verb · G2980 · 297× in the NT

λαλέω

I speak, say

Gloss

(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.

Forms

Endings and the sense of each form. NT counts are from the SBLGNT; generated slots fill a regular paradigm when the NT never uses that case.

present active indicative

  • λαλῶ‑ῶI speakpresent · active · indicative · 1st singular18×
  • λαλεῖς‑ῖςyou speakpresent · active · indicative · 2nd singular4×
  • λαλεῖ‑ῖhe/she/it speakspresent · active · indicative · 3rd singular18×
  • λαλοῦμεν‑οῦμενwe speakpresent · active · indicative · 1st plural10×
  • λαλοῦσι(ν)‑σι(ν)they speakpresent · active · indicative · 3rd plural2×

present active subjunctive

  • λαλῶ‑ῶI might speakpresent · active · subjunctive · 1st singular1×
  • λαλῇ‑ῇhe/she/it might speakpresent · active · subjunctive · 3rd singular1×
  • λαλῶσι(ν)‑ι(ν)they might speakpresent · active · subjunctive · 3rd plural1×

present active imperative

  • λάλει‑ιspeak!present · active · imperative · 2nd singular3×
  • λαλείτω‑ίτωlet him/her speakpresent · active · imperative · 3rd singular1×
  • λαλεῖτε‑ῖτεspeak!present · active · imperative · 2nd plural4×
  • λαλείτωσαν‑ίτωσανlet them speakpresent · active · imperative · 3rd plural1×

present active infinitive

  • λαλεῖν‑ῖνto speakpresent · active · infinitive21×

present active participle

  • λαλῶν‑ῶνspeaking, nominativepresent · active · participle · singular · nominative · masculine16×
  • λαλοῦν‑οῦνspeaking, nominativepresent · active · participle · singular · nominative · neuter2×
  • λαλοῦντα‑οῦνταspeaking, accusativepresent · active · participle · singular · accusative · masculine1×
  • λαλοῦσαν‑οῦσανspeaking, accusativepresent · active · participle · singular · accusative · feminine1×
  • λαλοῦντος‑οῦντοςspeaking, genitivepresent · active · participle · singular · genitive · masculine18×
  • λαλούσης‑ούσηςspeaking, genitivepresent · active · participle · singular · genitive · feminine1×
  • λαλοῦντι‑οῦντιspeaking, dativepresent · active · participle · singular · dative · masculine2×
  • λαλοῦντες‑οῦντεςspeaking, nominativepresent · active · participle · plural · nominative · masculine7×
  • λαλοῦσαι‑οῦσαιspeaking, nominativepresent · active · participle · plural · nominative · feminine1×
  • λαλοῦντας‑οῦνταςspeaking, accusativepresent · active · participle · plural · accusative · masculine1×
  • λαλούντων‑ούντωνspeaking, genitivepresent · active · participle · plural · genitive · masculine5×

present passive infinitive

  • λαλεῖσθαι‑ῖσθαιto speak (passive)present · passive · infinitive1×

present passive participle

  • λαλουμένη‑ουμένηspeaking (passive), nominativepresent · passive · participle · singular · nominative · feminine1×
  • λαλούμενον‑ούμενονspeaking (passive), nominativepresent · passive · participle · singular · nominative · neuter1×
  • λαλούμενον‑ούμενονspeaking (passive), accusativepresent · passive · participle · singular · accusative · masculine1×
  • λαλουμένοις‑ουμένοιςspeaking (passive), dativepresent · passive · participle · plural · dative · neuter3×

imperfect active indicative

  • ἐλάλουν‑υνI used to speakimperfect · active · indicative · 1st singular1×
  • ἐλάλει‑ειhe/she/it used to speakimperfect · active · indicative · 3rd singular20×
  • ἐλαλοῦμεν‑ενwe used to speakimperfect · active · indicative · 1st plural1×
  • ἐλάλουν‑υνthey used to speakimperfect · active · indicative · 3rd plural5×

future active indicative

  • λαλήσω‑ήσωI will speakfuture · active · indicative · 1st singular3×
  • λαλήσει‑ήσειhe/she/it will speakfuture · active · indicative · 3rd singular4×
  • λαλήσομεν‑ήσομενwe will speakfuture · active · indicative · 1st plural1×
  • λαλήσουσι(ν)‑ουσι(ν)they will speakfuture · active · indicative · 3rd plural2×

future passive indicative

  • λαληθήσεται‑ηθήσεταιhe/she/it will speak (passive)future · passive · indicative · 3rd singular4×

future passive participle

  • λαληθησομένων‑ηθησομένωνspeaking (passive), genitivefuture · passive · participle · plural · genitive · neuter1×

aorist active indicative

  • ἐλάλησα‑σαI spokeaorist · active · indicative · 1st singular8×
  • ἐλάλησε(ν)‑ν)he/she/it spokeaorist · active · indicative · 3rd singular31×
  • ἐλαλήσαμεν‑ενwe spokeaorist · active · indicative · 1st plural1×
  • ἐλαλήσατε‑τεyou (pl.) spokeaorist · active · indicative · 2nd plural1×
  • ἐλάλησαν‑ανthey spokeaorist · active · indicative · 3rd plural11×

aorist active subjunctive

  • λαλήσω‑ήσωI might speakaorist · active · subjunctive · 1st singular2×
  • λαλήσῃ‑ήσῃhe/she/it might speakaorist · active · subjunctive · 3rd singular2×
  • λαλήσητε‑ήσητεyou (pl.) might speakaorist · active · subjunctive · 2nd plural3×

aorist active infinitive

  • λαλῆσαι‑ῆσαιto speak (aorist)aorist · active · infinitive22×

aorist active participle

  • λαλήσας‑ήσαςhaving spoke, nominativeaorist · active · participle · singular · nominative · masculine2×
  • λαλήσαντες‑ήσαντεςhaving spoke, nominativeaorist · active · participle · plural · nominative · masculine2×

aorist passive indicative

  • ἐλαλήθη‑θηhe/she/it spoke (passive)aorist · passive · indicative · 3rd singular2×

aorist passive infinitive

  • λαληθῆναι‑ηθῆναιto speak (aorist) (passive)aorist · passive · infinitive2×

aorist passive participle

  • λαληθείς‑ηθείςhaving spoke (passive), nominativeaorist · passive · participle · singular · nominative · masculine1×
  • λαληθείσης‑ηθείσηςhaving spoke (passive), genitiveaorist · passive · participle · singular · genitive · feminine1×
  • λαληθέντος‑ηθέντοςhaving spoke (passive), genitiveaorist · passive · participle · singular · genitive · neuter1×
  • λαληθέντων‑ηθέντωνhaving spoke (passive), genitiveaorist · passive · participle · plural · genitive · neuter1×

perfect active indicative

  • λελάληκα‑ελάληκαI have spokeperfect · active · indicative · 1st singular11×
  • λελάληκε(ν)‑άληκε(ν)he/she/it has spokeperfect · active · indicative · 3rd singular2×

perfect passive indicative

  • λελάληται‑ελάληταιhe/she/it has spoke (passive)perfect · passive · indicative · 3rd singular1×

perfect passive participle

  • λελαλημένοις‑ελαλημένοιςhaving spoke (passive), dativeperfect · passive · participle · plural · dative · neuter1×

Where you’ll meet it

  • New Testament

NT glosses follow Dodson’s public-domain lexicon, counted on the SBLGNT (MorphGNT). Attic and patristic notes are short reader-helps for Xenophon, Plato, and the pre-Nicene writers — not a substitute for LSJ.