you’re descendants of Abraham, because I can tell you all that God could make descendants out of these stones here. (LUK 3:8)

Luke 4:21 ‘he began and to_be saying to them today’ SR GNT Luke 4:21 word 3

OET-LV: 21 And he _began to _be _saying to them, that Today this the scripture has _been _fulfilled in the ears of _you _all. (LUK_4:21)

OET-RV: 21 as he began to speak, “Today this scripture that you’ve just heard has been fulfilled.” (LUK 4:21)

Luke 6:42 ‘how you are being_able to_be saying to the brother of you’ SR GNT Luke 6:42 word 5

OET-LV: 42 How are _you _being _able to _be _saying to _the brother of _you: Brother, allow I _may _throw _out the speck which in the eye of _you, not seeing yourself the beam in the eye of _you? Hypocrite, first throw _out the beam from the eye of _you, and then you _will _be _seeing _clearly to _throw _out the speck which in the eye of _the brother of _you. (LUK_6:42)

OET-RV: 42 How can you tell that person, ‘Hey, let me get that speck out of your eye,’ when you can’t even see the log in your eye? You hypocrite, get the log out of your eye and then you’ll be able to see clearly so you can remove the speck in the other person’s eye. (LUK 6:42)

Luke 7:24 ‘messengers of Yōannaʸs he began to_be saying to the crowds’ SR GNT Luke 7:24 word 7

OET-LV: 24 And the messengers of _Yōannaʸs having _gone _away, he _began to _be _saying to the crowds concerning Yōannaʸs: What you _all _came _out into the wilderness to _see? A_reed being _shaken by the_wind? (LUK_7:24)

OET-RV: 24 When Yohan’s messengers had left, Yeshua started asking the crowds about Yohan, “What did you all go out into the wilderness to see? A reed waving in the wind? (LUK 7:24)

Luke 7:49 ‘began the ones reclining to_be saying by themselves who’ SR GNT Luke 7:49 word 5

OET-LV: 49 And the ones reclining began to _be _saying by themselves: Who is this who is_ even _forgiving sins? (LUK_7:49)

OET-RV: 49 The others who were reclining in the room started to ask to each other, “Who does he think he is to be able to even forgive sins?” (LUK 7:49)

Luke 9:21 ‘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 11:27 ‘and at the time to_be saying him these things having lifted_up’ SR GNT Luke 11:27 word 5

OET-LV: 27 And it _became at the time him to _be _saying these things, a_certain woman from the crowd having _lifted _up a_voice, said to _him: Blessed is the womb which having _borne you, and the_breasts which you _nursed. (LUK_11:27)

OET-RV: 27 While Yeshua was teaching these things, a woman in the crowd shouted out, “Blessed is the mother who bore you and the one who raised you.” (LUK 11:27)

Luke 11:29 ‘crowds being increased he began to_be saying generation this generation’ SR GNT Luke 11:29 word 6

OET-LV: 29 And the crowds being _increased, he _began to _be _saying: - this generation is evil generation, it _is _seeking a_sign and a_sign ˓will˒_ not _be _being _given to _it, except not/lest the sign of _Yōnas/(Yōnāh). (LUK_11:29)

OET-RV: 29 The crowds had grown even larger, but Yeshua told them, “This generation is evil because they’re requesting a miracle and the only miracle that will be given to them will be the miracle of Yonah (Jonah). (LUK 11:29)

Luke 12:1 ‘to_be trampling one_another he began to_be saying to the apprentices/followers’ SR GNT Luke 12:1 word 21

OET-LV: 12 In which things the tens _of _thousands of _the crowd, having _been _gathered _together, so _as to _be _trampling one _another, he _began to _be _saying to the apprentices/followers of _him first: Be _taking _heed to _yourselves of the leaven, of _the Farisaios_party, which is hypocrisy. (LUK_12:1)

