Dialektos διάλεκτος
From God's Wiki, the Bible topic encyclopedia
| διάλεκτος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | dialektos |
| Strong's number | G1258 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | language |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
Dialektos (Greek διάλεκτος, Strong's G1258) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “language”. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
διά-λεκτος, -ου, ἡ
(διαλέγομαι), [in LXX: Dan LXX 1:4 (לָשׁוֹן), Est.9:26 * ;]
1. conversation, discourse, speech (Plat., Dem., al.).
2. As in Polyb. and later writers, the language or dialect of a particular country or district: Act.1:19 2:6, 8 21:40 22:2 26:14.†
(AS)
(διαλέγομαι), [in LXX: Dan LXX 1:4 (לָשׁוֹן), Est.9:26 * ;]
1. conversation, discourse, speech (Plat., Dem., al.).
2. As in Polyb. and later writers, the language or dialect of a particular country or district: Act.1:19 2:6, 8 21:40 22:2 26:14.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | tongue (5), language (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | language (3) |
Verses
Every verse with Dialektos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 1:19And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.This became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so they called that field in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)
- Acts 2:6Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language.
- Acts 2:8And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?How is it then that each of us hears them in his own native language?
- Acts 21:40And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,Having received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew:
- Acts 22:2(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more silent. Then Paul declared,
- Acts 26:14And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).