Strong's Greek: 1256. διαλέγομαι (dialegomai) -- to discuss, to address, to preach

Strong's Concordance

dialegomai: to discuss, to address, to preach

Original Word: διαλέγομαι
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: dialegomai
Phonetic Spelling: (dee-al-eg'-om-ahee)
Short Definition: I converse, address, preach, lecture
Definition: I converse, address, preach, lecture; I argue, reason.

HELPS Word-studies

1256 dialégomai (from 1223 /diá, "through, from one side across to the other," which intensifies 3004 /légō, "speaking to a conclusion") – properly, "getting a conclusion across" by exchanging thoughts (logic) – "mingling thought with thought, to ponder (revolve in the mind)" (J. Thayer).

1256 /dialégomai ("getting a conclusion across") occurs 13 times in the NT, usually of believers exercising "dialectical reasoning." This is the process of giving and receiving information with someone to reach deeper understanding – a "going back-and-forth" of thoughts and ideas so people can better know the Lord (His word, will). Doing this is perhaps the most telling characteristic of the growing Christian!

[1256 (dialégomai) is the root of the English term, "dialogue."]

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 1256: διαλέγομαι

διαλέγομαι; imperfect διελεγομην; (1 aorist 3 person singular διελέξατο (L T Tr WH in Acts 17:2; Acts 18:19)); 1 aorist διελεχθην; (middle of διαλέγω, to select, distingish);

1. to think different things with oneself, mingle thought with thought (cf. διαλογίζομαι); to ponder, revolve in mind; so in Homer.

2. as very frequent in Attic, to converse, discourse with one, argue, discuss: absolutely, Acts (); f; (); περί τίνος, Acts 24:25; τίνι, with one, Acts 17:17; Acts 18:19; Acts 20:7; Hebrews 12:5; ἀπό τῶν γραφῶν, drawing arguments from the Scriptures, Acts 17:2; πρός τινα, Acts 17:11; Acts 24:12; with the idea of disputing prominent: πρός ἀλλήλους, followed by the interrogative τίς, Mark 9:34; περί τίνος, Jude 1:9.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Middle voice from dia and lego; to say thoroughly, i.e. Discuss (in argument or exhortation) -- dispute, preach (unto), reason (with), speak.

see GREEK dia

see GREEK lego

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Englishman's Concordance

Strong's Greek 1256
13 Occurrences

διαλέγεται — 1 Occ.
διαλεγόμενον — 1 Occ.
διαλεγόμενος — 2 Occ.
διαλεγομένου — 2 Occ.
διελέχθησαν — 1 Occ.
διελέγετο — 4 Occ.
διελέξατο — 2 Occ.

Mark 9:34 V-AIP-3P
GRK: ἀλλήλους γὰρ διελέχθησαν ἐν τῇ
NAS: for on the way they had discussed with one another
KJV: the way they had disputed among
INT: one another indeed they had been discussing along the

Acts 17:2 V-AIM-3S
GRK: σάββατα τρία διελέξατο αὐτοῖς ἀπὸ
NAS: Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
KJV: sabbath days reasoned with them
INT: Sabbaths three reasoned with them from

Acts 17:17 V-IIM/P-3S
GRK: διελέγετο μὲν οὖν
NAS: So he was reasoning in the synagogue
KJV: Therefore disputed he in the synagogue
INT: He reasoned indeed therefore

Acts 18:4 V-IIM/P-3S
GRK: διελέγετο δὲ ἐν
NAS: And he was reasoning in the synagogue
KJV: And he reasoned in the synagogue
INT: he reasoned moreover in

Acts 18:19 V-AIM-3S
GRK: τὴν συναγωγὴν διελέξατο τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις
NAS: the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.
KJV: the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
INT: the synagogue reasoned with the Jews

Acts 19:8 V-PPM/P-NMS
GRK: μῆνας τρεῖς διαλεγόμενος καὶ πείθων
NAS: months, reasoning and persuading
KJV: months, disputing and
INT: months three reasoning and persuading

Acts 19:9 V-PPM/P-NMS
GRK: καθ' ἡμέραν διαλεγόμενος ἐν τῇ
NAS: the disciples, reasoning daily
KJV: the disciples, disputing daily
INT: every day reasoning in the

Acts 20:7 V-IIM/P-3S
GRK: ὁ Παῦλος διελέγετο αὐτοῖς μέλλων
NAS: Paul [began] talking to them, intending
KJV: bread, Paul preached unto them, ready
INT: Paul talked to them about

Acts 20:9 V-PPM/P-GMS
GRK: ὕπνῳ βαθεῖ διαλεγομένου τοῦ Παύλου
NAS: and as Paul kept on talking, he was overcome
KJV: was long preaching, he sunk down
INT: by sleep deep as talked Paul

Acts 24:12 V-PPM/P-AMS
GRK: πρός τινα διαλεγόμενον ἢ ἐπίστασιν
NAS: [itself] did they find me carrying on a discussion with anyone
KJV: in the temple disputing with any man,
INT: with anyone reasoning or a tumultuous gathering

Acts 24:25 V-PPM/P-GMS
GRK: διαλεγομένου δὲ αὐτοῦ
NAS: But as he was discussing righteousness,
KJV: And as he reasoned of righteousness,
INT: reasoned moreover he

Hebrews 12:5 V-PIM/P-3S
GRK: ὡς υἱοῖς διαλέγεται Υἱέ μου
NAS: which is addressed to you as sons,
KJV: which speaketh unto you
INT: as to sons he addresses son of me

Jude 1:9 V-IIM/P-3S
GRK: διαβόλῳ διακρινόμενος διελέγετο περὶ τοῦ
NAS: with the devil and argued about
KJV: with the devil he disputed about
INT: devil disputing he reasoned about