Greek core word #9 · verb · 2345 times in the New Testament

λέγω

LEH-goh

λέγω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον, εἴρηκα, εἴρημαι, ἐρρέθην — say, speak, tell

Suppletive: future ἐρῶ, aorist εἶπον, perfect εἴρηκα and aorist passive ἐρρέθην come from other stems.
εἶπον is a 2nd aorist, but the NT often uses 1st-aorist endings: εἶπαν (95×), εἴπατε, εἶπας, εἶπα, εἰπάτω(σαν), ptc. εἴπας; imperative εἰπόν beside εἰπέ.
Future ἐρῶ is contracted like a liquid future (ἐρεῖς, ἐρεῖ); NT perfect 3 pl also εἴρηκαν.

Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.

	Indicative	Subjunctive	Optative	Imperative
1 sg	λέγω	λέγω	λέγοιμι
2 sg	λέγεις	λέγῃς	λέγοις	λέγε
3 sg	λέγει	λέγῃ	λέγοι	λεγέτω
1 pl	λέγομεν	λέγωμεν	λέγοιμεν
2 pl	λέγετε	λέγητε	λέγοιτε	λέγετε
3 pl	λέγουσι(ν)	λέγωσι(ν)	λέγοιεν	λεγέτωσαν

Infinitive: λέγειν

Participle: λέγων, λέγουσα, λέγον (gen. λέγοντος)

	Indicative	Subjunctive	Optative	Imperative
1 sg	λέγομαι	λέγωμαι	λεγοίμην
2 sg	λέγῃ	λέγῃ	λέγοιο	λέγου
3 sg	λέγεται	λέγηται	λέγοιτο	λεγέσθω
1 pl	λεγόμεθα	λεγώμεθα	λεγοίμεθα
2 pl	λέγεσθε	λέγησθε	λέγοισθε	λέγεσθε
3 pl	λέγονται	λέγωνται	λέγοιντο	λεγέσθωσαν

Infinitive: λέγεσθαι

Participle: λεγόμενος, λεγομένη, λεγόμενον (gen. λεγομένου)

Infinitive: ἐρεῖν

Participle: ἐρῶν, ἐροῦσα, ἐροῦν (gen. ἐροῦντος)

	Indicative	Subjunctive	Optative	Imperative
1 sg	εἶπον / εἶπα	εἴπω	εἴποιμι
2 sg	εἶπες / εἶπας	εἴπῃς	εἴποις	εἰπέ / εἰπόν
3 sg	εἶπε(ν)	εἴπῃ	εἴποι	εἰπέτω / εἰπάτω
1 pl	εἴπομεν	εἴπωμεν	εἴποιμεν
2 pl	εἴπετε / εἴπατε	εἴπητε	εἴποιτε	εἴπετε / εἴπατε
3 pl	εἶπον / εἶπαν	εἴπωσι(ν)	εἴποιεν	εἰπέτωσαν / εἰπάτωσαν

Infinitive: εἰπεῖν

Participle: εἰπών/εἴπας, εἰποῦσα, εἰπόν (gen. εἰπόντος)

	Indicative	Subjunctive	Optative	Imperative
1 sg	ἐρρέθην	ῥηθῶ	ῥηθείην
2 sg	ἐρρέθης	ῥηθῇς	ῥηθείης	ῥήθητι
3 sg	ἐρρέθη	ῥηθῇ	ῥηθείη	ῥηθήτω
1 pl	ἐρρέθημεν	ῥηθῶμεν	ῥηθεῖμεν
2 pl	ἐρρέθητε	ῥηθῆτε	ῥηθεῖτε	ῥήθητε
3 pl	ἐρρέθησαν	ῥηθῶσι(ν)	ῥηθεῖεν	ῥηθήτωσαν

Infinitive: ῥηθῆναι

Participle: ῥηθείς, ῥηθεῖσα, ῥηθέν (gen. ῥηθέντος)

Infinitive: εἰρηκέναι

Participle: εἰρηκώς, εἰρηκυῖα, εἰρηκός (gen. εἰρηκότος)

Infinitive: εἰρῆσθαι

Participle: εἰρημένος, εἰρημένη, εἰρημένον (gen. εἰρημένου)

Where you meet it

First met in passage 5, Matthew 20:13.

Explained in the notes of 38 passages: