To say

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

• saying 406
• says 176
• i say 165
• he says 122
• were saying 49
• say 47
• he was saying 42
• they say 31

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

• Matthew 270
• John 235
• Luke 220
• Mark 193
• Acts 102
• Revelation 90

25 books in all.

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

• 2 Thessalonians 2:5In contextRemember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
• 1 Timothy 1:7In contextDesiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.
• 1 Timothy 2:7In contextWhereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.
• 1 Timothy 4:1In contextNow the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
• 1 Timothy 5:18In contextFor the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.
• Titus 2:8In contextSound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.

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.