Greek word study
λαλέωlaléō — I speak, say
(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.
Translated in the King James as: preach, say, speak (after), talk, tell, utter
Appears 295 times in Scripture
Origin: a prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb;
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Matthew — 26×
Mark — 21×
Luke — 31×
John — 59×
Acts — 60×
1 Corinthians — 34×
2 Corinthians — 9×
2 Cor 2:172 Cor 4:132 Cor 7:142 Cor 11:172 Cor 11:232 Cor 12:42 Cor 12:192 Cor 13:3+ 1 more in 2 Corinthians
Philippians — 1×
1 Thessalonians — 4×
1 Timothy — 1×
Titus — 2×
Hebrews — 16×
James — 3×
1 Peter — 2×
2 Peter — 2×
1 John — 1×
2 John — 1×
3 John — 1×
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.