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To discuss

συλλογίζομαιStrong’s G4817

sullogizomai

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Sullogizomai is the Greek word usually translated “reasoned”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?”
Luke 20:5 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “reasoned”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • they reasoned 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Luke 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    συλλογίζομαι sullogizomai · to discuss

    συλ-λογίζομαι [in LXX chiefly for חָשַׁב pi. ;] 1. to compute. 2. to reason: Luk.20:5.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “discuss” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    DISCUSS, verb transitive

    [Latin]

    Literally, to drive; to beat or to shake in pieces; to separate by beating or shaking.

    1. To disperse; to scatter; to dissolve; to repel; as, to discuss a tumor; a medical use of the word.
    2. To debate; to agitate by argument; to clear of objections and difficulties, with a view to find or illustrate truth; to sift; to examine by disputation; to ventilate; to reason on, for the purpose of separating truth from falsehood.
    3. To break in pieces. [The primary sense, but not used.]
    4. To shake off. [Not in use.]

    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.