Speech
λαλιάStrong’s G2981lalia
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Lalia is the Greek word usually translated “speech”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“And 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.”
Meaning
Usually translated “speech”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- speech 4
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 2
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 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 Galilaean, 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.
Greek dictionary
λαλιά lalia · speech
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “speech” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SPEECH, noun
- The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words, as in human beings; the faculty of expressing thoughts by words or articulate sounds. speech was given to man by his Creator for the noblest purposes.
- Language; words as expressing ideas.
- A particular language, as distinct form others. Psalms 19:2
- That which is spoken; words uttered in connection and expressing thoughts.
All definitions and other forms of “speech”
- Talk; mention; common saying.
- Formal discourse in public; oration; harangue.
- Any declaration of thoughts.
SPEECH, verb intransitive
To make a speech; to harangue. [Little used.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.