G2980: λαλέω
laléō · “to speak”
Definition
to talk, i.e. utter words
KJV translates it as: preach, say, speak (after), talk, tell, utter
Word origin: a prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb;
Extended definition
[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)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G2980 is translated
- speaking ×29
- spoke ×25
- to speak ×24
- is speaking ×15
- to speak. ×9
- he was speaking ×9
- he spoke ×8
- was speaking ×5
- speaks ×5
- i have spoken ×5
- do speak ×5
- we speak ×4
Bible verses with G2980 (laléō)
Laléō appears in 274 verses; the first 25 are shown below.
- Matthew 9:18
While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
- Matthew 9:33
And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
- Matthew 10:19
But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.
- Matthew 10:20
For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
- Matthew 12:22
Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.
- Matthew 12:34
O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
- Matthew 12:36
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
- Matthew 12:46
While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.
- Matthew 12:47
Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.
- Matthew 13:3
And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
- Matthew 13:10
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
- Matthew 13:13
Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
- Matthew 13:33
Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
- Matthew 13:34
All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
- Matthew 14:27
But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
- Matthew 15:31
Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
- Matthew 17:5
While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
- Matthew 23:1
Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,
- Matthew 26:13
Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.
- Matthew 26:47
And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people.
- Matthew 28:18
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
- Mark 1:34
And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.
- Mark 2:2
And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them.
- Mark 2:7
Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
- Mark 4:33
And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.
All 274 references
- Mark 4:34
- Mark 5:35
- Mark 5:36
- Mark 6:50
- Mark 7:35
- Mark 7:37
- Mark 8:32
- Mark 11:23
- Mark 12:1
- Mark 13:11
- Mark 14:9
- Mark 14:31
- Mark 14:43
- Mark 16:17
- Mark 16:19
- Luke 1:19
- Luke 1:20
- Luke 1:22
- Luke 1:45
- Luke 1:55
- Luke 1:64
- Luke 1:70
- Luke 2:15
- Luke 2:17
- Luke 2:18
- Luke 2:20
- Luke 2:33
- Luke 2:38
- Luke 2:50
- Luke 4:41
- Luke 5:4
- Luke 5:21
- Luke 6:45
- Luke 7:15
- Luke 8:49
- Luke 9:11
- Luke 11:14
- Luke 11:37
- Luke 12:3
- Luke 22:47
- Luke 22:60
- Luke 24:6
- Luke 24:25
- Luke 24:32
- Luke 24:36
- Luke 24:44
- John 1:37
- John 3:11
- John 3:31
- John 3:34
- John 4:26
- John 4:27
- John 6:63
- John 7:13
- John 7:17
- John 7:18
- John 7:26
- John 7:46
- John 8:12
- John 8:20
- John 8:25
