διαλέγω (dialegō) means “to dispute” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: dee-al-eg'-om-ahee Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
διαλέγω · dialegō · to dispute
δια-λέγομαι (mid. of διαλέγω, to pick out, distinguish, as depon.), [in LXX: Exo.6:27, Isa.63:1 (דּבר pi.), Jdg.8:1 (ריב), 1Es.8:46, Est.5:2, Sir.14:20, 2Ma.11:20 * ;] to converse with, discourse (see Cl. Rev., i, 45), discuss, argue: Act.18:4 19:8,9 20:9; with dative of person(s), Act.17:17 18:19 20:7, Heb.12:5; before πρός, Mrk.9:34, Act.17:17 24:12; περί Act.24:25, Ju 9; ἀπὸ τ. γραφῶν, Act.17:2.† (AS)
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I converse, address, preach, lecture; I argue, reason.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| he reasoned | 3 |
| addresses | 1 |
| and reasoned | 1 |
| arguing | 1 |
| debating | 1 |
| expounded | 1 |
| he talked | 1 |
| talked | 1 |
| they had been arguing about | 1 |
| to conduct daily discussions | 1 |
| vvv | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| disputing | 3 |
| reasoned | 2 |
| and reasoned | 1 |
| disputed he | 1 |
| he disputed | 1 |
| he reasoned | 1 |
| preached | 1 |
| preaching | 1 |
| speaketh | 1 |
| they had disputed | 1 |
| was | 1 |
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But they were silent, for on the way they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest.
Read word by wordAs was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
Read word by wordSo he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace with those he met each day.
Read word by wordEvery Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.
Read word by wordWhen they reached Ephesus, Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews.
Read word by wordThen Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.
Read word by wordBut when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
Read word by wordOn the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.
Read word by wordAnd a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.
Read word by wordYet my accusers did not find me debating with anyone in the temple or riling up a crowd in the synagogues or in the city.
Read word by wordAs Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You may go for now. When I find the time, I will call for you.”
Read word by wordAnd you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.
Read word by wordBut even the archangel Michael, when he disputed with the devil over the body of Moses, did not presume to bring a slanderous charge against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”
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