διαλέγομαιdialégomai
to say thoroughly, i.e. discuss (in argument or exhortation)
Greek (New Testament) · G1256
Meanings
to converse with, discourse (see Cl. Rev., i, 45), discuss, argue: Acts 18:4, Acts 19:8, Acts 19:9, Acts 20:9; with dative of person, Acts 17:17, Acts 18:19, Acts 20:7, Hebrews 12:5; followed by πρός, Mark 9:34, Acts 17:17, Acts 24:12; περί Acts 24:25, Jude 1:9; ἀπὸ τ. γραφῶν, Acts 17:2.
Same root
- διάdiá · G1223through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
- λέγωlégō · G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 (ἔπω) and G5346 (φημί) generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 (ῥέω) is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 (λαλέω) means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean
- διάλεκτοςdiálektos · G1258a (mode of) discourse, i.e. "dialect"
Where it appears
Appears 13 times in the Bible.
- Mark 9:34 But they didn’t answer, because they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest.
- Acts 17:2 As was Paul’s custom, he went to the synagogue service, and for three Sabbaths in a row he used the Scriptures to reason with the people.
- Acts 17:17 He went to the synagogue to reason with the Jews and the God-fearing Gentiles, and he spoke daily in the public square to all who happened to be there.
- Acts 18:4 Each Sabbath found Paul at the synagogue, trying to convince the Jews and Greeks alike.
- Acts 18:19 They stopped first at the port of Ephesus, where Paul left the others behind. While he was there, he went to the synagogue to reason with the Jews.
- Acts 19:8 Then Paul went to the synagogue and preached boldly for the next three months, arguing persuasively about the Kingdom of God.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.