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Koine Greek wordlink #7399

SR GNT Mat 12:23 ἔλεγον (elegon) ‘the crowds and were saying surely_not this one is’ Strongs=30040 Lemma=legō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=imperfect voice=active person=3rd number=plural
Year=31 AD TimeSeries=Blind_and_Dumb_Demoniac_and_Following_Discourse Refers to Word #7397

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Other uses (73) of identical word form ἔλεγον (V-IIA3··P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἔλεγον’ (V-IIA3··P) has 5 different glosses: ‘were saying’, ‘were speaking’, ‘were spoken’, ‘they were saying’, ‘who were telling’.

Yhn (Jhn) 4:33 ‘were saying therefore the apprentices/followers’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 4:33 word 1

OET-LV: 33 Therefore the apprentices/followers were _saying to one _another: Not anyone brought to _him something to _eat? (JHN_4:33)

OET-RV: 33 This made his followers ask each other, “Did you see anyone bring him something to eat?” (JHN 4:33)

Yhn (Jhn) 4:42 ‘to the and women they were saying no_longer because_of your’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 4:42 word 7

OET-LV: 42 to _the and women they _were _saying, that We _are _believing no _longer because _of the your speech, because/for we _have _heard ourselves and we _have _known that this is truly the saviour of _the world. (JHN_4:42)

OET-RV: 42 so then they told the woman, “We no longer believe just because of what you said, but now that we’ve heard him for ourselves, we can see that he really is the saviour of the world.” (JHN 4:42)

Yhn (Jhn) 5:10 ‘were saying therefore the Youdaiōns’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 5:10 word 1

OET-LV: 10 Therefore the Youdaiōns were _saying to _the one having _been _healed: It _is the_day _of _rest, and it _is_ not _permitting for _you to _take _up the pallet of _you. (JHN_5:10)

OET-RV: 10 So the religious leaders said to the man, “Hey! It’s against the law for you to carry your bedding on the rest day!” (JHN 5:10)

Yhn (Jhn) 6:14 ‘what he did signs were saying this is truly’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 6:14 word 13

OET-LV: 14 Therefore the people having _seen what signs he _did were _saying, that This is truly the prophet who coming into the world. (JHN_6:14)

OET-RV: 14 The people who had witnessed this and other miracles said, “This really is the prophet that God promised to send!” (JHN 6:14)

Yhn (Jhn) 6:42 ‘and they were saying not this is’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 6:42 word 3

OET-LV: 42 And they _were _saying, is this Not Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) the son of _Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf), of _whose the father and the mother we have _known? How now is _he _saying, that I _have _came _down out _of the heaven? (JHN_6:42)

OET-RV: 42 as they figured out, “This is Yeshua the son of Yosef and so we know his parents. So how can he say that he came down from heaven?” (JHN 6:42)

Yhn (Jhn) 7:11 ‘the feast and they were saying where is that one’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 7:11 word 10

OET-LV: 11 Therefore the Youdaiōns were _seeking him at the feast, and they _were _saying: Where is that one? (JHN_7:11)

OET-RV: 11 However at the celebrations, the Jewish religious leaders were searching for him, and were asking around where he was. (JHN 7:11)

Yhn (Jhn) 7:12 ‘crowds the ones on_one_hand were saying good he is others’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 7:12 word 16

OET-LV: 12 And there _was much grumbling concerning him among the crowds. The ones on _one _hand were _saying, that He _is good, on _the _other _hand others were _saying: No, but he _is _deceiving the crowd. (JHN_7:12)

OET-RV: 12 Even among the crowds there was a lot of quiet banter with some saying that Yeshua is a good man and others complaining that he was misleading the people. (JHN 7:12)

Yhn (Jhn) 7:12 ‘he is others on_the_other_hand were saying No but he is deceiving’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 7:12 word 22

OET-RV: 12 Even among the crowds there was a lot of quiet banter with some saying that Yeshua is a good man and others complaining that he was misleading the people. (JHN 7:12)

