Bill Mounce

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λαλιά

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
λαλιά, ας, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
lalia
Simplified transliteration: 
lalia
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2981
GK Number: 
3282
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1a
Gloss: 
speech, a way of speaking, language
Definition: 
talk, speech;, in NT matter of discourse, Jn. 4:42; 8:43; language, dialect, Mt. 26:73*

Greek-English Concordance for λαλιά

Matthew 26:73 And after a little while those standing around came up to Peter and said, “Surely you too are one of them, for the way you talk (lalia | λαλιά | nom sg fem) makes it clear.”
John 4:42 They said to the woman, “No longer is it because of what you said (lalian | λαλιάν | acc sg fem) that we believe, for we have heard him for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”
John 8:43 Why do you not understand the way I speak (lalian | λαλιάν | acc sg fem)? It is because you are unable to grasp my message.