ἐρῶ erō · G2046

to say

λέγω, ; [in LXX very freq., chiefly for אמר; λέγει for נְאֻם, Gen.22:16, al. ; ] ; 1. in Hom., to pick out, gather, reckon, recount.; 2. In Hdt. and Att., to say, speak, affirm, declare: absol., Act.13:15, 24:10; before orat. dir., Mat.9:34, Mrk.3:11, Jhn.1:29, al.; before ὅτι recit., Mrk.3:21, Luk.1:24, Jhn.6:14, al.; accusative and inf., Luk.11:18, Jhn.12:29, al.; after another verb of speaking, προσφωνεῖν κ. λέγειν, Mat.11:17, al.; ἀπεκρίθη (ἐλάλησεν) λέγων (καὶ λέγει; Dalman, Words, 24 ff.), Mat.25:9, Mrk.3:33, 7:28, Luk.24:6, 7, al.; of unspoken thought, λ. ἐν ἑαυτῷ, Mat.3:9, Luk.3:8, al.; of writing, 2Co.8:8, Php.4:11, al.; λέγει ἡ γραφή, Rom.4:3, Jas.2:23, al.; with accusative of …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἐρῶ, ; Attic dialect future of εἴρω (B), [], Ionic dialect and Epic dialect ἐρέω (later as present, []; optative ἐροίην []imperfect ἤρεον (variant{εἴρεον}) []: perfect active εἴρηκα []: pluperfect εἰρήκειν []:—passive, perfect εἴρημαι []; Ionic dialect 3rd.pers. plural εἰρέαται [], contraction εἰρῆται []; participle εἰρημένος, Cretan dialect ϝερημένος []: pluperfect εἴρητο []: aorist 1 passive ἐρρήθην []: future ῥηθήσομαι [] mostly in 3rd.pers. singular -ήσεται[]; participle -όμενος[]future …

Where it's used 49 times

Matthew 1:22 · Matthew 2:15 · Matthew 2:17 · Matthew 2:23 · Matthew 3:3 · Matthew 4:14 · Matthew 5:21 · Matthew 5:27 · Matthew 5:31 · Matthew 5:33 · Matthew 5:38 · Matthew 5:43 · Matthew 8:17 · Matthew 12:17 · Matthew 13:35 · Matthew 21:4 · Matthew 22:31 · Matthew 24:15 · Matthew 26:75 · Matthew 27:9 · Matthew 27:35 · Mark 13:14 · Luke 2:24 · Luke 4:12 · John 4:18 · John 6:65 · John 12:50 · John 14:29 · John 15:15 · Acts 2:16 · Acts 8:24 · Acts 13:34 · Acts 13:40 · Acts 17:28 · Romans 4:18 · Romans 9:12 · Romans 9:26 · 2 Corinthians 12:9 · Galatians 3:16 · Hebrews 1:13 · Hebrews 4:3 · Hebrews 4:4 · Hebrews 10:9 · Hebrews 10:15 · Hebrews 13:5 · Revelation 6:11 · Revelation 7:14 · Revelation 9:4 · Revelation 19:3

Source: TBESG G2046; TFLSJ G2046

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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