Yhn (Jhn) 7:25 ‘were saying therefore some of’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 7:25 word 1

OET-LV: 25 Therefore some of of _the ones_from _Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālam) were _saying: Is not this whom they _are _seeking to _kill _off? (JHN_7:25)

OET-RV: 25 After this, some of the locals from Yerushalem started asking, “Isn’t this the man they were wanting to execute? (JHN 7:25)

Yhn (Jhn) 7:31 ‘in him and they were saying the chosen_one/messiah whenever’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 7:31 word 15

OET-LV: 31 The but many of crowd believed in him, and they _were _saying: Whenever the chosen _one /messiah, may _come, ˓will˒_ not _be _doing more signs than which this man did? (JHN_7:31)

OET-RV: 31 Many in the crowd did believe that he was from God and they were saying, “When the messiah comes, would he be doing greater miracles than what we’ve seen this man do?” (JHN 7:31)

Yhn (Jhn) 7:40 ‘having heard of messages these they were saying this is truly’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 7:40 word 17

OET-LV: 40 Therefore the Of crowd, having _heard the of_ these _messages, they _were _saying: This is truly the prophet. (JHN_7:40)

OET-RV: 40 When some in the crowd heard his teaching, they said, “He really is the coming prophet.” (JHN 7:40)

Yhn (Jhn) 7:41 ‘others were saying this is the’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 7:41 word 3

OET-LV: 41 Others were _saying: This is the chosen _one /messiah. But they were _saying: For/Because the chosen _one /messiah is_ not _coming out _of the Galilaia/(Gālīl)? (JHN_7:41)

OET-RV: 41 Others said, “He must be the messiah.”
¶ But some pointed out, “The messiah won’t come from Galilee. (JHN 7:41)

Yhn (Jhn) 7:41 ‘chosen_one/messiah they but were saying not for out_of’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 7:41 word 12

OET-LV: 41 Others were _saying: This is the chosen _one /messiah. But they were _saying: For/Because the chosen _one /messiah is_ not _coming out _of the Galilaia/(Gālīl)? (JHN_7:41)

OET-RV: 41 Others said, “He must be the messiah.”
¶ But some pointed out, “The messiah won’t come from Galilee. (JHN 7:41)

Yhn (Jhn) 8:6 ‘this but they were saying tempting him in_order_that’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 8:6 word 3

OET-LV: 6  (JHN_8:6)

OET-RV: 6 ◘ (JHN 8:6)

Yhn (Jhn) 8:19 ‘they were saying therefore to him where’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 8:19 word 1

OET-LV: 19 Therefore they _were _saying to _him: Where is the father of _you? Yaʸsous answered: You _all _have _known neither me, nor the father of _me. If you _all _had _known me, you _all_ would _had _known also the father of _me. (JHN_8:19)

OET-RV: 19 “And where is your father?” they asked.
¶ Yeshua answered them, “You don’t know either me or my father. If you did know me, then you’d also know my father.” (JHN 8:19)

Yhn (Jhn) 8:22 ‘were saying therefore the Youdaiōns’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 8:22 word 1

OET-LV: 22 Therefore were _saying the Youdaiōns: Surely _not he _will _be _killing _off himself, that he _is _saying: Where I am _going you _all, not are _being _able to _come? (JHN_8:22)

OET-RV: 22 This puzzled the Jewish teachers, “Surely he’s not going to commit suicide! What else could he mean about ‘you can’t go where I’m going to be going’?” (JHN 8:22)

Yhn (Jhn) 8:25 ‘they were saying therefore to him you’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 8:25 word 2

OET-LV: 25 Therefore they _were _saying to _him: Who are you? The Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) said to _them: From _the beginning what something I _am _speaking also to _you _all? (JHN_8:25)

OET-RV: 25 “So who are you?” they asked.
¶ And he answered, “Still just the same as I’ve been telling you from the beginning. (JHN 8:25)

Yhn (Jhn) 9:8 ‘that a beggar he was were saying not this is’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 9:8 word 15

