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Koine Greek wordlink #34970

SR GNT Mark 14:31 ἐλάλει (elalei) ‘he but exceedingly was saying if it may_be fitting me’ Strongs=29800 Lemma=laleō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=imperfect voice=active person=3rd number=singular
Year=33 AD

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Other uses (19) of identical word form ἐλάλει (V-IIA3··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐλάλει’ (V-IIA3··S) has 4 different glosses: ‘was saying’, ‘was speaking’, ‘he was speaking’, ‘it was speaking’.

Yhn (Jhn) 4:27 ‘that with a woman he was speaking no_one however said’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 4:27 word 16

OET-LV: 27 And after this the apprentices/followers of _him came, and they _were _marvelling that he _was _speaking with a_woman, however no _one said: What are _you _seeking? Or: Why are _you _speaking with her? (JHN_4:27)

OET-RV: 27 After this, his followers arrived back, and they were astounded that he was speaking with a woman. However no one dared ask her, “What are you after?” Or to ask him, “Why are you talking with her?” (JHN 4:27)

Yhn (Jhn) 7:13 ‘no_one however in public was speaking concerning him because_of’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 7:13 word 4

OET-LV: 13 No _one however was _speaking in _public concerning him, because _of the fear of _the Youdaiōns. (JHN_7:13)

OET-RV: 13 Either way, no one was speaking out in public about him, because they were afraid of the reaction of the religious leaders. (JHN 7:13)

Yhn (Jhn) 10:6 ‘what_all it was which he was speaking to them’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 10:6 word 18

OET-LV: 6 The Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) spoke this the allegory to _them, but those not knew what _all it _was, which he _was _speaking to _them. (JHN_10:6)

OET-RV: 6 Yeshua told them this illustration, but none of those who heard it knew what it meant. (JHN 10:6)

Mark 2:2 ‘the door and he was speaking to them the message’ SR GNT Mark 2:2 word 14

OET-LV: 2 And many were _gathered _together so _that no _longer to _be _having _room, not even which at the door, and he _was _speaking the message to _them. (MRK_2:2)

OET-RV: 2 And so many people turned up there that there wasn’t any room left—not even in the doorway. Inside, Yeshua was explaining the Scriptures to them. (MRK 2:2)

Mark 4:33 ‘with such parables many he was speaking to them the message’ SR GNT Mark 4:33 word 6

OET-LV: 33 And with_ many _such parables, he _was _speaking the message to _them, as they _were _able to _be _hearing, (MRK_4:33)

OET-RV: 33 And so as much as they could handle it, Yeshua shared the good message with them via many similar word pictures. (MRK 4:33)

Mark 4:34 ‘and parable not he was speaking to them by himself’ SR GNT Mark 4:34 word 6

OET-LV: 34 and he _was_ not _speaking without parable to _them, by but himself to _his own apprentices/followers, he _was _explaining all things. (MRK_4:34)

OET-RV: 34 He never spoke without these illustrations, but he explained all of them to his close followers. (MRK 4:34)

Mark 7:35 ‘tongue of him and he was speaking correctly’ SR GNT Mark 7:35 word 20

OET-LV: 35 And the ears of _him were _opened _up, and the bond of _the tongue of _him was _untied/released, and he _was _speaking correctly. (MRK_7:35)

OET-RV: 35 Then the man could hear, and his tongue was released and he began to speak properly. (MRK 7:35)

Mark 8:32 ‘with plainness the message he was speaking and having taken_aside him’ SR GNT Mark 8:32 word 5

OET-LV: 32 And he _was _speaking the message with _plainness. And having _taken_ him _aside, the Petros began to _be _giving _rebuke to _him. (MRK_8:32)

OET-RV: 32 He taught this very clearly, but Peter took him aside and told him off. (MRK 8:32)

Mat 13:34 ‘without a parable nothing he was speaking to them’ SR GNT Mat 13:34 word 15

OET-LV: 34 The Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) spoke all these things in parables to _the crowds, and he _was _speaking nothing to _them without a_parable, (MAT_13:34)

OET-RV: 34 Yeshua told all these things to the crowds in the form of parables, in fact he said nothing that wasn’t a parable, (MAT 13:34)

Luke 1:64 ‘tongue of him and he was speaking blessing god’ SR GNT Luke 1:64 word 13

OET-LV: 64 And the mouth of _him was _opened _up immediately, and the tongue of _him, and he _was _speaking blessing the god. (LUK_1:64)

OET-RV: 64 and then suddenly his mouth and tongue were freed and he was able to speak again and started praising God. (LUK 1:64)

Luke 2:38 ‘the to god and was speaking concerning him to all’ SR GNT Luke 2:38 word 12

OET-LV: 38 And to_the_same the hour she _having _approached, was _giving _praise the to_god, and was _speaking concerning him, to _all the ones waiting _for the_redemption in _Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim). (LUK_2:38)

OET-RV: 38 She also approached the baby around the same time, and praised God and spoke about the boy to everyone in Yerushalem who was waiting for God to free them. (LUK 2:38)

