Strong G2981λαλιά
speech
- Transliteration
- lalia
- Pronunciation
- lal-ee-ah'
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From G2980; talk: - saying speech.
Detailed definition
λαλία, -ᾶς, ἡ
[in LXX chiefly for דָּבָר, דִּבְרָה;]
1. loquacity = Very talkative.
2. talk, speech, conversation: Mat.26:73 (cf. Ca 43), Jhn.4:42 8:43.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for דָּבָר, דִּבְרָה;]
1. loquacity = Very talkative.
2. talk, speech, conversation: Mat.26:73 (cf. Ca 43), Jhn.4:42 8:43.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2981 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- speech3
- of1
- say1
First verses
- Matthew 26:73And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee.
- Mark 14:70And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilean, and thy speech agreeth thereto.
- John 4:42And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
- John 8:43Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
λᾰλ-ιά,
poetry λᾰλ-ιή, ἡ, talk, chat, λαλιὰν ἀσκῆσαι, ἐπιτηδεῦσαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 931 (_anapaest meter_), “Ra.” 1069; πέρας ποιεῖ λαλιᾶς 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 66.3, compare 4th-3rd c.BC: Hermesianax Elegiacus 7.78, “Anthologia Graeca” 7.440 (1st c.AD: Leonidas Alexandrinus Epigrammaticus))]; common talk, report, [LXX+2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 3.20.5; τῆς εὐανδρίας τινός LXX.2Mac.8.7; ἀχέων “APl.” 4.134 (1st c.BC: Meleager Epigrammaticus); λαλιάν τινα ποιεῖν LXX.Sir.42.11)]; in good sense, discussion, ἡ περὶ βυβλίων λ. [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 31.23.4, compare 36.12.3)]; speech, conversation, [NT (NT.John.8.43)]; matter, subject, [LXX (LXX.Eccl.3.18.)]
2 loquacity, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 2.49, 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Characteres” 7, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Physiognomonica” 806b18, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Σαμία” 46.)]
II a form of speech, dialect, [LXX+NT (NT.Matt.26.73; ἡ λ. σου ὡραία LXX.Cant.4.3)]; style, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Rh.” 2.27 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus)]
poetry λᾰλ-ιή, ἡ, talk, chat, λαλιὰν ἀσκῆσαι, ἐπιτηδεῦσαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 931 (_anapaest meter_), “Ra.” 1069; πέρας ποιεῖ λαλιᾶς 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 66.3, compare 4th-3rd c.BC: Hermesianax Elegiacus 7.78, “Anthologia Graeca” 7.440 (1st c.AD: Leonidas Alexandrinus Epigrammaticus))]; common talk, report, [LXX+2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 3.20.5; τῆς εὐανδρίας τινός LXX.2Mac.8.7; ἀχέων “APl.” 4.134 (1st c.BC: Meleager Epigrammaticus); λαλιάν τινα ποιεῖν LXX.Sir.42.11)]; in good sense, discussion, ἡ περὶ βυβλίων λ. [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 31.23.4, compare 36.12.3)]; speech, conversation, [NT (NT.John.8.43)]; matter, subject, [LXX (LXX.Eccl.3.18.)]
2 loquacity, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 2.49, 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Characteres” 7, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Physiognomonica” 806b18, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Σαμία” 46.)]
II a form of speech, dialect, [LXX+NT (NT.Matt.26.73; ἡ λ. σου ὡραία LXX.Cant.4.3)]; style, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Rh.” 2.27 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus)]