lego marks speaking—introducing statements, replies, claims, and, in passive forms, names applied to something.

The supplied verses chiefly show active speech: a speaker gives a reply, introduces a quoted statement, makes a claim, or clarifies what is meant. Present passive participles also show designation by a name or title, as with things called gods.

1. Speaking or introducing a statement · dominant

   Active forms introduce direct speech, reports, claims, and clarifications. In Acts 10:14 the aorist active form introduces Peter's reply, which the APB renders "But Peter said," while in 1 Corinthians 1:12 the present forms frame the competing claims "I belong to Paul" and "I belong to Apollos." In 1 John 2:4 the present active participle identifies a person making the claim "I have come to know him."

   Acts 10:14Acts 10:341 Corinthians 1:121 Corinthians 10:281 John 2:41 Thessalonians 5:3
2. Being called or designated · rare

   Present passive participles describe something receiving a designation rather than a speaker making an utterance. In 1 Corinthians 8:5 the APB renders the clause "so-called gods," and in 2 Thessalonians 2:4 it renders "all that is called god or object of worship."

   1 Corinthians 8:52 Thessalonians 2:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB commonly uses "said," "says," "saying," and "say," while also using expressions such as "speak," "tell," "mean," and "called." Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these renderings show the clauses' presentation rather than fixed English equivalents for every form.