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Strong's #2980: laleo (pronounced lal-eh'-o)

a prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. utter words:--preach, say, speak (after), talk, tell, utter. Compare 3004.




Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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laleō

1) to utter a voice or emit a sound

2) to speak

2a) to use the tongue or the faculty of speech

2b) to utter articulate sounds

3) to talk

4) to utter, tell

5) to use words in order to declare one' s mind and disclose one' s thoughts

5a) to speak

Part of Speech: verb

Relation: a prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb

Citing in TDNT: 4:69, 505




Usage:

This word is used 299 times:

Acts 5:40: "and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus,"
Acts 6:10: "and the spirit by which he spake."
Acts 6:11: "which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses,"
Acts 6:13: "man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this"
Acts 7:6: "And God spake on this wise, That his seed should"
Acts 7:38: "with the angel which spake to him in the mount"
Acts 7:44: "the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according"
Acts 8:25: "when they had testified and preached the word of the"
Acts 8:26: "And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise,"
Acts 9:6: "go into the city, and"
Acts 9:6: "go into the city, and"
Acts 9:27: "way, and that he had spoken to him,"
Acts 9:27: "way, and that he had spoken to him,"
Acts 9:29: "Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians:"
Acts 10:6: "by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest"
Acts 10:7: "when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two"
Acts 10:32: "the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee."
Acts 10:44: "While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost"
Acts 10:46: "For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God."
Acts 11:14: "Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and"
Acts 11:15: "And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell"
Acts 11:19: "Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but"
Acts 11:20: "when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians, preaching"
Acts 13:42: "besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath."
Acts 13:46: "word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you,"
Acts 14:1: "of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude"
Acts 14:9: "The same heard Paul speak: who steadfastly beholding him, and"
Acts 14:25: "And when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down into"
Acts 16:6: "the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,"
Acts 16:13: "to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted"
Acts 16:14: "Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul."
Acts 16:32: "And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and"
Acts 17:19: "doctrine, whereof thou speakest,"
Acts 18:9: "a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:"
Acts 18:25: "being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things"
Acts 19:6: "on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied."
Acts 20:30: "your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples"
Acts 21:39: "thee, suffer me to speak unto the people."
Acts 22:9: "not the voice of him that spake to me."
Acts 22:10: "into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which"
Acts 23:7: "And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees"
Acts 23:9: "a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God."
Acts 23:18: "young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee."
Acts 26:14: "earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying"
Acts 26:22: "prophets and Moses did say should come:"
Acts 26:26: "before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none"
Acts 26:31: "And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man"
Acts 27:25: "it shall be even as it was told me."
Acts 28:21: "that came showed or spake any harm of thee."
Acts 28:25: "had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost"









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