Strong’s G3004 · Greek
λέγω
légō · leg'-o
Origin a primary verb;
Meaning properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas ἔπω (G2036) and φημί (G5346) generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while ῥέω (G4483) is properly to break silence merely, and λαλέω (G2980) means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean
In the King James Version ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.
In 1,243 verses of the King James Version
701–750 of 1,243
- John 3:5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
- John 3:11Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
- John 4:5Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
- John 4:7There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
- John 4:9Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
- John 4:10Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
- John 4:11The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?
- John 4:15The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.
- John 4:16Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.
- John 4:17The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:
- John 4:19The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.
- John 4:20Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
- John 4:21Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
- John 4:25The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
- John 4:26Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.
- John 4:28The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men,
- John 4:31In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.
- John 4:33Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat?
- John 4:34Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
- John 4:35Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.
- John 4:42And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
- John 4:49The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.
- John 4:50Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.
- John 4:51And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.
- John 5:6When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?
- John 5:8Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.
- John 5:10The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.
- John 5:18Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.
- John 5:19Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
- John 5:24Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
- John 5:25Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.
- John 5:34But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.
- John 6:5When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?
- John 6:6And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.
- John 6:8One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him,
- John 6:12When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.
- John 6:14Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.
- John 6:20But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid.
- John 6:26Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.
- John 6:32Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
- John 6:42And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?
- John 6:47Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
- John 6:52The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
- John 6:53Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
- John 6:65And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
- John 6:71He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.
- John 7:6Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.
- John 7:11Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?
- John 7:12And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.
- John 7:15And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.