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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Acts 11:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as He had fallen upon us at the beginning.
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Acts 11:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews.
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Acts 11:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.
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Acts 13:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people urged them to continue this message on the next Sabbath.
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Acts 13:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they blasphemously contradicted what Paul was saying.
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Acts 13:46 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.
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Acts 14:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue, where they spoke so well that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed.
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Acts 14:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This man was listening to the words of Paul, who looked intently at him and saw that he had faith to be healed.
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Acts 14:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.
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Acts 16:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After the Holy Spirit had prevented them from speaking the word in the province of Asia, they traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia.
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Acts 16:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.
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Acts 16:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.
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Acts 16:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Paul and Silas spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his house.
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Acts 17:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So they took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, where they asked him, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?
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Acts 18:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.
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Acts 18:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He had been instructed in the way of the Lord and was fervent in spirit. He spoke and taught accurately about Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.
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Acts 19:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
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Acts 20:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.
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Acts 21:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”
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Acts 22:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.
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Acts 22:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ ‘Get up and go into Damascus,’ He told me. ‘There you will be told all that you have been appointed to do.’
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Acts 23:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
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Acts 23:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the centurion took him to the commander and said, “Paul the prisoner sent and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”
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Acts 26:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:
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Acts 26:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the king knows about these matters, and I can speak freely to him. I am confident that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.
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Acts 26:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.”
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Acts 27:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So take courage, men, for I believe God that it will happen just as He told me.
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Acts 28:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The leaders replied, “We have not received any letters about you from Judea, nor have any of the brothers from there reported or even mentioned anything bad about you.
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Acts 28:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:
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Romans 3:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
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Romans 7:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do you not know, brothers (for I am speaking to those who know the law), that the law has authority over a man only as long as he lives?
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Romans 15:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed,
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1 Corinthians 2:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
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1 Corinthians 2:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began.
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1 Corinthians 2:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.
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1 Corinthians 3:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.
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1 Corinthians 9:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do I say this from a human perspective? Doesn’t the Law say the same thing?
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1 Corinthians 12:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
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1 Corinthians 12:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?
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1 Corinthians 13:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal.
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1 Corinthians 13:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I set aside childish ways.
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1 Corinthians 14:2 · BSB · 3 occurrences
For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men, but to God. Indeed, no one understands him; he utters mysteries in the Spirit.
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1 Corinthians 14:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, encouragement, and comfort.
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1 Corinthians 14:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The one who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but the one who prophesies edifies the church.
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1 Corinthians 14:5 · BSB · 2 occurrences
I wish that all of you could speak in tongues, but I would rather have you prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets so that the church may be edified.
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1 Corinthians 14:6 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you, unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching?
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1 Corinthians 14:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences
So it is with you. Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air.
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1 Corinthians 14:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences
If, then, I do not know the meaning of someone’s language, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and he is a foreigner to me.
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1 Corinthians 14:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore, the one who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret.
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1 Corinthians 14:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you.
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