OET-LV: 8 Therefore the neighbours and the ones observing him the earlier, that he _was a_beggar, were _saying: Is this not the one sitting and begging? (JHN_9:8)

OET-RV: 8 Then the neighbours of the man and others who had seen him earlier, knowing that he was a beggar asked, “Isn’t he the one who always sat and begged here?” (JHN 9:8)

Yhn (Jhn) 9:9 ‘others were saying this he is others’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 9:9 word 2

OET-LV: 9 Others were _saying, that This he _is, others were _saying: No, but he _is similar to _him. That one was _saying, that I am he. (JHN_9:9)

OET-RV: 9 And indeed, some were saying, “Yes, this is him.” But others were saying, “No, but he looks quite similar.”
¶ And the man said, “I am him.” (JHN 9:9)

Yhn (Jhn) 9:9 ‘this he is others were saying no but similar’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 9:9 word 9

OET-LV: 9 Others were _saying, that This he _is, others were _saying: No, but he _is similar to _him. That one was _saying, that I am he. (JHN_9:9)

OET-RV: 9 And indeed, some were saying, “Yes, this is him.” But others were saying, “No, but he looks quite similar.”
¶ And the man said, “I am him.” (JHN 9:9)

Yhn (Jhn) 9:10 ‘they were saying therefore to him how’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 9:10 word 1

OET-LV: 10 Therefore they _were _saying to _him: How were_ the eyes of _you _opened _up? (JHN_9:10)

OET-RV: 10 So they asked him, “Well, how come that now you can see?” (JHN 9:10)

Yhn (Jhn) 9:16 ‘were saying therefore of the’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 9:16 word 1

OET-LV: 16 Therefore some of the Farisaios_party were _saying, this one the man is not from god, because he _is_ not _keeping the day _of _rest. Others were _saying: How is_ sinful a_man _able to _be _doing such signs? And was a_division among them. (JHN_9:16)

OET-RV: 16 “Well clearly that man is not from God,” some of them said, “because he doesn’t respect the Rest Day.”
¶ However others said, “But if he’s just a sinner, how could he do miracles like that?” (JHN 9:16)

Yhn (Jhn) 9:16 ‘not he is keeping others were saying how is able a man’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 9:16 word 25

Yhn (Jhn) 10:20 ‘were saying and many of’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 10:20 word 1

OET-LV: 20 and many of them were _saying: He _is _having a_demon, and he _is _raving _mad, why are _you _all _hearing from _him? (JHN_10:20)

OET-RV: 20 with many of them saying, “He’s got a demon,” and, “He’s stark raving mad—why are you all even listening to him!” (JHN 10:20)

Yhn (Jhn) 10:21 ‘others were saying these sayings not’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 10:21 word 4

OET-LV: 21 Others were _saying: These the sayings is not of _being _demon _possessed one. A_demon is_ not _able to _open _up the_eyes of_the_blind? (JHN_10:21)

OET-RV: 21 But others were saying, “He doesn’t sound like he’s demon-possessed. And how could a demon make a blind man see?” (JHN 10:21)

Yhn (Jhn) 10:24 ‘the Youdaiōns and they were saying to him until when’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 10:24 word 8

OET-LV: 24 Therefore the Youdaiōns surrounded him, and they _were _saying to _him: Until when you _are _holding _in _suspense the soul of _us? If you are the chosen _one /messiah, tell to _us with _plainness. (JHN_10:24)

OET-RV: 24 when he was surrounded by the Jewish religious leaders and interrogated, “How long do you plan to keep us in suspense for? If you are the messiah, just tell us clearly.” (JHN 10:24)

Yhn (Jhn) 10:41 ‘to him and they were saying Yōannaʸs on_one_hand sign’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 10:41 word 7

OET-LV: 41 And many came to him, and they _were _saying, that Yōannaʸs on _one _hand did not _one sign, on _the _other _hand all things as _much _as Yōannaʸs said concerning this man was true. (JHN_10:41)