OET-RV: 12 By then the crowd had grown to many thousands, so much so that they were trampling on each other. Meanwhile Yeshua told his followers, “Make sure that you’re not influenced by the hypocrisy of the Pharisee party—it spreads around like yeast in bread dough. (LUK 12:1)

Luke 13:26 ‘then you will_be beginning to_be saying we ate before of you’ SR GNT Luke 13:26 word 4

OET-LV: 26 Then you _will _be _beginning to _be _saying: We _ate and we _drank before of _you, and you _taught in the roads of _us. (LUK_13:26)

OET-RV: 26 ‘You saw us eating and drinking,’ you’ll start saying, and, ‘You taught along our roads.’ (LUK 13:26)

Luke 20:9 ‘to the people to_be speaking parable this a man’ SR GNT Luke 20:9 word 6

OET-LV: 9 And he _began to _be _speaking this the parable to the people: A_man planted a_vineyard, and rented _out it to _tenant _farmers, and travelled many times. (LUK_20:9)

OET-RV: 9 Then Yeshua started telling this parable to the people: “Once a man planted a vineyard and rented it out to tenant farmers before heading off on his trips. (LUK 20:9)

Luke 23:30 ‘then they will_be beginning to_be saying to the mountains fall’ SR GNT Luke 23:30 word 4

OET-LV: 30 Then they _will _be _beginning to _be _saying to _the mountains: Fall on us, and to _the hills: Cover us. (LUK_23:30)

OET-RV: 30 Then they’ll start begging the mountains to fall on top of them and begging the hills to smother them, (LUK 23:30)

Acts 10:28 ‘common or unclean to_be calling a person’ SR GNT Acts 10:28 word 32

OET-LV: 28 And he _was _saying to them: You _all are _knowing how unlawful it _is for_a_ Youdaiōns _man to _be _being _joined _together or to _be _approaching to_an_other _tribe. The god to _and_ showed _me, to _be _calling not _one a_person common or unclean. (ACT_10:28)

OET-RV: 28 Then he told them, “You all know that us Jews are forbidden by our laws to associate with or to enter the house of a non-Jew. However, God showed me that it’s not right to treat other people as being lesser or undesirable. (ACT 10:28)

Acts 17:18 ‘might_be wanting babbler this to_be saying the others but of strange’ SR GNT Acts 17:18 word 23

OET-LV: 18 On _the _other _hand some also of _the Epikoureios and Stōikos philosophers were _conferring with _him, and some were _saying: What wishfully might_ this - _be _wanting babbler to _be _saying? But the others: He _is _supposing to _be a_proclaimer of _strange demons, because he _was _good _message _preaching the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) and the resurrection. (ACT_17:18)

OET-RV: 18 Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers enjoyed discussing things with him, but others just mocked him, “What does this babbler want to talk about now?”
¶ But others said, “Seems that he’s talking about strange demons,” because he was preaching the good message about Yeshua and coming back to life. (ACT 17:18)

Acts 17:21 ‘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 23:30 ‘also to the accusers to_be speaking them before you’ SR GNT Acts 23:30 word 23

OET-LV: 30 And having _been _divulged to _me of_a_plot going _to _be against the man, I _sent him immediately to you, having_ also _commanded to _the accusers them to _be _speaking before you. (ACT_23:30)

OET-RV: 30 Then when I learnt that they have a plot to try to ambush and kill him, I sent him immediately to you, and I’ll order his accusers to bring their case before you.” (ACT 23:30)

Acts 24:10 ‘to him the governor to_be speaking for many years’ SR GNT Acts 24:10 word 10

OET-LV: 10 And the Paulos answered, the governor having _nodded to _him to _be _speaking, this for many years you being judge to_ the _nation Knowing, I _am_ cheerfully _defending the things concerning myself. (ACT_24:10)

OET-RV: 10 So the governor nodded for Paul to speak and he started,
¶ “I happily defend myself today knowing that you have many years of experience ruling in this region. (ACT 24:10)

Acts 26:1 ‘to you concerning yourself to_be speaking then Paulos having stretched_out’ SR GNT Acts 26:1 word 12

