λαλέω | Bill Mounce

Vocabulary Form

λαλέω

Definition

I speak, say

Erasmian

Modern

Root

λαλε

Frequency

296

3281

Forms

(ἐλάλουν), λαλήσω, ἐλάλησα, λελάληκα, λελάλημαι, ἐλαλήθην

Mnemonic Singing

Take time to be holy;
speak oft with thy Lord.

Song

Notes

This word is onomatopoetic. Its meaning corresponds to the sound of the word ("lala").

Biblical Concordance

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.