Strong's #1256: dialegomai (pronounced dee-al-eg'-om-ahee)

middle voice from 1223 and 3004; to say thoroughly, i.e. discuss (in argument or exhortation):--dispute, preach (unto), reason (with), speak.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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dialegomai

1) to think different things with one' s self, mingle thought with thought

1a) to ponder, revolve in mind

2) to converse, discourse with one, argue, discuss

Part of Speech: verb

Relation: middle voice from G1223 and G3004

Citing in TDNT: 2:93, 155

Usage:

This word is used 13 times:

 

Mark 9:34: "by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest."
Acts 17:2: "them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the"
Acts 17:17: "Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews,"
Acts 18:4: "And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath,"
Acts 18:19: "himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews."
Acts 19:8: "for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning"
Acts 19:9: "and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the"
Acts 20:7: "to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the"
Acts 20:9: "and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell"
Acts 24:12: "in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up"
Acts 24:25: "And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and"
Hebrews 12:5: "the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My"
Jude 1:9: "contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses,"