Word Study · Strong's G1258 · Greek
διάλεκτος
dialektos
dee-al'-ek-tos
Strong's 1890 spelling: diálektos
“a (mode of) discourse, i.e. "dialect"”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a (mode of) discourse, i.e. "dialect"
Rendered in the KJV as
language, tongue.
- 6occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- διαλέκτῳ5
- διαλέκτῳ·1
How it is rendered · 2
- language5
- language;1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular6
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- N-DSF · 6
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The ledger of occurrences
Acts6 occurrences
- Acts 1:19διαλέκτῳdialektōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularThis became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so they called that field in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)here: language
- Acts 2:6διαλέκτῳdialektōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularAnd when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language.here: language
- Acts 2:8διαλέκτῳdialektōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularHow is it then that each of us hears them in his own native language?here: language
- Acts 21:40διαλέκτῳdialektōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularHaving 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:here: language
- Acts 22:2διαλέκτῳdialektōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularWhen they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more silent. Then Paul declared,here: language
- Acts 26:14διαλέκτῳ·dialektōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularWe 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.’here: language;