λέγω

Derivation

a primary verb;

Meaning

properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 (ἔπω) and G5346 (φημί) generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 (ῥέω) is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 (λαλέω) 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

Translated as

saying (361), say (284), saith (284), said (187), called (37), speak (29), tell (28), sayest (15), spake (14), he (13), thou (6), they (6), spoken (6), calleth (4), call (4), told (4), speaketh (4), i (3), named (2), do (2)

Where it appears

Found in 1212 verses

Matthew

1:16, 1:20, 2:2, 2:13, 2:15, 2:20, 2:23, 3:2, 3:3, 3:9, 3:14, 3:17, 4:6, 4:9, 4:10, 4:17, 4:18, 4:19, 5:18, 5:20 + 236 more

Mark

1:7, 1:15, 1:24, 1:25, 1:27, 1:30, 1:37, 1:38, 1:40, 1:41, 1:44, 2:5, 2:10, 2:11, 2:12, 2:14, 2:16, 2:17, 2:18, 2:24 + 164 more

Luke

1:63, 1:66, 3:4, 3:7, 3:8, 3:10, 3:11, 3:14, 3:16, 3:22, 4:4, 4:21, 4:22, 4:24, 4:25, 4:34, 4:35, 4:36, 4:41, 5:8 + 188 more

John

1:15, 1:21, 1:22, 1:26, 1:29, 1:32, 1:36, 1:38, 1:39, 1:41, 1:43, 1:45, 1:46, 1:47, 1:48, 1:49, 1:51, 2:3, 2:4, 2:5 + 212 more

Acts

1:3, 1:6, 2:7, 2:12, 2:13, 2:17, 2:25, 2:34, 2:40, 3:2, 3:25, 4:16, 4:32, 5:23, 5:25, 5:28, 5:36, 5:38, 6:9, 6:11 + 81 more

Romans

2:22, 3:5, 3:8, 3:19, 4:3, 4:6, 4:9, 6:19, 7:7, 9:1, 9:15, 9:17, 9:25, 10:6, 10:8, 10:11, 10:16, 10:18, 10:19, 10:20 + 13 more

1 Corinthians

1:10, 1:12, 3:4, 6:5, 7:6, 7:8, 7:12, 7:35, 8:5, 9:8, 9:10, 10:15, 10:29, 11:25, 12:3, 14:16, 14:21, 14:34, 15:12, 15:34 + 1 more

2 Corinthians

6:2, 6:13, 6:17, 6:18, 7:3, 8:8, 9:3, 9:4, 11:16, 11:21

Galatians

1:9, 3:15, 3:16, 3:17, 4:1, 4:21, 4:30, 5:2, 5:16

Ephesians

2:11, 4:8, 4:17, 5:12, 5:14, 5:32

Philippians

3:18, 4:11

Colossians

2:4, 4:11

1 Thessalonians

4:15, 5:3

2 Thessalonians

2:4, 2:5

1 Timothy

1:7, 2:7, 4:1, 5:18

2 Timothy

2:7, 2:18

Titus

2:8

Philemon

1:19

Hebrews

1:6, 1:7, 2:6, 2:12, 3:7, 3:15, 4:7, 5:6, 5:11, 6:14, 7:11, 7:13, 7:21, 8:1, 8:8, 8:9, 8:10, 8:11, 8:13, 9:2 + 12 more

James

1:13, 2:14, 2:23, 4:5, 4:6, 4:13, 4:15

2 Peter

3:4

1 John

2:4, 2:6, 2:9, 5:16

2 John

1:10, 1:11

Jude

1:14, 1:18

Revelation

1:8, 1:11, 1:17, 2:1, 2:7, 2:8, 2:9, 2:11, 2:12, 2:17, 2:18, 2:20, 2:24, 2:29, 3:1, 3:6, 3:7, 3:9, 3:13, 3:14 + 68 more