ἐρεῖτε

légō

To speak, to say, or to express verbally; principally denotes the act of articulating or communicating information, statements, or ideas, whether in direct discourse, reporting, or narration. Broader senses include expressing, declaring, making known, or recounting, with an emphasis often on the content, manner, or intent of what is expressed. Distinctions among Greek synonyms position λέγω as the general term for 'to say/tell' with a possible focus on orderly, intentional communication, as opposed to unstructured speech.

G3004

Matthew 21:3 · Word #7

Lexicon G3004

Lemmaλέγω
Transliterationlégō
Strong'sG3004
DefinitionTo speak, to say, or to express verbally; principally denotes the act of articulating or communicating information, statements, or ideas, whether in direct discourse, reporting, or narration. Broader senses include expressing, declaring, making known, or recounting, with an emphasis often on the content, manner, or intent of what is expressed. Distinctions among Greek synonyms position λέγω as the general term for 'to say/tell' with a possible focus on orderly, intentional communication, as opposed to unstructured speech.

Morphology V FUT ACT IND 2P PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense FUT — Future — Action expected to happen
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 2P — 2nd person — The one spoken to ("you")
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaλέγω
Strong'sG3004

SIBI-P1 Translation G3004-37

you (plural) will say

Morphological NotesVerb; future tense, active voice, indicative mood, 2nd person plural (Gr,V,IFA2,,P).
Rendering RationaleThe future active indicative, second person plural, denotes a straightforward future action performed by "you" as a group. "Will say" preserves the general communicative force of λέγω as orderly, intentional speech.

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