λαλέω
laleō
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.6:50, Luk.1:19 2:33, al.; ἐν, ἐξ, ἀπό, Mat.13:3, Jhn.12:49 14:10, al.; λ. τ. λόγον, Mrk.8:32, al.; before orat. dir. (not cl.), Mrk.14:31, Heb.5:5 11:18; Hebraistically (Dalman, Words, 25f.), ἐλάλησε λέγων, Mat.14:27, Jhn.8:12, Act.8:26, al.
SYN.: see: λέγω. (AS)
Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)
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Concordance 273 verses
- Acts 10:46 λαλούντων
For they heard them speaking in tongues and exalting God. Then Peter said,
- Acts 11:14 λαλήσει
He will convey to you a message by which you and all your household will be saved.’
- Acts 11:15 λαλεῖν
As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as He had fallen upon us at the beginning.
- Acts 11:19 λαλοῦντες
Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews.
- Acts 11:20 ἐλάλουν
But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.
- Acts 13:42 λαληθῆναι
As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people urged them to continue this message on the next Sabbath.
- Acts 13:45 λαλουμένοις
But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they blasphemously contradicted what Paul was saying.
- Acts 13:46 λαληθῆναι
Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.
- Acts 14:1 λαλῆσαι
At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue, where they spoke so well that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed.
- Acts 14:9 λαλοῦντος
This man was listening to the words of Paul, who looked intently at him and saw that he had faith to be healed.
- Acts 14:25 λαλήσαντες
And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.
- Acts 16:6 λαλῆσαι
After the Holy Spirit had prevented them from speaking the word in the province of Asia, they traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia.
- Acts 16:13 ἐλαλοῦμεν
On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.
- Acts 16:14 λαλουμένοις
Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.
- Acts 16:32 ἐλάλησαν
Then Paul and Silas spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his house.
- Acts 17:19 λαλουμένη
So they took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, where they asked him, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?
- Acts 18:9 λάλει
One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.
- Acts 18:25 ἐλάλει
He had been instructed in the way of the Lord and was fervent in spirit. He spoke and taught accurately about Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.
- Acts 19:6 ἐλάλουν
And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
- Acts 20:30 λαλοῦντες
Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.
- Acts 21:39 λαλῆσαι
But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”
- Acts 22:9 λαλοῦντός
My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.
- Acts 22:10 λαληθήσεται
Then I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ ‘Get up and go into Damascus,’ He told me. ‘There you will be told all that you have been appointed to do.’
- Acts 23:7 λαλοῦντος
As soon as he had said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.
- Acts 23:9 ἐλάλησεν
A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
- Acts 23:18 λαλῆσαί
So the centurion took him to the commander and said, “Paul the prisoner sent and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”
- Acts 26:22 ἐλάλησαν
But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:
- Acts 26:26 λαλῶ
For the king knows about these matters, and I can speak freely to him. I am confident that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.
- Acts 26:31 ἐλάλουν
On their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.”
- Acts 27:25 λελάληταί
So take courage, men, for I believe God that it will happen just as He told me.
- Acts 28:21 ἐλάλησέν
The leaders replied, “We have not received any letters about you from Judea, nor have any of the brothers from there reported or even mentioned anything bad about you.
- Acts 28:25 ἐλάλησεν
They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:
- Romans 3:19 λαλεῖ
Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
- Romans 7:1 λαλῶ
Do you not know, brothers (for I am speaking to those who know the law), that the law has authority over a man only as long as he lives?
- Romans 15:18 λαλεῖν
I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed,
- 1 Corinthians 2:6 λαλοῦμεν
Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
- 1 Corinthians 2:7 λαλοῦμεν
No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began.
- 1 Corinthians 2:13 λαλοῦμεν
And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.
- 1 Corinthians 3:1 λαλῆσαι
Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.
- 1 Corinthians 9:8 λαλῶ
Do I say this from a human perspective? Doesn’t the Law say the same thing?
- 1 Corinthians 12:3 λαλῶν
Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
- 1 Corinthians 12:30 λαλοῦσιν
Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?
- 1 Corinthians 13:1 λαλῶ
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal.
- 1 Corinthians 13:11 ἐλάλουν
When I was a child, I talked 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 λαλῶνλαλεῖλαλεῖ
For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men, but to God. Indeed, no one understands him; he utters mysteries in the Spirit.
- 1 Corinthians 14:3 λαλεῖ
But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, encouragement, and comfort.
- 1 Corinthians 14:4 λαλῶν
The one who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but the one who prophesies edifies the church.
- 1 Corinthians 14:5 λαλεῖνλαλῶν
I wish that all of you could speak in tongues, but I would rather have you prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets so that the church may be edified.
- 1 Corinthians 14:6 λαλῶνλαλήσω
Now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you, unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching?
- 1 Corinthians 14:9 λαλούμενονλαλοῦντες
So it is with you. Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air.