Luke 9:11 ‘and having welcomed them he was speaking to them concerning the’ SR GNT Luke 9:11 word 12

OET-LV: 11 But the crowds having _known, followed after _him. And having _welcomed them, he _was _speaking to _them concerning the kingdom of_ the _god, and he _was _healing the ones having need of _healing. (LUK_9:11)

OET-RV: 11 but the crowds saw where he went and followed after them, so he welcomed them and taught them about God’s kingdom as well as healing those who needed it. (LUK 9:11)

Luke 24:32 ‘being burned was as he was speaking with us on the’ SR GNT Luke 24:32 word 19

OET-LV: 32 And they _said to one _another: Not the heart of _us being _burned was as he _was _speaking with _us on the road, as he _was _opening _up the scriptures to _us? (LUK_24:32)

OET-RV: 32 and they said to each other, “Weren’t our hearts burning when he was speaking to us on the road and explaining the scriptures to us?” (LUK 24:32)

Acts 6:10 ‘the spirit by whom he was speaking’ SR GNT Acts 6:10 word 18

OET-LV: 10 And they _were _were_ not _able to _resist against _the wisdom and the spirit, by _whom he _was _speaking. (ACT_6:10)

OET-RV: 10 but they weren’t able to refute the wisdom that he spoke with the help of the pure spirit. (ACT 6:10)

Acts 9:29 ‘he was speaking both and was debating’ SR GNT Acts 9:29 word 1

OET-LV: 29 He _was_ both _speaking and was _debating with the Hellaʸnistaʸs, but they were _attempting to _kill him. (ACT_9:29)

OET-RV: 29 He also talked and debated with the Greek-speaking Jews, but they wanted to kill him, (ACT 9:29)

Acts 18:25 ‘and being_zealous in spirit he was speaking and was teaching exactly’ SR GNT Acts 18:25 word 19

OET-LV: 25 This one was having _been _instructed the way of _the master, and being _zealous the in _spirit, he _was _speaking and was _teaching exactly the things concerning the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), knowing only the immersion of _Yōannaʸs. (ACT_18:25)

OET-RV: 25 and had been taught about the master’s way. Being a very enthusiastic person, he started teaching about Yeshua, even though he didn’t know about being filled with the spirit. (ACT 18:25)

Heb 4:8 ‘would about another he was speaking after these things day’ SR GNT Heb 4:8 word 11

OET-LV: 8 For/Because if them Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) rested, not would about another he _was _speaking after these things day. (HEB_4:8)

OET-RV: 8 Because if Yoshua had given them rest, God wouldn’t be speaking afterwards about another day. (HEB 4:8)

Rev 1:12 ‘the voice which was speaking with me and’ SR GNT Rev 1:12 word 8

OET-LV: 12 And I _turned _back to _be _seeing the voice which was _speaking with me. And having _turned _back, I _saw seven lampstands golden, (REV_1:12)

OET-RV: 12 Then I turned to see who was talking to me, and I saw seven golden lamp holders, (REV 1:12)

Rev 13:11 ‘similar to a lamb and it was speaking like a dragon’ SR GNT Rev 13:11 word 19

OET-LV: 11 And I _saw another wild _animal going _up out _of the earth, and it _was _having two horns similar to_a_lamb, and it _was _speaking like a_dragon. (REV_13:11)

OET-RV: 11 Then I saw a second wild animal come up from the earth. It had two small horns on its head like a lamb, but it spoke like a dinosaur. (REV 13:11)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘laleō’ have 57 different glosses: ‘am speaking’, ‘are speaking’, ‘be speaking’, ‘being spoken’, ‘going_to speak’, ‘has spoken’, ‘have spoken’, ‘having spoken’, ‘having_been spoken’, ‘is speaking’, ‘let_be speaking’, ‘may speak’, ‘may_be speaking’, ‘to speak’, ‘to tell’, ‘to_be speaking’, ‘to_be spoken’, ‘to_be_being spoken’, ‘was saying’, ‘was speaking’, ‘was spoken’, ‘were saying’, ‘were speaking’, ‘will_be speaking’, ‘will_be_being spoken’, ‘I am speaking’, ‘I have spoken’, ‘I may speak’, ‘I may_be speaking’, ‘I was speaking’, ‘I will_be speaking’, ‘I spoke’, ‘he is speaking’, ‘he may speak’, ‘he may_be speaking’, ‘he was speaking’, ‘he will_be speaking’, ‘he spoke’, ‘him let_be speaking’, ‘it has_been spoken’, ‘it is speaking’, ‘it was speaking’, ‘it was spoken’, ‘it will_be_being spoken’, ‘they are speaking’, ‘they were speaking’, ‘they will_be speaking’, ‘they spoke’, ‘we are speaking’, ‘we were speaking’, ‘we will_be speaking’, ‘we spoke’, ‘you are speaking’, ‘you_all may speak’, ‘you_all spoke’, ‘speaking’, ‘spoke’.

Key: V=verb