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λέγω G3004
V-AMA-2P  |  2265× in 5 senses
say, tell, speak; command, direct, order; call, name, designate

Senses
1. say, tell, speak To utter words in direct or indirect speech, conveying a message or statement to someone — the primary and overwhelmingly common sense of λέγω covering all active voice inflections. 2226×
COMMUNICATION Communication Saying and Commanding
AR["قالَ","قَالَ","وَ-قَالَ"]·ben["বলল","বললেন"]·DE["sagt"]·EN["he-said","said"]·FR["dire"]·heb["אָמַר"]·HI["कह","कहा","बोला"]·ID["berkata"]·IT["dire"]·jav["matur","ngandika","ngandika,","ngendika","ngendika,"]·KO["말씀하셨다","말씀하셨으니","말했다"]·PT["disse","disse,"]·RU["сказал","сказал,"]·ES["dijo"]·SW["-","Mnajua","Rafiki","Waacheni","akawaambia","alisema","alisema,","aliwaambia","vivyo-hivyo","wao"]·TR["dedi"]·urd["کہا"]
2. command, direct, order To issue a directive or instruction with authoritative force, where the speech act itself constitutes a command rather than mere communication of information. 21×
COMMUNICATION Communication Saying and Commanding
AR["قُل","قُلْ","قُولِي","لا-تَقُلْ"]·ben["বল","বল,","বলুন","বলো","বলো-না"]·DE["sagen","sagt"]·EN["Say","Tell","say","speak","tell"]·FR["dire"]·heb["אֱמֹר","אִמְרִי","אִמְרִי-לִי","תַּגִּיד"]·HI["कह","कह,","बत","बता","बोल","मुझे"]·ID["Katakan","Katakanlah","engkau-beritahu","katakan","katakan,","katakanlah","katakanlah,"]·IT["dire"]·jav["Criyosna","Dhawuha","Dhawuhana","Matur-kula","Matura","cariyosana","kersaa-dhawuh","matur","matur-dhateng","matura","ngandika","ngandikaa","ngandikana","ngendika","ngendikaa,","ngendikakaken,"]·KO["말씀하라","말씀하소서","말하라","말하소서","말하지-말라","말해-주소서","말해-주십시오","말해봐라","명하라"]·PT["Dize","digas","diz","dize","dize,"]·RU["Скажи","не-скажи","скажи","скажи,"]·ES["Di","Dime","di","digas","dile","diles","dilo","dime","dinos"]·SW["Niambie","Tuambie","basi","ili","liambie","mwambie","niambie","sema","sisi","tuambie","usimwambie;","uwaambie"]·TR["Söyle","işitme-ile","söyle","söyle,","söyleme"]·urd["بتا","بتاؤ","بول","فرما","کہ","کہہ"]
3. call, name, designate To assign or bear a name or title, typically in passive or middle voice constructions meaning 'to be called' or 'to be known as' — a naming or designating function distinct from ordinary speech. 11×
COMMUNICATION Communication Saying and Commanding
AR["المُسَمَّى","تُدعَى","تُدْعَى","قالَ","يَقولُ","يُدْعَى","يُقَالُ"]·ben["তিনি-বলেছিলেন","বলা","বলা-হয়","বলা-হয়,","বলেন"]·DE["sagen","sagt"]·EN["are-said","being-called","calls","he-called","is-called","is-said","means"]·FR["dire"]·heb["אָמַר","נִקְרֵאת","נִקְרָא","נֶאֱמַר","נֶאֱמָר","קוֹרֵא"]·HI["कहता-है","कहलअतेए-है","कहलाता-है","कहलाती-है","कहा","कहा-जाता-है"]·ID["Ia-sebut","berarti","dikatakan","disebut","menyebut"]·IT["dire"]·jav["dipun-sebat","dipunsebat","dipunsebut","dipunwastani","ingkang-dipun-sebat","kasebat","kasebut","ngandika","nyebut"]·KO["그-","말씀되니","말한다","부른다","불렀으면","불리우니","불리운다","불리지-않는가","불린다"]·PT["chama","chama-se","chamada","chamou","significa","é-chamada","é-chamado","é-dito"]·RU["говорится","значит","назвал","называемых","называет","называется","называется,","называется-ли"]·ES["dice","es-llamada","llamada","llamó","se-dice","se-llama"]·SW["aliwaita","anaitwa","anamwita","husemwa","inaitwa","linaitwa","linasemwa","panaitwa","uitwao"]·TR["Güzel","dedi","demektir","denilen","denilir","denir","der","söyleniyor"]·urd["کہا","کہتا-ہے","کہلاتا ہے","کہلاتا-تھا","کہلاتا-ہے","کہلاتی-ہے","کہی-جاتی-ہیں"]
4. sense 4
COMMUNICATION Communication Saying and Commanding
AR["-المَقولِ","المَقولَ","المَقُولِ","مَقُولَاتِ"]·ben["কথিত-বিষয়গুলির-প্রতি","বলা","বলিতে"]·DE["sagt"]·EN["being-said","being-spoken","spoken"]·FR["dire"]·heb["הַנֶּאֱמָר","הַנֶּאֱמָרִים","נֶאֱמָרִים"]·HI["कही-गई-बातों-को","कही-जानेवाली-बातों;","कही-हुई-बातों","कहीहुई।"]·ID["dikatakan","dikatakan.","yang-dikatakan","yang-dikatakan;"]·IT["dire"]·jav["dipunngendikakaken.","dipunngendikakaken;","ingkang-dipun-ngandikakaken","ingkang-dipun-ngandikakaken."]·KO["말씀하신-것들을","말하는-것들-에","말해진-것들에","말해진-것들을"]·PT["coisas-ditas","coisas-ditas.","coisas-ditas;"]·RU["говоримому","говоримым;","сказанное"]·ES["dichas"]·SW["yaliyosemwa"]·TR["söylenen-şeylere","söylenenler","söylenenlerden","söylenenlere"]·urd["کہی-گئی","کہی-گئی-باتوں","کہی-گئی-باتیں","کہی-ہوئی-باتیں"]
5. sense 5
COMMUNICATION Communication Saying and Commanding
AR["أَنْ-تَتَكَلَّمَ","أَنْ-يَتَكَلَّمَ","الكَلَامُ"]·ben["বলার","বলিতে"]·DE["sagen","sagt"]·EN["to-speak"]·FR["dire"]·heb["לְדַבֵּר"]·HI["कहने","बोलने","बोलने।"]·ID["berbicara","berbicara,","berbicara."]·IT["dire"]·jav["ngandika,","ngendika.","ngrembag"]·KO["말하기가","말하기를","말하라고"]·PT["falar","falar."]·RU["говорить"]·ES["hablar"]·SW["kusema"]·TR["konuşmak","konuşmasını","söylemek"]·urd["بولنا","کہنا"]

BDB / Lexicon Reference
λέγω, __B pick up, etc.: tenses for signification 1 and 11, future λέξω Refs 8th c.BC+: aorist ἔλεξα Refs 4th c.BC+:—middle, future in passive sense λέξομαι Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἐλεξάμην Refs 8th c.BC+; Epic dialect ἐλέγμην Refs 8th c.BC+:—passive, aorist ἐλέχθην Refs 8th c.BC+-; post-Refs 8th c.BC+perfect εἴλοχα (κατ-, συν-), passive εἴλεγμαι, in these senses rarely λέλεγμαι (see. the