laleō G2980

λαλέω (laleō) means “to speak” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

λαλέω Greek · G2980 294 tagged occurrences in 270 verses

Pronunciation guide: lal-eh'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G2980

λαλέω · laleō · to speak

λαλέω, -ῶ, [in LXX chiefly for דּבר pi., also for אמר, etc. ;] 1. to utter: of inanimate things, Rev.4:1 10:4; metaphorically, Heb.11:4 12:24. 2. to talk, speak, say: absol., Mat.9:33 12:46, Mrk.5:35, Luk.8:49; before ὡς, 1Co.13:11, Rev.13:11; εἰς, 1Co.14:9; ἐκ, Mat.12:34; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.10:19, Mrk.11:32, Jhn.8:30, al.; with dative of person(s), Mat.12:46, Luk.24:6, Rom.7:1, al.; with accusative of thing(s) and dative of person(s), Mat.9:18, Jhn.10:6, al.; with prep., πρός, μετά, περί, Mrk.6:50, Luk.1:19 2:33, al.; ἐν, ἐξ, ἀπό, Mat.13:3, Jhn.12:49 14:10, al.; λ. τ. λόγον, Mrk.8:32, al.; before orat. dir. (not cl.), Mrk.14:31, Heb.5:5 11:18; Hebraistically (Dalman, Words, 25f.), ἐλάλησε λέγων, Mat.14:27, Jhn.8:12, Act.8:26, al. SYN.: see: λέγω. (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.

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How translators render G2980

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
to speak	23
speak	18
spoke	18
speaking	16
speaks	14
said	8
had spoken	6
he spoke	6
spoken	6
to say	6
was still speaking	6
i have spoken	5
i have told	5
we speak	5
have spoken	4
he told	4
could speak	3
i speak	3
announced	2
he began to speak	2
he did not tell them anything	2
i am speaking	2
i said	2
they spoke	2
to tell	2
will also be told	2
address	1
and began speaking	1
and said	1
and speak	1
and spoke	1
and tell	1
are presenting	1
are speaking	1
are you talking	1
as jesus spoke	1
began to speak	1
david spoke	1
declaring	1
discussing	1
do i say	1
do you refuse to speak	1
do you speak	1
does not speak	1
from speaking	1
from telling	1
god had said	1
god would not have spoken	1
had proclaimed	1
had said this	1
has spoken	1
has told	1
have said	1
he has spoken	1
he is	1
he is saying	1
he is speaking	1
he lies	1
he promised	1
he speaks	1
he still speaks	1
he talked	1
he tells	1
he utters	1
he was making	1
he was speaking	1
he was telling	1
he will not speak	1
he will speak	1
i am not speaking	1
i am saying	1
i bring	1
i can speak	1
i do not speak	1
i have been telling	1
i say this	1
i spoke	1
i talked	1
i tell	1
i will no longer speak	1
i will not speak	1
i will speak	1
is speaking	1
it	1
it says	1
jesus spoke	1
jesus spoke up	1
jesus was saying	1
jesus was speaking	1
jesus was still speaking	1
keep on speaking	1
mentioned	1
message	1
my message	1
paul and silas spoke	1
peter kept insisting	1
say	1
say this	1
should speak	1
so that we may proclaim	1
sounded	1
speak only	1
speak with you	1
speaker	1
speaking about	1
speaks as one	1
speech	1
spew	1
spoke up	1
that i speak	1
that speaks	1
the angel had told	1
the truth	1
the words of	1
their conversation	1
they had received	1
they had spoken	1
they have spoken	1
they said	1
they speak	1
they will speak	1
to continue	1
to say it	1
told him	1
was saying	1
was speaking	1
was spoken	1
we are speaking	1
we said	1
we speak a message	1
we speak of	1
we spoke	1
were describing	1
were speaking	1
what we speak	1
when he spoke	1
while he was still speaking	1
who is speaking	1
will be told	1
will convey	1
word	1
would be spoken later	1
would speak	1
you are saying	1
you are speaking	1
you have whispered	1
you will be told	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
spake	43
speak	37
to speak	23
he spake	13
speaketh	12
speaking	11
i speak	9
have i spoken	5
have spoken	5
we speak	5
he speaketh	4
i have spoken	4
spake he	4
spoken	4
that speaketh	4
while	4
ye shall speak	4
and spake	3
he talked	3
shall speak	3
speakest thou	3
talked	3
that speak	3
they spake	3
to say	3
as	2
had spoken	2
hath spoken	2
i have said	2
i spake	2
it shall be told	2
it was told	2
shall tell	2
should	2
speak ye	2
that they speak	2
uttered	2
be told	1
before spake	1
did say	1
disputed	1
doth	1
had so said	1
had uttered	1
hath	1
hath told	1
have	1
have been spoken	1
have i said	1
have i told	1
he had spoken to	1
he preached	1
he saith	1
he shall	1
he that said	1
he that speaketh	1
him that speaketh	1
i shall	1
i should speak	1
i will	1
is spoken	1
it saith	1
it was said	1
might be preached	1
of those things which were to be spoken after	1
of those things which were told	1
preached	1
preaching	1
say i	1
shall	1
shall be spoken of	1
shall he speak	1
speak i	1
speak unto	1
speak we	1
speakest	1
talk	1
talkest thou	1
talking	1
that spake	1
that talked	1
that talketh	1
that they should	1
that was spoken	1
they may speak	1
they shall speak	1
they talked	1
those things which were spoken	1
to be spoken	1
to preach	1
to speak with	1
to utter	1
we	1
we shall speak	1
we spake	1
were spoken	1
were told	1
when	1
when they had preached	1
which speak	1
which speaketh	1
which was told	1
will i speak	1
would he	1
ye have spoken	1

