Speak
[ 1,,
G3004,
lego ]
to say, speak:" See
SAY, No. 1.
[ 2,,
G2980,
laleo ]
for which See
SAY, No. 2, is used several times in 1 Cor. 14; the command prohibiting women from speaking in a church gathering,
1 Corinthians 14:34-35, is regarded by some as an injunction against chattering, a meaning which is absent from the use of the verb everywhere else in the NT; it is to be understood in the same sense as in
1 Corinthians 14:2-6,
1 Corinthians 14:9,
1 Corinthians 14:11,
1 Corinthians 14:13,
1 Corinthians 14:18-19,
1 Corinthians 14:21,
1 Corinthians 14:23,
1 Corinthians 14:27-29,
1 Corinthians 14:39.
[ 3,,
G4354,
proslaleo ]
"to speak to or with" (pros, "to," and No. 2), is used in
Acts 13:43;
Acts 28:20.
[ 4,,
G5350,
phthengomai ]
"to utter a sound or voice," is translated "to speak" in
Acts 4:18;
2 Peter 2:16; in
2 Peter 2:18, AV, "speak" (RV, "utter").
[ 5,,
G669,
apophthengomai ]
"to speak forth" (apo, "forth," and No. 4), is so rendered in
Acts 2:14, RV (AV, "said"), and
Acts 26:25; in
Acts 2:2 it denotes to give utterance.
[ 6,,
G483,
antilego ]
"to speak against," is so rendered in
Luke 2:34;
John 19:12;
Acts 13:45, AV (RV, "contradicted");
Acts 28:19,
Acts 28:22. See
CONTRADICT,
GAINSAY.
[ 7,,
G2635,
katalaleo ]
synonymous with No. 6 (kata, "against," and No. 2), is always translated "to speak against" in the RV. See
BACKBITER, Note.
[ 8,,
G2551,
kakologeo ]
"to speak evil:" See
CURSE, B, No. 4.
[ 9,,
G4814,
sullaleo ]
"to speak together" (sun, "with," and No. 2), is rendered "spake together" in
Luke 4:36, RV. See
COMMUNE, No. 3, CONFER, No. 2, TALK.
[ 10,,
G4302,
proeipon ]
"to speak or say before" (a 2nd aorist tense from an absolete present), is rendered "to speak before" in
Acts 1:16;
2 Peter 3:2;
Jude 1:17. See
FORETELL.
[ 11,,
G4399,
prophthano ]
"to anticipate" (an extension, by pro, "before," of phthano, which has the same meaning), is rendered "spake first" in
Matthew 17:25, RV (AV, "prevented").
[ 12,,
G4377,
prosphoneo ]
"to address, call to," is rendered "spake unto" (or "to") in
Luke 23:20;
Acts 21:40;
Acts 22:2; "to call unto" (or "to") in
Matthew 11:16;
Luke 6:13;
Luke 7:32;
Luke 13:12.
[ 13,,
G3004,
eiro ]
for which See
SAY, No. 4, has a 1st aorist, Passive participle rhethen, "spoken" or "spoken of," used in
Matthew 1:22;
Matthew 2:15,
Matthew 2:17,
Matthew 2:23;
Matthew 3:3;
Matthew 4:14;
Matthew 8:17;
Matthew 13:35;
Matthew 21:4;
Matthew 22:31;
Matthew 24:15;
Matthew 27:9 (in some texts in
Matthew 27:35;
Mark 13:14).
Notes:
(1) In
Hebrews 12:5, AV, dialegomai, "to discuss, to reason," is translated "speaketh" (RV, "reasoneth").
(2) In
Hebrews 12:25, AV chrematizo, "to warn, instruct," is translated "spake" (RV, "warned"): See
ADMONISH.
(3) In
Ephesians 4:31, AV, blasphemia is translated "evil speaking:" See
RAILING.
(4) In
Hebrews 12:19, prostithemi, "to put to, add," used with logos, "a word," is rendered "(that no word) more should be spoken," RV [AV, "(that) the word should (not) be spoken (to them) any more"].
(5) In
Acts 26:24, AV, apologeomai, "to make a defense" (RV), is rendered "spake for himself." See
ANSWER, B, No. 4.
(6) In
Romans 15:21, AV, anangello, "to bring back word" (RV, "tidings ... came"), is translated "he was ... spoken of."
(7) For "is spoken of" in
Romans 1:8, AV, See
PROCLAIM, No. 2.
(8) For "spake out" in
Luke 1:42, AV, See
VOICE, Note.
(9) In
Galatians 4:15, there is no verb in the original for the AV, "ye spake of" (See RV).
(10) For "spoken against" in
Acts 19:36 See
GAINSAY, C.
(11) For "speak reproachfully,"
1 Timothy 5:14, See
REVILE, C.
(12) In
Acts 21:3, AV, ginosko is translated "speak," RV, "know."
Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words