OET-RV: 41 Many people visited him there, and they were saying that even though Yohan had never done even one miracle, on the other hand everything that he had said about Yeshua was true, (JHN 10:41)

Yhn (Jhn) 11:36 ‘were saying therefore the Youdaiōns’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 11:36 word 1

OET-LV: 36 Therefore the Youdaiōns were _saying: Behold, how he _was _loving him. (JHN_11:36)

OET-RV: 36 which made the others comment, “See how much he cared about him.” (JHN 11:36)

Yhn (Jhn) 11:47 ‘Farisaios_party the council and they were saying what we are doing because’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 11:47 word 10

OET-LV: 47 Therefore the chief _priests and the Farisaios_party gathered _together the_council, and they _were _saying: What are _we _doing, because this the man is _doing many signs? (JHN_11:47)

OET-RV: 47 So the chief priests and the Pharisee party called a formal meeting and asked, “What should we do because this man is doing many miracles. (JHN 11:47)

Yhn (Jhn) 11:56 ‘therefore Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) and they were saying with one_another in’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 11:56 word 7

OET-LV: 56 Therefore they _were _seeking the Yaʸsous, and they _were _saying with one _another having _stood in the temple: What it _is _supposing to _you _all? That by _no _means he _may_ not _come to the feast? (JHN_11:56)

OET-RV: 56 They were looking out for Yeshua and as they stood around in the temple, they asked each other, “What do you think? Surely he won’t come to the celebrations.” (JHN 11:56)

Yhn (Jhn) 12:29 ‘thunder to_have become others were saying an messenger to him has spoken’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 12:29 word 18

OET-LV: 29 Therefore the crowd which having _stood and having _heard, was _saying thunder to _have _become. Others were _saying: An_messenger has _spoken to _him. (JHN_12:29)

OET-RV: 29 This caused some in the crowd standing there to say that they’d heard thunder while others said that a messenger must have spoken to Yeshua. (JHN 12:29)

Yhn (Jhn) 16:18 ‘they were saying therefore what is’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 16:18 word 1

OET-LV: 18 Therefore they _were _saying: What is this, which he _is _saying A_little time? We _have_ not _known what he _is _speaking. (JHN_16:18)

OET-RV: 18 So they were saying, “What’s this about ‘not much longer’? We don’t know what he means.” (JHN 16:18)

Yhn (Jhn) 19:3 ‘to him and they were saying Greetings king of the’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 19:3 word 6

OET-LV: 3 and they _were _coming to him and they _were _saying: Greetings, the king of _the Youdaiōns. And they _were _giving slaps to _him. (JHN_19:3)

OET-RV: 3 They came up to him and said, “Greetings, you king of the Jews,” and then slapped him. (JHN 19:3)

Yhn (Jhn) 19:21 ‘were saying therefore to Pilatos the’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 19:21 word 1

OET-LV: 21 Therefore the chief _priests of _the Youdaiōns were _saying to_ the _Pilatos: Be_ not _writing: The king of _the Youdaiōns, but that that one said: I _am king. of _the Youdaiōns. (JHN_19:21)

OET-RV: 21 But the Jewish chief priests complained to Pilate, “Don’t write ‘The king of the Jews’, but rather ‘The one who said he was king of the Jews’.” (JHN 19:21)

Yhn (Jhn) 20:25 ‘were saying therefore to him the’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 20:25 word 1

OET-LV: 25 Therefore the other apprentices/followers were _saying to _him: We _have _seen the master. But he said to _them: If I _may_ not _see the mark of _the nails in the hands of _him, and I _may _put the finger of _me into the mark of _the nails, and I _may _put the hand of _me into the side of _him, by _no _means I_˓will˒_ not _be _believing. (JHN_20:25)

OET-RV: 25 so the other apprentices told him, “We have seen the master.”
¶ But he replied, “I won’t believe that unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and I can put my finger into the marks and can put my hand into the gash on his side.” (JHN 20:25)

