To say

Usually translated “said”, “having said” and “do say”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

• said 372
• he said 260
• they said 67
• having said 41
• i said 19
• do say 16
• may say 13
• to say 12

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

• Luke 274
• John 197
• Matthew 169
• Acts 126
• Mark 79
• 1 Corinthians 9

16 books in all.

• To say (amar)
• To say (legō)
• To say (rheō, ereō)
• To say (amar)

• Jude 1:9In contextYet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
• Matthew 2:5And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
• Matthew 2:8And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
• Matthew 2:13And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
• Matthew 3:7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
• Matthew 3:15And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

How the English word “say” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.