Strong's Concordance

Greek
G2980

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Original: λαλέω

Transliteration: laleo (laleō)

Phonetic: lal-eh'-o

Thayer Definition:

to utter a voice or emit a sound
to speak
1. to use the tongue or the faculty of speech
2. to utter articulate sounds
to talk
to utter, tell
to use words in order to declare one's mind and disclose one's thoughts
1. to speak

Origin: a prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb

TDNT entry: 05:09,5

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Strong's Definition: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, that is, utter words: - preach, say, speak (after), talk, tell, utter. Compare G3004.

Occurrences in the (KJV) King James Version:

All Occurrences (250x)

And Spake (3x)

As (2x)

Before Spake (1x)

Did Say (1x)

Doth (1x)

Had So Said (1x)

Had Spoken (2x)

Had Uttered (1x)

Hath (1x)

Hath Spoken (2x)

Have Been Spoken (1x)

Have I Spoken (1x)

Have Spoken (5x)

He Had Spoken To (1x)

He Preached (1x)

He Saith (1x)

He Shall Say (1x)

He Spake (13x)

He Speaketh (2x)

He Talked (3x)

He That Said (1x)

Him That Speaketh (1x)

I Shall Speak (1x)

I Spake (1x)

I Speak (5x)

Is Spoken (1x)

It Saith (1x)

It Was Said (1x)

It Was Told (2x)

Might Be Preached (1x)

Of Those Things Which Were To Be Spoken After (1x)

Of Those Things Which Were Told (1x)

Preached (1x)

Preaching (1x)

Say I (1x)

Shall Speak (2x)

Shall Tell (2x)

Should (2x)

Spake (42x)

Spake He (4x)

Speak (29x)

Speak They (1x)

Speak We (1x)

Speak Ye (1x)

Speakest (1x)

Speakest Thou (3x)

Speaketh (10x)

Speaking (10x)

Spoken (2x)

Talked (3x)

Talkest Thou (1x)

Talking (1x)

That Spake (1x)

That Speaketh (4x)

That Talked (1x)

That They Should (1x)

That They Speak (2x)

That Was Spoken (1x)

They May Speak (1x)

They Spake (3x)

They Talked (1x)

Those Things Which Were Spoken (1x)

To Be Spoken (1x)

To Preach (1x)

To Say (2x)

To Speak (23x)

To Speak With (1x)

To Utter (1x)

Uttered (2x)

We (1x)

We Shall Speak (1x)

We Spake (1x)

We Speak (6x)

Were Spoken (1x)

Were Told (1x)

When (1x)

When They Had Preached (1x)

Which Speak (1x)

Which Was Told (1x)

While (6x)

Will I Speak (1x)

Would He (1x)

Ye Shall Speak (1x)

All Occurrences

Romans 3:19

Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

Romans 7:1

Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?

Romans 15:18

For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed,

1 Corinthians 2:6

Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:

1 Corinthians 2:7

But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

1 Corinthians 2:13

Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

1 Corinthians 3:1

And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.

1 Corinthians 9:8

Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?

1 Corinthians 12:3

Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.

1 Corinthians 12:30

Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?

1 Corinthians 13:1

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

1 Corinthians 13:11

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

1 Corinthians 14:2

For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

1 Corinthians 14:3

But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.

1 Corinthians 14:4

He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.

1 Corinthians 14:5

I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.

1 Corinthians 14:6

Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?

1 Corinthians 14:9

So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.

1 Corinthians 14:11

Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.

1 Corinthians 14:13

Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.

1 Corinthians 14:18

I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:

1 Corinthians 14:19

Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.

1 Corinthians 14:21

In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.

1 Corinthians 14:23

If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?

1 Corinthians 14:27

If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret.

1 Corinthians 14:28

But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.

1 Corinthians 14:29

Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.

1 Corinthians 14:34

Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.

1 Corinthians 14:35

And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.

1 Corinthians 14:39

Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.

2 Corinthians 2:17

For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.

2 Corinthians 4:13

We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;

2 Corinthians 7:14

For if I have boasted any thing to him of you, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in truth, even so our boasting, which I made before Titus, is found a truth.

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Brown-Driver-Brigg's Information

All of the original Hebrew and Aramaic words are arranged by the numbering system from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible. In some cases more than one form of the word — such as the masculine and feminine forms of a noun — may be listed.

Each entry is a Hebrew word, unless it is designated as Aramaic. Immediately after each word is given its equivalent in English letters, according to a system of transliteration. Then follows the phonetic. Next follows the Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definitions given in English.

Then ensues a reference to the same word as found in Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament (TWOT), by R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, Jr., and Bruce K. Waltke. This section makes an association between the unique number used by TWOT with the Strong's number.

Thayers Information

All of the original Greek words are arranged by the numbering system from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible. The Strong's numbering system arranges most Greek words by their alphabetical order. This renders reference easy without recourse to the Greek characters. In some cases more than one form of the word - such as the masculine, feminine, and neuter forms of a noun - may be listed.

Immediately after each word is given its exact equivalent in English letters, according to the system of transliteration laid down in the scheme here following. Then follows the phonetic. Next follows the Thayer's Definitions given in English.

Then ensues a reference to the same word as found in the ten-volume Theological Dictionary of the New Testament (TDNT), edited by Gerhard Kittel. Both volume and page numbers cite where the word may be found.

The presence of an asterisk indicates that the corresponding entry in the Theological Dictionary of the New Testament may appear in a different form than that displayed in Thayers' Greek Definitions.

Strong's Hebrew and Greek Dictionaries Information

Dictionaries of Hebrew and Greek Words taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance by James Strong, S.T.D., LL.D., 1890.

Strong's Concor­dance

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