Mark 2:16 ‘and the tax_collectors they were saying to the apprentices/followers of him’ SR GNT Mark 2:16 word 27

OET-LV: 16 And the scribes of _the Farisaios_party, having _seen that he _is _eating with the sinners and the tax _collectors, they _were _saying to _the apprentices/followers of _him, that he _is _eating with the tax _collectors and sinners? (MRK_2:16)

OET-RV: 16 When the teachers from the Pharisee party noticed that Yeshua was eating beside undesirables and tax-collectors, they asked his followers, “How come he eats with tax-collectors and other low-life?” (MRK 2:16)

Mark 2:24 ‘and the Farisaios_party were saying to him see why’ SR GNT Mark 2:24 word 5

OET-LV: 24 And the Farisaios_party were _saying to _him: Behold, why they _are _doing on _the days _of _rest what it _is_ not _permitting? (MRK_2:24)

OET-RV: 24 And some members of the Pharisee party said, “It’s breaking the law to harvest grain on a rest day!” (MRK 2:24)

Mark 3:21 ‘they came_out to apprehend him they were saying for he flipped_out’ SR GNT Mark 3:21 word 17

OET-LV: 21 And the ones with him having _heard it, they _came _out to _apprehend him for they _were _saying that He _flipped _out. (MRK_3:21)

OET-RV: 21 The ones with him heard all the noise and came to get him, because they were wondering if he was crazy. (MRK 3:21)

Mark 3:22 ‘from Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim) having come_downhill were saying Beʼelzeboul he is having and’ SR GNT Mark 3:22 word 9

OET-LV: 22 And the scribes, which having _come _down from Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim) were _saying, he _is _having that Beʼelzeboul, and, that He _is _throwing _out the demons by the ruler of _the demons. (MRK_3:22)

OET-RV: 22 The religious teachers had come up from Yerushalem and were complaining, “He’s possessed by the prince of demons. He can command them because he rules them!” (MRK 3:22)

Mark 3:30 ‘because they were saying a spirit unclean he is having’ SR GNT Mark 3:30 word 2

OET-LV: 30 because they _were _saying: He _is _having an_ unclean _spirit. (MRK_3:30)

OET-RV: 30 (He said this because they were saying that he was demon-possessed.) (MRK 3:30)

Mark 4:41 ‘with fear great and they were saying to one_another who’ SR GNT Mark 4:41 word 6

OET-LV: 41 And they _were _afraid with_ great _fear and they _were _saying to one _another: Who consequently is this, that both the wind and the sea is _submitting to _him? (MRK_4:41)

OET-RV: 41 But now they were very afraid again and asked each other, “Who could this man be that both the wind and waves obey him?” (MRK 4:41)

Mark 5:31 ‘and were saying to him the apprentices/followers’ SR GNT Mark 5:31 word 2

OET-LV: 31 And the apprentices/followers of _him were _saying to _him: You _are _seeing the crowd pressing _on you, and you _are _saying: Who touched against _me? (MRK_5:31)

OET-RV: 31 But his followers said, “You can see all the people that were pressing on you so why would you ask who touched you?” (MRK 5:31)

Mark 6:15 ‘others but were saying Aʸlias/(ʼĒliy^yāh) he is others’ SR GNT Mark 6:15 word 3

OET-LV: 15 But others were _saying, that He _is Aʸlias/(ʼĒliy^yāh), and others were _saying, that A_prophet, like one of _the prophets. (MRK_6:15)

OET-RV: 15 But others thought it was the promised return of Eliyah, and yet others thought he must be another prophet like the ones in the Scriptures. (MRK 6:15)

Mark 6:15 ‘he is others and were saying a prophet like one’ SR GNT Mark 6:15 word 9

OET-LV: 15 But others were _saying, that He _is Aʸlias/(ʼĒliy^yāh), and others were _saying, that A_prophet, like one of _the prophets. (MRK_6:15)

OET-RV: 15 But others thought it was the promised return of Eliyah, and yet others thought he must be another prophet like the ones in the Scriptures. (MRK 6:15)

