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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)
Gloss: 
to speak, talk
Definition: 
to make vocal utterance; to babble, to talk;, in NT absol. to exercise the faculty of speech, Mt. 9:33; to speak, Mt. 10:20; to hold converse with, to talk with, Mt. 12:46; Mk. 6:50; Rev. 1:12; to discourse, to make an address, Lk. 11:37; Acts 11:20; 21:39; to make announcement, to make a declaration, Lk. 1:55; to make mention, Jn. 12:41; Acts 2:31; Heb. 4:8; 2 Pet. 3:16; trans. to speak, address, preach, Mt. 9:18; Jn. 3:11; Tit. 2:1; to give utterance to, utter, Mk. 2:7; Jn. 3:34; to declare, announce, reveal, Lk. 24:25 et al.; to disclose, 2 Cor. 12:4

Greek-English Concordance for λαλέω

John 12:49 For I have (elalēsa | ἐλάλησα | aor act ind 1 sg) not spoken (elalēsa | ἐλάλησα | aor act ind 1 sg) on my own authority, but the Father who sent me has himself commanded me what to say and what to speak (lalēsō | λαλήσω | aor act subj 1 sg).
John 12:50 And I know that his command is eternal life. So whatever I say (lalō | λαλῶ | pres act ind 1 sg), I (lalō | λαλῶ | pres act ind 1 sg) speak (lalō | λαλῶ | pres act ind 1 sg) just as the Father has told me.”
John 14:10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I (lalō | λαλῶ | pres act ind 1 sg) do (lalō | λαλῶ | pres act ind 1 sg) not speak (lalō | λαλῶ | pres act ind 1 sg) on my own authority, but the Father residing in me is doing his works.
John 14:25 “These things I have spoken (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) to you while I am still with you.
John 14:30 I (lalēsō | λαλήσω | fut act ind 1 sg) will (lalēsō | λαλήσω | fut act ind 1 sg) not speak (lalēsō | λαλήσω | fut act ind 1 sg) with you much longer, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no claim on me,
John 15:3 By this time you are clean because of the message that I have spoken (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) to you.
John 15:11 These things I have spoken (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) to you, that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.
John 15:22 If I had not come and spoken (elalēsa | ἐλάλησα | aor act ind 1 sg) to them, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.
John 16:1 “I (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) have (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) told (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) you these things so that you will not fall away.
John 16:4 But I (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) have (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) said (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) these things to you so that when their hour comes you will remember that I told you about them. “I did not tell you these things at the start because I was with you.
John 16:6 But because I (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) have (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) told (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) you these things, sorrow has filled your heart.
John 16:13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth, for he (lalēsei | λαλήσει | fut act ind 3 sg) will (lalēsei | λαλήσει | fut act ind 3 sg) not speak (lalēsei | λαλήσει | fut act ind 3 sg) on his own, but will (lalēsei | λαλήσει | fut act ind 3 sg) speak (lalēsei | λαλήσει | fut act ind 3 sg) only what he hears, and he will tell you things yet to come.
John 16:18 So they kept saying, “What is this ‘little while’ of which he speaks? We do not understand what he is talking (lalei | λαλεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) about.”
John 16:25 “I (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) have (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) told (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) you these things using veiled language. The hour is coming when I (lalēsō | λαλήσω | fut act ind 1 sg) will (lalēsō | λαλήσω | fut act ind 1 sg) no longer speak (lalēsō | λαλήσω | fut act ind 1 sg) to you in veiled language but will tell you plainly about the Father.
John 16:29 His disciples said, “Ah, now you (laleis | λαλεῖς | pres act ind 2 sg) are (laleis | λαλεῖς | pres act ind 2 sg) speaking (laleis | λαλεῖς | pres act ind 2 sg) plainly and not using veiled language!
John 16:33 I (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) have (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) told (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) you these things so that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation, but take courage, I have conquered the world.”
John 17:1 When Jesus had (elalēsen | ἐλάλησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) finished (elalēsen | ἐλάλησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) saying (elalēsen | ἐλάλησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) these things, he lifted up his eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son so that your Son may glorify you,
John 17:13 But now I am on my way to you, and I (lalō | λαλῶ | pres act ind 1 sg) am (lalō | λαλῶ | pres act ind 1 sg) saying (lalō | λαλῶ | pres act ind 1 sg) these things while still in the world that they may have my joy made complete in themselves.
John 18:20 Jesus answered him, “I have (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) spoken (lelalēka | λελάληκα | perf act ind 1 sg) openly to the world. I have always taught in the synagogue and in the temple, where all Jews come together. I (elalēsa | ἐλάλησα | aor act ind 1 sg) have (elalēsa | ἐλάλησα | aor act ind 1 sg) said (elalēsa | ἐλάλησα | aor act ind 1 sg) nothing in secret.
John 18:21 Why do you question me? Question those who have heard as to what I said (elalēsa | ἐλάλησα | aor act ind 1 sg) to them; they know what I said.”
