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.