Forms of the word

Dictionary
λαλέω
Greek transliteration
laleō
Simplified transliteration
laleo
Principal Parts
(ἐλάλουν), λαλήσω, ἐλάλησα, λελάληκα, λελάλημαι, ἐλαλήθην

Numbers

Strong's number
2980
GK Number
3281

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
296
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-1d(2a)
Gloss
to speak, talk
Definition
to make vocal utterance; to babble, to talk;, in NT absol. to exercise the faculty of speech, Mt. 9:33; to speak, Mt. 10:20; to hold converse with, to talk with, Mt. 12:46; Mk. 6:50; Rev. 1:12; to discourse, to make an address, Lk. 11:37; Acts 11:20; 21:39; to make announcement, to make a declaration, Lk. 1:55; to make mention, Jn. 12:41; Acts 2:31; Heb. 4:8; 2 Pet. 3:16; trans. to speak, address, preach, Mt. 9:18; Jn. 3:11; Tit. 2:1; to give utterance to, utter, Mk. 2:7; Jn. 3:34; to declare, announce, reveal, Lk. 24:25 et al.; to disclose, 2 Cor. 12:4

Greek-English Concordance for λαλέω

John 12:49 For I have (elalēsa | ἐλάλησα | aor act ind 1 sg) not spoken (elalēsa | ἐλάλησα | aor act ind 1 sg) on my own authority, but the Father who sent me has himself commanded me what to say and what to speak (lalēsō | λαλήσω | aor act subj 1 sg).
John 12:50 And I know that his command is eternal life. So whatever I say (lalō | λαλῶ | pres act ind 1 sg), I (lalō | λαλῶ | pres act ind 1 sg) speak (lalō | λαλῶ | pres act ind 1 sg) just as the Father has told me.”
John 14:10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I (lalō | λαλῶ | pres act ind 1 sg) do (lalō | λαλῶ | pres act ind 1 sg) not speak (lalō | λαλῶ | pres act ind 1 sg) on my own authority, but the Father residing in me is doing his works.
John 14:25 “These things I have spoken (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) to you while I am still with you.
John 14:30 I (lalēsō | λαλήσω | fut act ind 1 sg) will (lalēsō | λαλήσω | fut act ind 1 sg) not speak (lalēsō | λαλήσω | fut act ind 1 sg) with you much longer, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no claim on me,
John 15:3 By this time you are clean because of the message that I have spoken (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) to you.
John 15:11 These things I have spoken (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) to you, that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.
John 15:22 If I had not come and spoken (elalēsa | ἐλάλησα | aor act ind 1 sg) to them, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.
John 16:1 “I (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) have (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) told (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) you these things so that you will not fall away.
John 16:4 But I (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) have (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) said (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) these things to you so that when their hour comes you will remember that I told you about them. “I did not tell you these things at the start because I was with you.
John 16:6 But because I (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) have (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) told (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) you these things, sorrow has filled your heart.
John 16:13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth, for he (lalēsei | λαλήσει | fut act ind 3 sg) will (lalēsei | λαλήσει | fut act ind 3 sg) not speak (lalēsei | λαλήσει | fut act ind 3 sg) on his own, but will (lalēsei | λαλήσει | fut act ind 3 sg) speak (lalēsei | λαλήσει | fut act ind 3 sg) only what he hears, and he will tell you things yet to come.
John 16:18 So they kept saying, “What is this ‘little while’ of which he speaks? We do not understand what he is talking (lalei | λαλεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) about.”
John 16:25 “I (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) have (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) told (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) you these things using veiled language. The hour is coming when I (lalēsō | λαλήσω | fut act ind 1 sg) will (lalēsō | λαλήσω | fut act ind 1 sg) no longer speak (lalēsō | λαλήσω | fut act ind 1 sg) to you in veiled language but will tell you plainly about the Father.
John 16:29 His disciples said, “Ah, now you (laleis | λαλεῖς | pres act ind 2 sg) are (laleis | λαλεῖς | pres act ind 2 sg) speaking (laleis | λαλεῖς | pres act ind 2 sg) plainly and not using veiled language!
John 16:33 I (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) have (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) told (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) you these things so that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation, but take courage, I have conquered the world.”
John 17:1 When Jesus had (elalēsen | ἐλάλησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) finished (elalēsen | ἐλάλησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) saying (elalēsen | ἐλάλησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) these things, he lifted up his eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son so that your Son may glorify you,
John 17:13 But now I am on my way to you, and I (lalō | λαλῶ | pres act ind 1 sg) am (lalō | λαλῶ | pres act ind 1 sg) saying (lalō | λαλῶ | pres act ind 1 sg) these things while still in the world that they may have my joy made complete in themselves.
John 18:20 Jesus answered him, “I have (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) spoken (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) openly to the world. I have always taught in the synagogue and in the temple, where all Jews come together. I (elalēsa | ἐλάλησα | aor act ind 1 sg) have (elalēsa | ἐλάλησα | aor act ind 1 sg) said (elalēsa | ἐλάλησα | aor act ind 1 sg) nothing in secret.
John 18:21 Why do you question me? Question those who have heard as to what I said (elalēsa | ἐλάλησα | aor act ind 1 sg) to them; they know what I said.”
John 18:23 Jesus replied, “If I (elalēsa | ἐλάλησα | aor act ind 1 sg) spoke (elalēsa | ἐλάλησα | aor act ind 1 sg) incorrectly, testify about the error; but if I spoke correctly, why do you hit me?”
John 19:10 So Pilate said to him, “Are (laleis | λαλεῖς | pres act ind 2 sg) you (laleis | λαλεῖς | pres act ind 2 sg) not going (laleis | λαλεῖς | pres act ind 2 sg) to (laleis | λαλεῖς | pres act ind 2 sg) talk (laleis | λαλεῖς | pres act ind 2 sg) to me? You know, do you not, that I have the authority to release you and I have the authority to crucify you?”
Acts 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak (lalein | λαλεῖν | pres act inf ) with other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.
Acts 2:6 But when this sound was heard the crowd gathered, and they were perplexed, because each one was hearing them speak (lalountōn | λαλούντων | pres act ptcp gen pl masc) in his own language.
Acts 2:7 And they were amazed and wondered, saying, “Are not all these who are speaking (lalountes | λαλοῦντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) Galileans?

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