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λέγω
légō · Greek · Strong's G3004 · 2258 occurrences
The KJV renders 29 different Hebrew and Greek words as “shew”
What it means
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
a primary verb;
How the KJV renders it
ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, saying, shew, speak, tell, utter
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“shew”
also renders
emphanízō (G1718), poiéō (G4160), dēlóō (G1213), mēnýō (G3377), katatíthēmi (G2698), apangéllō (G518), parístēmi (G3936), dídōmi (G1325), apodeíknymi (G584), epideíknymi (G1925), phaneróō (G5319), anadeíknymi (G322), paréchō (G3930), katangéllō (G2605), diēgéomai (G1334), deiknýō (G1166), lógos (G3056), próthesis (G4286), gâlâh (H1540), hakkârâh (H1971), chăvâʼ (H2324), châzaq (H2388), yâdaʻ (H3045), yârâh (H3384), nâthan (H5414), ʻâsâh (H6213), shîyth (H7896), shâmaʻ (H8085)“speak”
also renders
dialégomai (G1256), eréō (G2046), phthéngomai (G5350), laléō (G2980), chrēmatízō (G5537), anangéllō (G312), ʼămar (H560), dâbar (H1696), hâgâh (H1897), millâh (H4405), mâlal (H4448), mᵉlal (H4449), ʻânâh (H6031), ʻănâh (H6032), sîyach (H7878)“tell”
also renders
eídō (G1492), exēgéomai (G1834), mēnýō (G3377), apangéllō (G518), eréō (G2046), laléō (G2980), eklaléō (G1583), diēgéomai (G1334), anangéllō (G312), ʼămar (H560), gâlâh (H1540), dâbar (H1696), yâdaʻ (H3045), shâmaʻ (H8085), tâkan (H8505)Questions this word decides
Where it appears
2258 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 1:10 V-PAS-2P1 Corinthians 1:12 V-PAI-1S1 Corinthians 1:15 V-2AAS-3S1 Corinthians 3:4 V-PAS-3S1 Corinthians 6:5 V-PAI-1S1 Corinthians 7:6 V-PAI-1S1 Corinthians 7:8 V-PAI-1S1 Corinthians 7:12 V-PAI-1S1 Corinthians 7:35 V-PAI-1S1 Corinthians 8:5 V-PPP-NPM1 Corinthians 9:8 V-PAI-3S1 Corinthians 9:10 V-PAI-3S1 Corinthians 10:15 V-PAI-1S1 Corinthians 10:28 V-2AAS-3S1 Corinthians 10:29 V-PAI-1S1 Corinthians 11:22 V-2AAS-1S1 Corinthians 11:24 V-2AAI-3S1 Corinthians 11:25 V-PAP-NSM1 Corinthians 12:3 V-2AAN1 Corinthians 12:15 V-2AAS-3S1 Corinthians 12:16 V-2AAS-3S1 Corinthians 12:21 V-2AAN1 Corinthians 14:16 V-PAI-2S1 Corinthians 14:21 V-PAI-3S1 Corinthians 14:34 V-PAI-3S1 Corinthians 15:12 V-PAI-3P1 Corinthians 15:27 V-2AAS-3S1 Corinthians 15:51 V-PAI-1S1 John 1:6 V-2AAS-1P1 John 1:8 V-2AAS-1P1 John 1:10 V-2AAS-1P1 John 2:4 V-PAP-NSM1 John 2:6 V-PAP-NSM1 John 2:9 V-PAP-NSM1 John 4:20 V-2AAS-3S1 John 5:16 V-PAI-1S1 Thessalonians 4:15 V-PAI-1P1 Thessalonians 5:3 V-PAS-3P1 Timothy 1:7 V-PAI-3P1 Timothy 2:7 V-PAI-1S1 Timothy 4:1 V-PAI-3S1 Timothy 5:18 V-PAI-3S2 Corinthians 4:6 V-2AAP-NSM2 Corinthians 6:2 V-PAI-3S2 Corinthians 6:13 V-PAI-1S2 Corinthians 6:16 V-2AAI-3S2 Corinthians 6:17 V-PAI-3S2 Corinthians 6:18 V-PAI-3S2 Corinthians 7:3 V-PAI-1S2 Corinthians 8:8 V-PAI-1S2 Corinthians 9:3 V-IAI-1S2 Corinthians 9:4 V-PAS-1P2 Corinthians 11:16 V-PAI-1S2 Corinthians 11:21 V-PAI-1S2 John 1:10 V-PAM-2P2 John 1:11 V-PAP-NSM2 Peter 3:4 V-PAP-NPM2 Thessalonians 2:4 V-PPP-ASM2 Thessalonians 2:5 V-IAI-1S2 Timothy 2:7 V-PAI-1S
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