OET-LV: 26 And Agrippas was _saying to the Paulos: It _is _being _permitted to _you to _be _speaking concerning yourself. Then the Paulos having _stretched _out his hand was _defending, (ACT_26:1)

OET-RV: 26 So then Agrippa told Paul, “Okay, you can give your side now then.”
§ So Paul gestured with his hand and began: (ACT 26:1)

Rom 3:8 ‘are saying some us to_be saying we may practice evil in_order_that’ SR GNT Rom 3:8 word 10

OET-LV: 8 And not as we _are _being _slandered, and as are _saying some us to _be _saying, that We _may _practice the evil, in _order _that may _come the good? Of _whom their judgement just is. (ROM_3:8)

OET-RV: 8 Some people falsely accuse us of saying, ‘Let’s do evil things so that good might follow.’ Those who say that deserve their punishment. (ROM 3:8)

Eph 5:12 ‘shameful it is even to_be speaking’ SR GNT Eph 5:12 word 11

OET-LV: 12 for the things secretly becoming by them, it _is shameful even to _be _speaking. (EPH_5:12)

OET-RV: 12 because the things that unbelievers do in secret are disgraceful to even talk about. (EPH 5:12)

Tit 2:8 ‘may_be swayed nothing having to_be saying concerning us bad’ SR GNT Tit 2:8 word 12

OET-LV: 8 healthy speech, irreproachable, in _order _that the man of contrary may _be _swayed, having nothing bad to _be _saying concerning us. (TIT_2:8)

OET-RV: 8 watch every word that comes out of your lips, stay above reproach—all this so that those who oppose us can be reached because there’s nothing bad they can say about us. (TIT 2:8)

Heb 5:11 ‘speech and hard_to_explain to_be speaking because sluggish you_all have become’ SR GNT Heb 5:11 word 9

OET-LV: 11 Concerning whom much to _us the speech, and hard _to _explain to _be _speaking, because sluggish you _all _have _become in _the hearing. (HEB_5:11)

OET-RV: 11 We have a lot to say about that, but it’s hard to explain because you’ve all become lazy at listening. (HEB 5:11)

Heb 8:13 ‘in that to_be saying new he has grown_old the’ SR GNT Heb 8:13 word 3

OET-LV: 13 In that to _be _saying: New, he _has _grown _old the first. But the thing being _grown _old and aging is near disappearance. (HEB_8:13)

OET-RV: 13 In calling that ‘new’, he’s made the first agreement out-of-date, and what’s out-of-date and getting old is about to disappear. (HEB 8:13)

Heb 9:5 ‘not it is now to_be speaking in part’ SR GNT Heb 9:5 word 17

OET-LV: 5 And above it, Cherubims of _glory overshadowing the mercy _seat, concerning which not it _is now to _be _speaking in part. (HEB_9:5)

OET-RV: 5 On the top of the box were the cherubs OF GLORY with their wings stretched out over the mercy seat which we won’t talk about right now. (HEB 9:5)

Heb 13:6 ‘so_as having_confidence us to_be saying the master is to me helper’ SR GNT Heb 13:6 word 5

OET-LV: 6 So _as having _confidence us to _be _saying: The_master is to _me helper, and not I _will _be _being _afraid, what will _be _doing to _me a_human? (HEB_13:6)

OET-RV: 6 So in turn, we can confidently say:
⇔ “Yahweh is my helper,
⇔ so I won’t be afraid.
⇔ What can mere people do to me?” (HEB 13:6)

Yac (Jam) 4:15 ‘instead_of that to_be saying you_all ought if the’ SR GNT Yac (Jam) 4:15 word 3

OET-LV: 15 Instead _of that to _be _saying you _all ought: If the master may _will, both we _will _be _living and we _will _be _doing, this or that. (JAM_4:15)

OET-RV: 15 So instead of saying that, you should say, ‘If the master wants it, we will live and we’ll do this or that.’ (JAM 4:15)

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’.

Key: V=verb