Greek verb · G1256
διαλέγομαι
dialegomaidee-al-eg'-om-ahee
to dispute
13 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: dialégomai
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1256is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 4 of 27New Testament books
- 7spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1256
to say thoroughly, i.e. discuss (in argument or exhortation)
The King James renders it: dispute, preach (unto), reason (with), speak.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
dialegomai is rendered "to dispute". It stands 13 times in the Greek text, across four books.
- Ten of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Mark 9:34But they were silent, for on the way they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest.
- The Greek text spells it seven different ways.
The first use
But they were silent, for on the way they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest.
Mark 9:34διελέχθησαν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- he was reasoning3
- reasoning3
- he reasoned2
- addresses1
- as is talking1
- they had been discussing1
- was talking1
- When reasoning1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| διαλογίζομαι | dialogizomai | to discuss | Uses16 |
| διαλογισμός | dialogismos | reasoning | Uses14 |
| διάλεκτος | dialektos | language | Uses6 |
| διαλαλέω | dialaleo | to discuss | Uses2 |
| διαλύω | dialyo | to disperse | Uses1 |
| διαλείπω | dialeipo | to stop | Uses1 |
| διαλλάσσω | diallasso | be reconciled | Uses1 |
All 13, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
7 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- διελέγετο4
- διαλεγόμενος2
- διαλεγομένου2
- διελέξατο2
- διαλέγεται1
- διαλεγόμενον1
- διελέχθησαν1
The grammar of each form
- verb · imperfect middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singular4V-INI-3S
- verb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singular2V-ADI-3S
- verb · present middle or passive form, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular2V-PNP-GSM
- verb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2V-PNP-NSM
- verb · aorist passive form, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-AOI-3P
- verb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-PNI-3S
- verb · present middle or passive form, participle · accusative (object) · masculine singular1V-PNP-ASM
Mark
one use
But they were silent, for on the way they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest.
- διελέχθησανdielechthesanverb · aorist passive form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they had been discussing
Acts
ten uses
As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
- διελέξατοdielexatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he reasoned
So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace with those he met each day.
- διελέγετοdielegetoverb · imperfect middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He was reasoning
Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.
- διελέγετοdielegetoverb · imperfect middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he was reasoning
When they reached Ephesus, Paul parted ways with Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews.
- διελέξατοdielexatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he reasoned
Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.
- διαλεγόμενοςdialegomenosverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: reasoning
But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
- διαλεγόμενοςdialegomenosverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: reasoning
On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.
- διελέγετοdielegetoverb · imperfect middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was talking
And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.
- διαλεγομένουdialegomenouverb · present middle or passive form, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: as is talking
Yet my accusers did not find me debating with anyone in the temple or riling up a crowd in the synagogues or in the city.
- διαλεγόμενονdialegomenonverb · present middle or passive form, participle · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: reasoning
As Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You may go for now. When I find the time, I will call for you.”
- διαλεγομένουdialegomenouverb · present middle or passive form, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: When reasoning
Hebrews
one use
And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.
- διαλέγεταιdialegetaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: addresses
Jude
one use
But even the archangel Michael, when he disputed with the devil over the body of Moses, did not presume to bring a slanderous charge against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”
- διελέγετοdielegetoverb · imperfect middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he was reasoning
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.
