verb · G3004 · 2,345× in the NT
λέγω
I say, speak
Gloss
(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.
Forms
Endings and the sense of each form. NT counts are from the SBLGNT; generated slots fill a regular paradigm when the NT never uses that case.
present active indicative
- λέγω—I saypresent · active · indicative · 1st singular209×
- λέγεις‑ειςyou saypresent · active · indicative · 2nd singular22×
- λέγει‑ειhe/she/it sayspresent · active · indicative · 3rd singular336×
- λέγομεν‑ομενwe saypresent · active · indicative · 1st plural4×
- λέγετε‑ετεyou (pl.) saypresent · active · indicative · 2nd plural22×
- λέγουσι(ν)‑σι(ν)they saypresent · active · indicative · 3rd plural59×
present active subjunctive
- λέγω—I might saypresent · active · subjunctive · 1st singular2×
- λέγῃ‑ῃhe/she/it might saypresent · active · subjunctive · 3rd singular3×
- λέγωμεν‑μενwe might saypresent · active · subjunctive · 1st plural1×
- λέγητε‑ητεyou (pl.) might saypresent · active · subjunctive · 2nd plural1×
- λέγωσι(ν)‑(ν)they might saypresent · active · subjunctive · 3rd plural3×
present active imperative
- λέγε‑εsay!present · active · imperative · 2nd singular1×
- λεγέτω‑έτωlet him/her saypresent · active · imperative · 3rd singular1×
- λέγετε‑ετεsay!present · active · imperative · 2nd plural7×
present active infinitive
- λέγειν‑εινto saypresent · active · infinitive40×
present active participle
- λέγων‑νsaying, nominativepresent · active · participle · singular · nominative · masculine178×
- λέγουσα‑ουσαsaying, nominativepresent · active · participle · singular · nominative · feminine21×
- λέγον‑ονsaying, nominativepresent · active · participle · singular · nominative · neuter1×
- λέγοντα‑ονταsaying, accusativepresent · active · participle · singular · accusative · masculine4×
- λέγουσαν‑ουσανsaying, accusativepresent · active · participle · singular · accusative · feminine7×
- λέγοντος‑οντοςsaying, genitivepresent · active · participle · singular · genitive · masculine18×
- λεγούσης‑ούσηςsaying, genitivepresent · active · participle · singular · genitive · feminine7×
- λέγοντος‑οντοςsaying, genitivepresent · active · participle · singular · genitive · neuter5×
- λέγοντι‑οντιsaying, dativepresent · active · participle · singular · dative · masculine1×
- λέγοντες‑οντεςsaying, nominativepresent · active · participle · plural · nominative · masculine150×
- λέγουσαι‑ουσαιsaying, nominativepresent · active · participle · plural · nominative · feminine4×
- λέγοντα‑ονταsaying, nominativepresent · active · participle · plural · nominative · neuter2×
- λέγοντας‑ονταςsaying, accusativepresent · active · participle · plural · accusative · masculine8×
- λεγόντων‑όντωνsaying, genitivepresent · active · participle · plural · genitive · masculine6×
present passive indicative
- λέγεται‑εταιhe/she/it is saidpresent · passive · indicative · 3rd singular8×
present passive infinitive
- λέγεσθαι‑εσθαιto say (passive)present · passive · infinitive4×
present passive participle
- λεγόμενος‑όμενοςsaying (passive), nominativepresent · passive · participle · singular · nominative · masculine12×
- λεγομένη‑ομένηsaying (passive), nominativepresent · passive · participle · singular · nominative · feminine2×
- λεγόμενον‑όμενονsaying (passive), accusativepresent · passive · participle · singular · accusative · masculine9×
- λεγομένην‑ομένηνsaying (passive), accusativepresent · passive · participle · singular · accusative · feminine4×
- λεγόμενον‑όμενονsaying (passive), accusativepresent · passive · participle · singular · accusative · neuter1×
- λεγομένου‑ομένουsaying (passive), genitivepresent · passive · participle · singular · genitive · masculine1×
- λεγομένης‑ομένηςsaying (passive), genitivepresent · passive · participle · singular · genitive · feminine2×
- λεγόμενοι‑όμενοιsaying (passive), nominativepresent · passive · participle · plural · nominative · masculine2×
- λεγόμενα‑όμεναsaying (passive), accusativepresent · passive · participle · plural · accusative · neuter1×
- λεγομένοις‑ομένοιςsaying (passive), dativepresent · passive · participle · plural · dative · neuter4×
imperfect active indicative
- ἔλεγον‑ονI used to sayimperfect · active · indicative · 1st singular4×
- ἔλεγε(ν)‑ν)he/she/it used to sayimperfect · active · indicative · 3rd singular71×
- ἐλέγετε‑τεyou (pl.) used to sayimperfect · active · indicative · 2nd plural1×
- ἔλεγον‑ονthey used to sayimperfect · active · indicative · 3rd plural74×
future active indicative
