To talk to/with
προσλαλέωStrong’s G4354proslaleō
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Proslaleō is the Greek word usually translated “speaking” and “speak to”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.”
Meaning
Usually translated “speaking” and “speak to”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- speaking 1
- to speak to 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
προσλαλέω proslaleō · to talk to/with
προσ-λαλέω, -ῶ [in LXX: Exo.4:16 AB2 (דָבַר pi.), Wis.13:17 * ;] to speak to: Act.28:20; with dative of person(s), Act.13:43.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “speaking” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SPE'AKING, participle present
tense Uttering words; discoursing; talking.
All definitions and other forms of “speaking”
SPE'AKING, noun
- The act of uttering words; discourse.
- In colleges, public declamation.
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.