Mark 6:35 ‘the apprentices/followers of him were saying desolate is the’ SR GNT Mark 6:35 word 15

OET-LV: 35 And the_hour already it _having _become late, the apprentices/followers of _him having _approached to _him were _saying, that The place is desolate, and it _is already a_ late _hour, (MRK_6:35)

OET-RV: 35 Then, when it was already getting late, his apprentices came up and said, “This place is pretty isolated and it’s already late. (MRK 6:35)

Mark 11:5 ‘of the ones there having stood were saying to them what you_all are doing’ SR GNT Mark 11:5 word 7

OET-LV: 5 And some of _the ones having _stood there were _saying to _them: What are _you _all _doing releasing the colt? (MRK_11:5)

OET-RV: 5 But some of the people standing around there said, “Hoy! What do you think you’re doing untying that donkey?” (MRK 11:5)

Mark 11:28 ‘and they were saying to him by what’ SR GNT Mark 11:28 word 3

OET-LV: 28 And they _were _saying to _him: By what authority are _you _doing these things? Or who gave the this authority to _you, in _order _that you _may _be _doing these things? (MRK_11:28)

OET-RV: 28 They asked Yeshua, “Do you have any authority to do what you did? If so, who gave it to you?” (MRK 11:28)

Mark 14:2 ‘they were saying for not at’ SR GNT Mark 14:2 word 1

OET-LV: 2 For/Because they _were _saying: Not at the feast, lest will _be a_commotion of _the people. (MRK_14:2)

OET-RV: 2 but they knew that the Feast wouldn’t be a good time because the people would protest in Yeshua’s favour. (MRK 14:2)

Mark 14:31 ‘and also all were speaking’ SR GNT Mark 14:31 word 31

OET-LV: 31 But he was _saying exceedingly: If it _may _be _fitting me to _die _together with _you, by _no _means I_˓will˒_ not _be _renouncing you. And all were_ also _speaking likewise. (MRK_14:31)

OET-RV: 31 But Peter argued forcibly, “Even if I had to die with you, I would never disown you!”
¶ And all the others said similar things. (MRK 14:31)

Mark 14:70 ‘again the ones having stood_by were saying to Petros truly from’ SR GNT Mark 14:70 word 13

OET-LV: 70 But again he was _disowning him. And after a_little, again the ones having _stood _by were _saying to_ the _Petros: Truly you _are from them, because/for you _are also a_Galilaios, (MRK_14:70)

OET-RV: 70 But again Peter denied it.
¶ A little while later, some of those standing there said, “You must be one of them because you’re from Galilee.” (MRK 14:70)

Mark 15:31 ‘with the scribes were saying others he saved himself’ SR GNT Mark 15:31 word 13

OET-LV: 31 Likewise also the chief _priests, mocking to one _another with the scribes were _saying: He _saved others, he _is_ not _able to _save himself. (MRK_15:31)

OET-RV: 31 Similarly the chief priests and the religious teachers laughed together and mocked, “He did miracles for others, but he can’t even save himself. (MRK 15:31)

Mark 15:35 ‘of the ones having stood_by having heard were saying see Aʸlias/(ʼĒliy^yāh) he is calling’ SR GNT Mark 15:35 word 8

OET-LV: 35 And some of _the ones having _stood _by, having _heard were _saying: Behold, he _is _calling Aʸlias/(ʼĒliy^yāh). (MRK_15:35)

OET-RV: 35 Some of the people standing nearby thought he was calling the prophet Eliyah (Elijah). (MRK 15:35)

Mark 16:3 ‘and they were saying to themselves who’ SR GNT Mark 16:3 word 2

OET-LV: 3 And they _were _saying to themselves: Who will _be _rolling _away for _us the stone out _of the door of _the tomb? (MRK_16:3)

OET-RV: 3 But they realised that they didn’t have anyone with them to roll the rock away that was covering the entrance. (MRK 16:3)

