Gloss
language, dialect, a communication code whether written or oral; in the NT this always refers to known languages commonly spoken in the ancient world
Forms of the word
Dictionary
διάλεκτος, ου, ἡ
Greek transliteration
dialektos
Simplified transliteration
dialektos
Numbers
Strong's number
1258
GK Number
1365
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
6
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-2b
Definition
Greek-English Concordance for διάλεκτος
| Acts 1:19 | And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the field was called in their own language (dialektō | διαλέκτῳ | dat sg fem) Akeldama, that is, “Field of Blood.”) |
| Acts 2:6 | But when this sound was heard the crowd gathered, and they were perplexed, because each one was hearing them speak in his own language (dialektō | διαλέκτῳ | dat sg fem). |
| Acts 2:8 | And how do we hear, each of us in his own language (dialektō | διαλέκτῳ | dat sg fem) to which he was born? |
| Acts 21:40 | And when he had given him permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great hush, he addressed them in the Hebrew language (dialektō | διαλέκτῳ | dat sg fem), saying: |
| Acts 22:2 | And when they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew language (dialektō | διαλέκτῳ | dat sg fem), they became even more quiet. And he said: |
| Acts 26:14 | And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language (dialektō | διαλέκτῳ | dat sg fem), ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’ |