- ἐρῶ‑ρῶI will sayfuture · active · indicative · 1st singular8×
- ἐρεῖς‑ῖςyou will sayfuture · active · indicative · 2nd singular4×
- ἐρεῖ‑εῖhe/she/it will sayfuture · active · indicative · 3rd singular17×
- ἐροῦμεν‑ενwe will sayfuture · active · indicative · 1st plural7×
- ἐρεῖτε‑τεyou (pl.) will sayfuture · active · indicative · 2nd plural5×
- ἐροῦσι(ν)‑ν)they will sayfuture · active · indicative · 3rd plural5×
aorist active indicative
- εἶπον‑ονI saidaorist · active · indicative · 1st singular32×
- εἶπα‑παI saidaorist · active · indicative · 1st singular3×
- εἶπας‑αςyou saidaorist · active · indicative · 2nd singular4×
- εἶπες‑εςyou saidaorist · active · indicative · 2nd singular1×
- εἶπε(ν)‑ν)he/she/it saidaorist · active · indicative · 3rd singular610×
- εἴπατε‑τεyou (pl.) saidaorist · active · indicative · 2nd plural1×
- εἶπαν‑ανthey saidaorist · active · indicative · 3rd plural95×
- εἶπον‑ονthey saidaorist · active · indicative · 3rd plural26×
aorist active subjunctive
- εἴπω‑πωI might sayaorist · active · subjunctive · 1st singular7×
- εἴπῃς‑ῃςyou might sayaorist · active · subjunctive · 2nd singular4×
- εἴπῃ‑πῃhe/she/it might sayaorist · active · subjunctive · 3rd singular22×
- εἴπωμεν‑ενwe might sayaorist · active · subjunctive · 1st plural11×
- εἴπητε‑τεyou (pl.) might sayaorist · active · subjunctive · 2nd plural8×
- εἴπωσι(ν)‑ν)they might sayaorist · active · subjunctive · 3rd plural6×
aorist active imperative
- εἰπέ‑πέsay!aorist · active · imperative · 2nd singular12×
- εἰπόν‑όνsay!aorist · active · imperative · 2nd singular7×
- εἰπάτω‑τωlet him/her sayaorist · active · imperative · 3rd singular1×
- εἴπατε‑τεsay!aorist · active · imperative · 2nd plural13×
- εἰπάτωσαν‑ανlet them sayaorist · active · imperative · 3rd plural1×
aorist active infinitive
- εἰπεῖν‑ῖνto say (aorist)aorist · active · infinitive16×
aorist active participle
- εἰπών‑ώνhaving said, nominativeaorist · active · participle · singular · nominative · masculine30×
- εἴπας‑αςhaving said, nominativeaorist · active · participle · singular · nominative · masculine4×
- εἰποῦσα‑σαhaving said, nominativeaorist · active · participle · singular · nominative · feminine3×
- εἰπόντα‑ταhaving said, accusativeaorist · active · participle · singular · accusative · masculine3×
- εἰπόντος‑οςhaving said, genitiveaorist · active · participle · singular · genitive · masculine3×
- εἰπόντες‑εςhaving said, nominativeaorist · active · participle · plural · nominative · masculine3×
aorist passive indicative
- ἐρρέθη‑θηhe/she/it said (passive)aorist · passive · indicative · 3rd singular10×
- ἐρρέθησαν‑ανthey said (passive)aorist · passive · indicative · 3rd plural1×
aorist passive participle
- ῥηθείς‑ίςhaving said (passive), nominativeaorist · passive · participle · singular · nominative · masculine1×
- ῥηθέν‑ένhaving said (passive), nominativeaorist · passive · participle · singular · nominative · neuter10×
- ῥηθέν‑ένhaving said (passive), accusativeaorist · passive · participle · singular · accusative · neuter2×
perfect active indicative
- εἴρηκα‑καI have saidperfect · active · indicative · 1st singular4×
- εἴρηκας‑αςyou have saidperfect · active · indicative · 2nd singular1×
- εἴρηκε(ν)‑ν)he/she/it has saidperfect · active · indicative · 3rd singular8×
- εἰρήκατε‑τεyou (pl.) have saidperfect · active · indicative · 2nd plural1×
- εἴρηκαν‑ανthey have saidperfect · active · indicative · 3rd plural1×
- εἰρήκασι(ν)‑ν)they have saidperfect · active · indicative · 3rd plural1×
perfect active infinitive
- εἰρηκέναι‑αιto have saidperfect · active · infinitive1×
perfect active participle
- εἰρηκότος‑οςhaving said, genitiveperfect · active · participle · singular · genitive · masculine1×
perfect passive indicative
- εἴρηται‑αιhe/she/it has said (passive)perfect · passive · indicative · 3rd singular1×
perfect passive participle
- εἰρημένον‑ονhaving said (passive), nominativeperfect · passive · participle · singular · nominative · neuter2×
- εἰρημένον‑ονhaving said (passive), accusativeperfect · passive · participle · singular · accusative · neuter2×
pluperfect active indicative
- εἰρήκει‑ειhe/she/it had saidpluperfect · active · indicative · 3rd singular3×
Where you’ll meet it
- New Testament
- Attic (Plato, Xenophon, dialogue)
NT glosses follow Dodson’s public-domain lexicon, counted on the SBLGNT (MorphGNT). Attic and patristic notes are short reader-helps for Xenophon, Plato, and the pre-Nicene writers — not a substitute for LSJ.