λαλιάlaliá
talk
Greek (New Testament) · G2981
Meanings
1. loquacity.
2. talk, speech, conversation: Matthew 26:73 (cf. Song of Solomon 4:3), John 4:42, John 8:43.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 26:73 A little later some of the other bystanders came over to Peter and said, “You must be one of them; we can tell by your Galilean accent.”
- John 4:42 Then they said to the woman, “Now we believe, not just because of what you told us, but because we have heard him ourselves. Now we know that he is indeed the Savior of the world.”
- John 8:43 Why can’t you understand what I am saying? It’s because you can’t even hear me!
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.