Mat 9:11 ‘having seen it the Farisaios_party were saying to the apprentices/followers of him’ SR GNT Mat 9:11 word 6

OET-LV: 11 And having _seen it, the Farisaios_party were _saying to _the apprentices/followers of _him: For/Because_ why _reason is_ the teacher of _you _all _eating with the tax _collectors and sinners? (MAT_9:11)

OET-RV: 11 Some of the Pharisee party noticed this and said to his disciples, “How come your teacher eats with tax collectors and sinners?” (MAT 9:11)

Mat 9:34 ‘the but Farisaios_party were saying by the ruler’ SR GNT Mat 9:34 word 4

OET-LV: 34 But the Farisaios_party were _saying: He _is _throwing _out the demons by the ruler of _the demons. (MAT_9:34)

OET-RV: 34 But the Pharisees said, “He casts out demons with the help of the ruler of the demons.” (MAT 9:34)

Mat 21:11 ‘the and crowds were saying this is the’ SR GNT Mat 21:11 word 5

OET-LV: 11 And the crowds were _saying: This is the prophet Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), the one from Nazaret of_ the _Galilaia/(Gālīl). (MAT_21:11)

OET-RV: 11 The crowds responded, “It’s the prophet Yeshua—the prophet from Nazareth in the Galilee!” (MAT 21:11)

Mat 26:5 ‘they were saying but not at’ SR GNT Mat 26:5 word 1

OET-LV: 5 But they _were _saying: Not at the feast, in _order _that a_commotion may_ not _become among the people. (MAT_26:5)

OET-RV: 5 However, they decided not to do it during the celebrations so it wouldn’t cause a big public disturbance. (MAT 26:5)

Mat 27:41 ‘scribes and elders were saying’ SR GNT Mat 27:41 word 17

OET-LV: 41 Likewise the chief _priests with the scribes and elders mocking were _saying, (MAT_27:41)

OET-RV: 41 Similarly, the chief priests and the religious teachers and the elders mocked him saying, (MAT 27:41)

Mat 27:47 ‘there having stood having heard were saying Aʸlias/(ʼĒliy^yāh) is calling this man’ SR GNT Mat 27:47 word 7

OET-LV: 47 And some of _the ones having _stood there having _heard were _saying, that This man is _calling Aʸlias/(ʼĒliy^yāh). (MAT_27:47)

OET-RV: 47 Some of the people standing there heard him and thought that he was calling Eliyah (MAT 27:47)

Mat 27:49 ‘the but rest were saying leave it we may see whether’ SR GNT Mat 27:49 word 4

OET-LV: 49 But the rest were _saying: Leave it, we _may _see whether Aʸlias is _coming, going _to _save him. (MAT_27:49)

OET-RV: 49 But the others were saying, “Just leave him and we’ll see whether Eliyah comes to save him.” (MAT 27:49)

Luke 4:22 ‘mouth of him and they were saying not the son is’ SR GNT Luke 4:22 word 19

OET-LV: 22 And all were _testifying to _him, and were _marvelling at the messages of_ the _grace which going _out out _of the mouth of _him, and they _were _saying, is this Not the_son of _Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf)? (LUK_4:22)

OET-RV: 22 Later everyone was telling others about him, and they were marvelling at his messages displaying God’s grace, and they asked each other, “Isn’t this Yosef’s son from down the road?” (LUK 4:22)

Luke 9:31 ‘having_been seen in glory were spoken the departure of him’ SR GNT Luke 9:31 word 6

OET-LV: 31 who having _been _seen in glory, were _spoken the departure of _him, which he _was _going to _be _fulfilling in Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim). (LUK_9:31)

OET-RV: 31 Those two who’d been in heaven were talking about the end of his time here which was about to be actioned in Yerushalem. (LUK 9:31)

Luke 22:65 ‘other things many slandering they were saying to him’ SR GNT Luke 22:65 word 6

OET-LV: 65 And they _were _saying many other things slandering, to him. (LUK_22:65)

