STRONGS G2981:
λαλιά,
λαλιᾶς,
ἡ (
λάλος, cf. Alexander
Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Sprchl. § 119 Anm. 21), in secular authors (from
Aristophanes down)
loquacity, talkativeness, talk (German
Gerede) (see
λαλέω, at the beginning); in a good sense
conversation; in the N. T.
1. speech, equivalent to
story:
John 4:42.
2. dialect, mode of speech, pronunciation (
Winer's Grammar, 23):
Mark 14:70 Rec.;
Matthew 26:73;
speech which discloses the speaker's native country: hence of the speech by which Christ may be recognized as having come from heaven,
John 8:43 (where cf. Meyer).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Matthew
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26:73
- Mark
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14:70
- John
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4:42; 8:43