John 18:23 Jesus replied, “If I (elalēsa | ἐλάλησα | aor act ind 1 sg) spoke (elalēsa | ἐλάλησα | aor act ind 1 sg) incorrectly, testify about the error; but if I spoke correctly, why do you hit me?”
John 19:10 So Pilate said to him, “Are (laleis | λαλεῖς | pres act ind 2 sg) you (laleis | λαλεῖς | pres act ind 2 sg) not going (laleis | λαλεῖς | pres act ind 2 sg) to (laleis | λαλεῖς | pres act ind 2 sg) talk (laleis | λαλεῖς | pres act ind 2 sg) to me? You know, do you not, that I have the authority to release you and I have the authority to crucify you?”
Acts 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak (lalein | λαλεῖν | pres act inf ) with other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.
Acts 2:6 But when this sound was heard the crowd gathered, and they were perplexed, because each one was hearing them speak (lalountōn | λαλούντων | pres act ptcp gen pl masc) in his own language.
Acts 2:7 And they were amazed and wondered, saying, “Are not all these who are speaking (lalountes | λαλοῦντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) Galileans?
Acts 2:11 Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians — we hear them telling (lalountōn | λαλούντων | pres act ptcp gen pl masc) in our own tongues the mighty works of God.”
Acts 2:31 he (elalēsen | ἐλάλησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) foresaw and spoke (elalēsen | ἐλάλησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.
Acts 3:21 whom heaven must receive until the time of restoration of all things, which God spoke (elalēsen | ἐλάλησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) by the mouth of his holy prophets long ago.
Acts 3:22 Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet from among your brothers, as he raised me. You must obey him in all things whatsoever he speaks (lalēsē | λαλήσῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) to you.
Acts 3:24 And all the prophets from Samuel and those who came after him, also announced these days.
Acts 4:1 And as they were speaking (lalountōn | λαλούντων | pres act ptcp gen pl masc) to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees moved in on them,
Acts 4:17 But that it may spread no further among the people, let us warn them no longer to speak (lalein | λαλεῖν | pres act inf ) in this name to anyone among men.”
Acts 4:20 for we cannot help speaking (lalein | λαλεῖν | pres act inf ) of the things we have seen and heard.”
Acts 4:29 And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants with all boldness to speak (lalein | λαλεῖν | pres act inf ) your word,
Acts 4:31 And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak (elaloun | ἐλάλουν | imperf act ind 3 pl) the word of God with boldness.
Acts 5:20 “Go and stand in the temple and speak (laleite | λαλεῖτε | pres act imperative 2 pl) to the people all the words of this life.”
Acts 5:40 so summoning the apostles, they beat them and ordered them not to speak (lalein | λαλεῖν | pres act inf ) in the name of Jesus, and they released them.
Acts 6:10 Yet they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking (elalei | ἐλάλει | imperf act ind 3 sg).
Acts 6:11 Then they secretly talked some men into saying, “We have heard him speak (lalountos | λαλοῦντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) blasphemous words against Moses and God.”
Acts 6:13 and they set up false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop saying (lalōn | λαλῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) words against this holy place and the law,
Acts 7:6 And God spoke (elalēsen | ἐλάλησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) thus, that Abraham’s descendants would be sojourners in a foreign land, and that the people would enslave and mistreat them four hundred years.
Acts 7:38 He is the one who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel who spoke (lalountos | λαλοῦντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, and he received living oracles to give to us.
Acts 7:44 “The tabernacle of witness was with our fathers in the wilderness just as the one (lalōn | λαλῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) who (lalōn | λαλῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) spoke (lalōn | λαλῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) to Moses ordered him to make it according to the pattern he had seen.
Acts 8:25 Now after solemnly testifying and speaking (lalēsantes | λαλήσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.
Acts 8:26 Now an angel of the Lord said (elalēsen | ἐλάλησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to Philip, saying, “Rise and go toward the south on the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place.
Acts 9:6 But rise and go into the city, and it will be told (lalēthēsetai | λαληθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) you what you must do.”
Acts 9:27 But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles and he related to them how on the road he had seen the Lord, and that the Lord had spoken (elalēsen | ἐλάλησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken out boldly in the name of Jesus.
Acts 9:29 He was talking (elalei | ἐλάλει | imperf act ind 3 sg) and disputing with the Greek-speaking Jews, but they were looking for a way to kill him.
Acts 10:7 When the angel who spoke (lalōn | λαλῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) to him had gone away, he called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among those who waited on him,
Acts 10:44 While (lalountos | λαλοῦντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) Peter was (lalountos | λαλοῦντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) still speaking (lalountos | λαλοῦντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) these words, the Holy Spirit came on all those who were listening to the message.

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