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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

James 2:12 So speak (laleite | λαλεῖτε | pres act imperative 2 pl) and so act as those who are to be judged by the law that brings freedom.
James 5:10 As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, take the prophets who spoke (elalēsan | ἐλάλησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) in the name of the Lord.
1 Peter 3:10 For “The one who desires to love life and to see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking (lalēsai | λαλῆσαι | aor act inf ) deceit.
1 Peter 4:11 if someone speaks (lalei | λαλεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg), as speaking the oracles of God; if someone serves, as by the strength that God supplies — so that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and power forever and ever. Amen.
2 Peter 1:21 for prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men borne along by the Holy Spirit spoke (elalēsan | ἐλάλησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) from God.
2 Peter 3:16 as he does in all his letters, speaking (lalōn | λαλῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) in them of these matters, in which are some things hard to understand, things that the ignorant and unstable distort to their own destruction, as they do the other scriptures.
1 John 4:5 They are of the world; therefore they (lalousin | λαλοῦσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) speak (lalousin | λαλοῦσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) from the world’s perspective and the world listens to them.
2 John 1:12 Although I have many other things to write to you, I do not want to use paper and ink; instead, I hope to be with you and speak (lalēsai | λαλῆσαι | aor act inf ) face to face, so that our joy may be complete.
3 John 1:14 But I hope to see you in the near future, and we (lalēsomen | λαλήσομεν | fut act ind 1 pl) will (lalēsomen | λαλήσομεν | fut act ind 1 pl) speak (lalēsomen | λαλήσομεν | fut act ind 1 pl) face to face.
Jude 1:15 to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their ungodly acts that they have committed in their ungodliness, and of all the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken (elalēsan | ἐλάλησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) against him.”
Jude 1:16 These people are grumblers, malcontents who follow their sinful desires; their speech is (lalei | λαλεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) arrogant, they flatter others to gain advantage.
Revelation 1:12 And I turned to see the voice that was speaking (elalei | ἐλάλει | imperf act ind 3 sg) to me, and when I had turned I saw seven golden lampstands,
Revelation 4:1 After this I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice, which I had heard speaking (lalousēs | λαλούσης | pres act ptcp gen sg fem) to me like a trumpet, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.”
Revelation 10:3 he shouted in a loud voice like a lion roaring. And when he shouted, the seven thunders sounded (elalēsan | ἐλάλησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) their voices.
Revelation 10:4 And when the seven thunders had (elalēsan | ἐλάλησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) sounded (elalēsan | ἐλάλησαν | aor act ind 3 pl), I was preparing to write but I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Seal up what the seven thunders have (elalēsan | ἐλάλησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) said (elalēsan | ἐλάλησαν | aor act ind 3 pl), and do not write it down.”
Revelation 10:8 Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke (lalousan | λαλοῦσαν | pres act ptcp acc sg fem) to me again, saying, “Go, take the scroll that is open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.”
Revelation 13:5 The beast was given a mouth to speak (laloun | λαλοῦν | pres act ptcp nom sg neut) arrogant words and blasphemies, and he was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months.
Revelation 13:11 Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb, but he spoke (elalei | ἐλάλει | imperf act ind 3 sg) like a dragon.
Revelation 13:15 The second beast was allowed to animate the image of the first beast so that the image of the beast could speak (lalēsē | λαλήσῃ | aor act subj 3 sg), and could cause all those who would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.
Revelation 17:1 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and talked (elalēsen | ἐλάλησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) with me, saying, “Come, I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who is seated on many waters.
Revelation 21:9 Then came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues, and he spoke (elalēsen | ἐλάλησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) with me, saying, “Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.”
Revelation 21:15 The one who spoke (lalōn | λαλῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) with me had a golden measuring rod with which to measure the city, its gates and its wall.

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