#56 · 296× in the NT · verb
λαλέω
I speak, I talk
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In the NT
ἅ ἤκουσα παρ’ αὐτοῦ ταῦτα λαλῶ εἰς τὸν κόσμον
what I heard from him, these things I speak to the world
John 8:26 · dictionary form
ἤκουσαν οἱ δύο μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ λαλοῦντος
the two disciples heard him speaking
John 1:37 · gen. sg. participle
ὃ οἴδαμεν λαλοῦμεν
what we know, we speak
John 3:11 · 1pl present
Morphology
Present active contract (-έω) · 1sg λαλῶ in running text
More 'utter, talk' than λέγω ('say' a specific content). NT writes λαλῶ, not uncontracted λαλέω.
Contract -έω: λαλῶ in the text. More ‘talk / utter’ than λέγω (‘say’ a specific thing). Participle λαλοῦντος is common after ἀκούω.
Further reading
- Mounce, BBG 4th ed. ch. 17, pp. 171–186 (contract verbs)
- Smyth §385
- Hildebrandt, Mastering NT Greek ch. 3, p. 25 (CLI)
Mounce pages are the 4th edition (2019 hardcover). Smyth 1920 is public domain. Hildebrandt pages follow the free 2019 CLI PDF.