Textus Receptus Bibles

Both the Stephanus 1550 and the Beza 1598 Textus Receptus do not fully support this verse. In many cases the verse is supported from either the Bishop's Bible, Tyndale Bible or the Erasmus reading.

Variant: Add "the" before "disciples."

Greek-English Dictionary

Strongs: G3004

Greek: λέγω

Transliteration: legō

Pronunciation: leg'-o

Part of Speech: Verb

Bible Usage: ask bid boast call describe give out name put forth say (-ing on) shew speak tell utter.

Definition:

Thayers Strongs

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

1. to say, to speak

a. affirm over, maintain

b. to teach

c. to exhort, advise, to command, direct

d. to point out with words, intend, mean, mean to say

e. to call by name, to call, name

f. to speak out, speak of, mention

Thayer's Greek–English Lexicon
of the New Testament 1889

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.