OET-RV: 65 as well as saying many other things to insult him. (LUK 22:65)

Luke 24:10 ‘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 2:13 ‘others but mocking were saying of sweet_wine having_been filled they are’ SR GNT Acts 2:13 word 6

OET-LV: 13 But others mocking were _saying, that They _are having _been _filled of _sweet _wine. (ACT_2:13)

OET-RV: 13 But others scoffed and said, “Ha, they’ve just had too much to drink.” (ACT 2:13)

Acts 9:21 ‘all hearing and they were saying not this is’ SR GNT Acts 9:21 word 9

OET-LV: 21 And all were _marvelling which hearing, and they _were _saying: Is not this the one having _persecuted the ones calling the this name in, Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim), and here for this he _had _come, in _order _that having _been _bound, he _may _bring them to the chief _priests? (ACT_9:21)

OET-RV: 21 The hearers were all amazed, saying, “Isn’t this the guy that persecuted the ones following that Yeshua in Yerushalem, and even came to Damascus to arrest them here and take them back to the chief priests?” (ACT 9:21)

Acts 12:15 ‘to_be having they and were saying the messenger it is’ SR GNT Acts 12:15 word 18

OET-LV: 15 And they to her said: You _are _raving _mad. But she was _insisting to _be _having thus. And they were _saying: It _is the messenger of _him. (ACT_12:15)

OET-RV: 15 They told her that she must be raving mad, but she insisted it was true, but they said that it must be his messenger. (ACT 12:15)

Acts 17:18 ‘with him and some were saying what might_be wanting babbler’ SR GNT Acts 17:18 word 15

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 21:4 ‘seven who to Paulos were saying by the spirit’ SR GNT Acts 21:4 word 14

OET-LV: 4 And having _sought _out the apprentices/followers, we _remained _on there seven days, who were _saying by the spirit to_ the _Paulos not to _be _setting _foot _in to Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim). (ACT_21:4)

OET-RV: 4 We searched for the believers there and then stayed on with them for seven days. They were inspired by the spirit to tell Paul not to go to Yerushalem. (ACT 21:4)

Acts 28:4 ‘of him to one_another they were saying certainly a murderer is’ SR GNT Acts 28:4 word 16

OET-LV: 4 And when the foreigners saw the wild _animal being _hanged from the hand of _him, they _were _saying to one _another: Certainly this the man is a_murderer, whom having _been _brought _safely _through from the sea, the justice not allowed him to _be _living. (ACT_28:4)

OET-RV: 4 When the islanders saw the snake hanging from his hand they decided that he must be a murderer who had survived the shipwreck but now fate had finally decided his time was up. (ACT 28:4)

Acts 28:6 ‘him becoming having changed_their_minds they were saying him to_be a god’ SR GNT Acts 28:6 word 27

OET-LV: 6 But they were _expecting him to _be _going to _be _being _swelled _up, or to _be _falling _down suddenly dead. But over much time, them waiting and observing nothing amiss becoming to him, having _changed _their _minds they _were _saying him to _be a_god. (ACT_28:6)

OET-RV: 6 The locals were waiting for his arm to swell up or for him to fall down dead, but after a while when nothing happened they changed their minds and decided that instead, he must be a god. (ACT 28:6)

Yud (Jud) 1:18 ‘that they were saying to you_all in the last’ SR GNT Yud (Jud) 1:18 word 2

OET-LV: 18 that they _were _saying to _you _all: In the_last time will _be mockers following according _to the of_ the _ungodliness lusts of _themselves. (JDE_1:18)

OET-RV: 18 told you that mockers near the end of time would come out following their own god-rejecting lusts. (JDE 1:18)

Rev 5:14 ‘the four living_creatures were saying Truly and the’ SR GNT Rev 5:14 word 5

OET-LV: 14 And the four living _creatures were _saying: Truly. And the elders fell and prostrated. (REV_5:14)

OET-RV: 14 Then the four living creatures said, “May it be so,” and the elders knelt down and worshipped. (REV 5:14)

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’.

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