- John 8:26
- John 8:28
- John 8:30
- John 8:38
- John 8:40
- John 8:44
- John 9:21
- John 9:29
- John 9:37
- John 10:6
- John 12:29
- John 12:36
- John 12:41
- John 12:48
- John 12:49
- John 12:50
- John 14:10
- John 14:25
- John 14:30
- John 15:3
- John 15:11
- John 15:22
- John 16:1
- John 16:4
- John 16:6
- John 16:13
- John 16:18
- John 16:25
- John 16:29
- John 16:33
- John 17:1
- John 17:13
- John 18:20
- John 18:21
- John 18:23
- John 19:10
- Acts 2:4
- Acts 2:6
- Acts 2:7
- Acts 2:11
- Acts 2:31
- Acts 3:21
- Acts 3:22
- Acts 3:24
- Acts 4:1
- Acts 4:17
- Acts 4:20
- Acts 4:29
- Acts 4:31
- Acts 5:20
- Acts 5:40
- Acts 6:10
- Acts 6:11
- Acts 6:13
- Acts 7:6
- Acts 7:38
- Acts 7:44
- Acts 8:25
- Acts 8:26
- Acts 9:6
- Acts 9:27
- Acts 9:29
- Acts 10:6
- Acts 10:7
- Acts 10:32
- Acts 10:44
- Acts 10:46
- Acts 11:14
- Acts 11:15
- Acts 11:19
- Acts 11:20
- Acts 13:42
- Acts 13:45
- Acts 13:46
- Acts 14:1
- Acts 14:9
- Acts 14:25
- Acts 16:6
- Acts 16:13
- Acts 16:14
- Acts 16:32
- Acts 17:19
- Acts 18:9
- Acts 18:25
- Acts 19:6
- Acts 20:30
- Acts 21:39
- Acts 22:9
- Acts 22:10
- Acts 23:9
- Acts 23:18
- Acts 26:22
- Acts 26:26
- Acts 26:31
- Acts 27:25
- Acts 28:21
- Acts 28:25
- Romans 3:19
- Romans 7:1
- Romans 15:18
- 1 Corinthians 2:6
- 1 Corinthians 2:7
- 1 Corinthians 2:13
- 1 Corinthians 3:1
- 1 Corinthians 9:8
- 1 Corinthians 12:3
- 1 Corinthians 12:30
- 1 Corinthians 13:1
- 1 Corinthians 13:11
- 1 Corinthians 14:2
- 1 Corinthians 14:3
- 1 Corinthians 14:4
- 1 Corinthians 14:5
- 1 Corinthians 14:6
- 1 Corinthians 14:9
- 1 Corinthians 14:11
- 1 Corinthians 14:13
- 1 Corinthians 14:18
- 1 Corinthians 14:19
- 1 Corinthians 14:21
- 1 Corinthians 14:23
- 1 Corinthians 14:27
- 1 Corinthians 14:28
- 1 Corinthians 14:29
- 1 Corinthians 14:34
- 1 Corinthians 14:35
- 1 Corinthians 14:39
- 1 Corinthians 15:34
- 2 Corinthians 2:17
- 2 Corinthians 4:13
- 2 Corinthians 7:14
- 2 Corinthians 11:17
- 2 Corinthians 11:23
- 2 Corinthians 12:4
- 2 Corinthians 12:19
- 2 Corinthians 13:3
- Ephesians 4:25
- Ephesians 5:19
- Ephesians 6:20
- Philippians 1:14
- Colossians 4:3
- Colossians 4:4
- 1 Thessalonians 1:8
- 1 Thessalonians 2:2
- 1 Thessalonians 2:4
- 1 Thessalonians 2:16
- 1 Timothy 5:13
- Titus 2:1
- Titus 2:15
- Hebrews 1:1
- Hebrews 1:2
- Hebrews 2:2
- Hebrews 2:3
- Hebrews 2:5
- Hebrews 3:5
- Hebrews 4:8
- Hebrews 5:5
- Hebrews 6:9
- Hebrews 7:14
- Hebrews 9:19
- Hebrews 11:4
- Hebrews 11:18
- Hebrews 12:24
- Hebrews 12:25
- Hebrews 13:7
- James 1:19
- James 2:12
- James 5:10
- 1 Peter 3:10
- 1 Peter 4:11
- 2 Peter 1:21
- 2 Peter 3:16
- 1 John 4:5
- 2 John 1:12
- 3 John 1:14
- Jude 1:15
- Jude 1:16
- Revelation 1:12
- Revelation 4:1
- Revelation 10:3
- Revelation 10:4
- Revelation 10:8
- Revelation 13:5
- Revelation 13:11
- Revelation 13:15
- Revelation 17:1
- Revelation 21:9
- Revelation 21:15
Words derived from G2980
ἀλάλητος G215
alálētos — inexpressible
ἄλαλος G216
álalos — mute
διαλαλέω G1255
dialaléō — to discuss
ἐκλαλέω G1583
eklaléō — to speak out
κατάλαλος G2637
katálalos — slanderous
λαλιά G2981
laliá — speech
μογιλάλος G3424
mogilálos — hardly talking
προσλαλέω G4354
proslaléō — to talk to/with
συλλαλέω G4814
syllaléō — to talk with