Gloss
to speak, talk
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)
Definition
Greek-English Concordance for λαλέω
| Acts 26:22 | Obtaining help, therefore, from God, until this day I have stood testifying both to small and great, saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said (elalēsan | ἐλάλησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) would come to pass: |
| Acts 26:26 | For the king knows about these matters, and to him I (lalō | λαλῶ | pres act ind 1 sg) am (lalō | λαλῶ | pres act ind 1 sg) speaking (lalō | λαλῶ | pres act ind 1 sg) boldly, for I am persuaded that none of these things has escaped his notice, for this was not done in a corner. |
| Acts 26:31 | and after they had left the room, they spoke (elaloun | ἐλάλουν | imperf act ind 3 pl) to one another, saying, “This man is doing nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.” |
| Acts 27:25 | So be of good courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will be so, just as it has been told (lelalētai | λελάληται | perf pass ind 3 sg) me. |
| Acts 28:21 | And they said to him, “We have received no letters from Judea about you, nor have any of the brothers come from there and reported or spoken (elalēsen | ἐλάλησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) any bad about you. |
| Acts 28:25 | And not being in harmony among themselves, they departed after Paul made one further statement. “The Holy Spirit was right in saying (elalēsen | ἐλάλησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet: |
| Romans 3:19 | Now we know that whatever the law says, it (lalei | λαλεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) speaks (lalei | λαλεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world may be held accountable to God. |
| Romans 7:1 | Or do you not know, brethren (for I (lalō | λαλῶ | pres act ind 1 sg) am (lalō | λαλῶ | pres act ind 1 sg) speaking (lalō | λαλῶ | pres act ind 1 sg) to those who know the law), that the law is binding on a person only so long as he lives? |
| Romans 15:18 | For I will not venture to (lalein | λαλεῖν | pres act inf ) speak (lalein | λαλεῖν | pres act inf ) of (lalein | λαλεῖν | pres act inf ) anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in bringing the Gentiles to obedience, by word and deed, |
| 1 Corinthians 2:6 | However, we (laloumen | λαλοῦμεν | pres act ind 1 pl) do (laloumen | λαλοῦμεν | pres act ind 1 pl) speak (laloumen | λαλοῦμεν | pres act ind 1 pl) wisdom among those who are mature, although it is not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to perish. |
| 1 Corinthians 2:7 | Rather, we speak (laloumen | λαλοῦμεν | pres act ind 1 pl) the wisdom of God; a wisdom that was hidden in mystery and that God had determined before the ages for our glory. |
| 1 Corinthians 2:13 | And we (laloumen | λαλοῦμεν | pres act ind 1 pl) speak (laloumen | λαλοῦμεν | pres act ind 1 pl) about (laloumen | λαλοῦμεν | pres act ind 1 pl) these things in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. |
| 1 Corinthians 3:1 | And so, brothers, I could not speak (lalēsai | λαλῆσαι | aor act inf ) to you as spiritual people, but rather as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. |
| 1 Corinthians 9:8 | Am (lalō | λαλῶ | pres act ind 1 sg) I (lalō | λαλῶ | pres act ind 1 sg) saying (lalō | λαλῶ | pres act ind 1 sg) these things from a merely human point of view? Or does not the Law say the same? |
| 1 Corinthians 12:3 | Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking (lalōn | λαλῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is accursed!” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. |
| 1 Corinthians 12:30 | Not all have gifts of healing, do they? Not all speak (lalousin | λαλοῦσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) in tongues, do they? Not all are able to interpret, are they? |
| 1 Corinthians 13:1 | If I (lalō | λαλῶ | pres act subj 1 sg) speak (lalō | λαλῶ | pres act subj 1 sg) in the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I am a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. |
| 1 Corinthians 13:11 | When I was a child, I talked (elaloun | ἐλάλουν | imperf act ind 1 sg) like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I set aside childish ways. |
| 1 Corinthians 14:2 | For the one speaking (lalōn | λαλῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) in a tongue speaks (lalei | λαλεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) not to men but to God; indeed, no one understands him, yet he (lalei | λαλεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) is (lalei | λαλεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) speaking (lalei | λαλεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) mysteries by the Spirit. |
| 1 Corinthians 14:3 | On the other hand, the one who prophesies speaks (lalei | λαλεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) to people for their edification, encouragement, and consolation. |
| 1 Corinthians 14:4 | The one who speaks (lalōn | λαλῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) in a tongue edifies himself, but the one who prophesies edifies the church. |
| 1 Corinthians 14:5 | Now I would like all of you to speak (lalein | λαλεῖν | pres act inf ) in tongues, but even more to prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks (lalōn | λαλῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) in tongues, unless he interprets so that the church may receive edification. |
| 1 Corinthians 14:6 | But as it is, brothers, if I come to you speaking (lalōn | λαλῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) in tongues, how will I benefit you unless I (lalēsō | λαλήσω | aor act subj 1 sg) impart (lalēsō | λαλήσω | aor act subj 1 sg) to you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching? |
| 1 Corinthians 14:9 | So it is with you; if you do not speak a clear message with your tongue, how will anyone know what is being said (laloumenon | λαλούμενον | pres pass ptcp nom sg neut)? You will be speaking (lalountes | λαλοῦντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) into the air. |
| 1 Corinthians 14:11 | But if I do not grasp the meaning of the language, I will be a foreigner to the speaker (lalounti | λαλοῦντι | pres act ptcp dat sg masc) and the speaker (lalōn | λαλῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) a foreigner to me. |
