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διαλέγω

dialegōto disputeHow to read Greek
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Definition

δια-λέγομαι

(mid. of διαλέγω, to pick out, distinguish, as depon.), [in LXX: Exodus 6:27, Isaiah 63:1 (דּבר pi.), Judges 8:1 (ריב), 1Es.8.46, Esther 5:2, Sir.14.20, 2Ma.11.20 * ;]

to converse with, discourse (see Cl. Rev., i, 45), discuss, argue: Acts 18:4; 19:8,9; 20:9; with dative of person(s), Acts 17:17; 18:19; 20:7, Hebrews 12:5; before πρός, Mark 9:34, Acts 17:17; 24:12; περί Acts 24:25, Jude 9; ἀπὸ τ. γραφῶν, Acts 17:2.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as διαλέγω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

13 total
  1. Mark 9:34διελέχθησαν · they had been arguing about
    But they were silent, for on the way they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest.
  2. Acts 17:2διελέξατο · he reasoned
    As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
  3. Acts 17:17διελέγετο · he reasoned
    So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace with those he met each day.
  4. Acts 18:4Διελέγετο · he reasoned
    Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.
  5. Acts 18:19διελέξατο · [and] reasoned
    When they reached Ephesus, Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews.
  6. Acts 19:8διαλεγόμενος · arguing
    Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.
  7. Acts 19:9διαλεγόμενος · to conduct daily discussions
    But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
  8. Acts 20:7διελέγετο · he talked
    On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.
  9. Acts 20:9διαλεγομένου · talked
    And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.
  10. Acts 24:12διαλεγόμενον · debating
    Yet my accusers did not find me debating with anyone in the temple or riling up a crowd in the synagogues or in the city.
  11. Acts 24:25διαλεγομένου · expounded
    As Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You may go for now. When I find the time, I will call for you.”
  12. Hebrews 12:5διαλέγεται · addresses
    And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.
  13. Jude 1:9διελέγετο
    But even the archangel Michael, when he disputed with the devil over the body of Moses, did not presume to bring a slanderous charge against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”