Verses containing G2980

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Matthew 9:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
While Jesus was saying these things, a synagogue leader came and knelt before Him. “My daughter has just died,” he said. “But come and place Your hand on her, and she will live.”
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Matthew 9:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And when the demon had been driven out, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”
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Matthew 10:19 · BSB · 2 occurrences
But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say.
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Matthew 10:20 · BSB · 2 occurrences
For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
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Matthew 12:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.
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Matthew 12:34 · BSB · 2 occurrences
You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.
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Matthew 12:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
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Matthew 12:46 · BSB · 2 occurrences
While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to Him.
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Matthew 12:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Someone told Him, “Look, Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You.”
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Matthew 13:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.
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Matthew 13:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”
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Matthew 13:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’
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Matthew 13:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”
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Matthew 13:34 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.
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Matthew 14:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”
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Matthew 15:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.
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Matthew 17:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
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Matthew 23:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:
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Matthew 26:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
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Matthew 26:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence
While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and elders of the people.
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Matthew 28:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
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Mark 1:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And He healed many who were ill with various diseases and drove out many demons. But He would not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.
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Mark 2:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
they gathered in such large numbers that there was no more room, not even outside the door, as Jesus spoke the word to them.
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Mark 2:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
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Mark 4:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.
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Mark 4:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.
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Mark 5:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
While He was still speaking, messengers from the house of Jairus arrived and said, “Your daughter is dead; why bother the Teacher anymore?”
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Mark 5:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Jesus overheard their conversation and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe.”
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Mark 6:50 · BSB · 1 occurrence
for they all saw Him and were terrified. But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”
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Mark 7:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Immediately the man’s ears were opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak plainly.
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Mark 7:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The people were utterly astonished and said, “He has done all things well! He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”
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Mark 8:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He spoke this message quite frankly, and Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.
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Mark 11:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Truly I tell you that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and has no doubt in his heart but believes that it will happen, it will be done for him.
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Mark 12:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
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Mark 13:11 · BSB · 3 occurrences
But when they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand what to say. Instead, speak whatever you are given at that time, for it will not be you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
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Mark 14:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
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Mark 14:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Peter kept insisting, “Even if I have to die with You, I will never deny You.” And all the others said the same thing.
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Mark 14:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence
While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests, scribes, and elders.
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Luke 1:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“I am Gabriel,” replied the angel. “I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
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Luke 1:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And now you will be silent and unable to speak until the day this comes to pass, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at their proper time.”
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Luke 1:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When he came out and was unable to speak to them, they realized he had seen a vision in the temple. He kept making signs to them but remained unable to speak.
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Luke 1:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
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Luke 1:55 · BSB · 1 occurrence
as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”
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Luke 1:64 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.
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Luke 1:70 · BSB · 1 occurrence
as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
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Luke 2:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”
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Luke 2:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After they had seen the Child, they spread the message they had received about Him.
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Luke 2:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.
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Luke 2:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, which was just as the angel had told them.
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Luke 2:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The Child’s father and mother were amazed at what was spoken about Him.
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