Illustrations of English words derived from the Greek in the New Testament.
By Gaylon West.
Lego (games; parks) borrowed from Danish.
The Latin word origins:
From Proto-Italic *lego-, from Proto-Indo-European *leg'-. Cognates include Ancient Greek λéγο (légo-, “I speak, I choose, I mean”) and Albanian mbledh. - http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lego
Thayer Definition:
1) to say, to speak
1a) affirm over, maintain
1b) to teach
1c) to exhort, advise, to command, direct
1d) to point out with words, intend, mean, mean to say
1e) to call by name, to call, name
1f) to speak out, speak of, mention
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by Thayer’s/Strong’s Number: a root word
Strong's G3004
A primary verb; properly to “lay” forth, that is, (figuratively) relate (in words [usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 and G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 means an extended or random harangue]); by implication to mean: - ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say (-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.
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