λέγω : LEGO; SAY

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.

lego G3004: say, tell, pick.  Greek words of the New Testament, illustrated.
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