Greek · Strong's G2980 · Verb

λαλέω

laleō

to speak

298times used
274verses
23books

How it's translated

Definition

λαλέω, -ῶ,

[in LXX chiefly for דּבר pi., also for אמר, etc. ;]

1. to utter: of inanimate things, Rev.4:1 10:4; metaphorically, Heb.11:4 12:24.

2. to talk, speak, say: absol., Mat.9:33 12:46, Mrk.5:35, Luk.8:49; before ὡς, 1Co.13:11, Rev.13:11; εἰς, 1Co.14:9; ἐκ, Mat.12:34; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.10:19, Mrk.11:32, Jhn.8:30, al.; with dative of person(s), Mat.12:46, Luk.24:6, Rom.7:1, al.; with accusative of thing(s) and dative of person(s), Mat.9:18, Jhn.10:6, al.; with prep., πρός, μετά, περί, Mrk…

The forms it takes

Tense

  • Present 49% ongoing or repeated action
  • Aorist 31% a whole action, seen as complete
  • Imperfect 9% ongoing action in the past
  • Future 6% something still to come
  • Perfect 5% done, and still standing

Mood and form

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Its meaning group

Communication › Speak, Talk

Between Hebrew and Greek

In the Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), this word translates these Hebrew words, which helps show what New Testament writers heard in it:

Where it appears

Matthewacross the New TestamentRevelation

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Every verse

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