2001 Translation

ELALĒSEN, elalēsen

Sounds Like: eh-LAH-lay-sen

Translations: he spoke, she spoke, it spoke, he said, she said, it said

From the root: ΛΑΛΕΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word is a verb meaning 'to speak' or 'to say'. It describes a completed action in the past, indicating that someone (he, she, or it) performed the act of speaking or saying something.

Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Active, Third Person, Singular

Strong’s number: G2980 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

1 Enoch Greek Collection

• 1 Enoch — 10:1, 89:46

Barnabus

• Letter of Barnabas — 1:7, 9:3, 10:2, 10:9, 15:1, 16:4

Clement of Alexandria

• Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 9:1

Clement of Rome

• Clement’s First Letter — 8:2, 8:4, 13:1, 16:2

Ignatius of Antioch

• Ignatius’ Letter to the Romans — 8:2

Justin Martyr

• First Apology of Justin Martyr — 63:1
• Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 109:3

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Genesis — 12:4, 17:3, 17:23, 18:19, 19:14, 20:8, 21:1, 21:2, 23:8, 23:16, 24:7, 24:51, 34:3, 34:8, 35:13, 35:14, 35:15, 39:17, 39:19, 41:9, 41:17, 42:7, 49:28, 50:4, 50:21
• Exodus — 4:30, 6:2, 6:9, 6:12, 6:28, 6:29, 7:7, 8:15, 8:19, 9:35, 12:25, 14:1, 16:11, 16:23, 19:7, 19:19, 20:1, 24:3, 24:7, 25:1, 30:11, 30:17, 30:22, 31:1, 31:12, 32:7, 32:28, 33:11, 34:31, 40:1
• Leviticus — 1:1, 4:1, 5:14, 6:1, 6:8, 6:19, 6:24, 7:12, 7:18, 8:1, 10:8, 10:11, 10:19, 11:1, 12:1, 13:1, 14:1, 14:33, 15:1, 16:1, 17:1, 19:1, 20:1, 21:16, 21:24, 22:1, 22:17, 22:26, 23:9, 23:23, 23:26, 23:33, 23:44, 24:1, 24:13, 24:23, 25:1, 27:1
• Numbers — 1:1, 1:48, 2:1, 3:1, 3:5, 3:11, 3:14, 3:44, 4:1, 4:17, 4:21, 5:1, 5:4, 5:5, 5:11, 6:1, 6:22, 8:1, 8:5, 8:23, 9:1, 9:4, 9:9, 10:1, 10:29, 11:24, 11:25, 12:1, 12:2, 13:2, 14:39, 15:17, 15:22, 15:35, 16:1, 16:5, 16:20, 16:23, 16:26, 16:40, 16:44, 16:47, 17:1, 17:6, 18:8, 18:20, 18:25, 19:1, 20:7, 23:17, 25:10, 25:16, 26:1, 26:3, 26:52, 27:6, 27:18, 28:1, 30:1, 30:2, 31:1, 31:3, 31:25, 33:50, 34:1, 34:16, 35:1, 35:9
• Deuteronomy — 1:1, 1:3, 1:6, 1:11, 2:1, 2:17, 4:12, 4:15, 4:45, 5:4, 5:22, 6:3, 6:19, 9:10, 10:4, 11:25, 12:20, 13:2, 13:5, 15:6, 18:21, 18:22, 26:19, 27:9, 31:3, 31:30, 32:44, 32:48
• Joshua — 10:12, 14:6, 14:10, 20:1, 21:45, 23:5, 23:15, 24:27
• Judges — 1:20, 2:4, 2:15, 6:27, 8:8, 9:1, 11:11
• 1 Samuel — 8:21, 15:13, 15:16, 16:4, 18:24, 19:1, 19:4, 20:26, 25:30, 25:39, 26:14, 28:17
• 2 Samuel — 3:18, 3:19, 7:17, 13:22, 14:19, 17:6, 20:22, 22:1, 23:2, 23:3
• 1 Kings — 2:4, 2:23, 2:24, 2:27, 4:28, 4:29, 5:5, 5:12, 8:15, 8:20, 8:53, 8:56, 10:2, 12:3, 12:12, 12:14, 12:15, 12:24, 13:3, 13:7, 13:11, 13:12, 13:22, 13:32, 15:29, 16:7, 16:12, 16:34, 17:16, 18:29, 18:31, 20:2, 20:5, 20:23, 22:13, 22:23, 22:38
• 2 Kings — 1:7, 1:9, 1:11, 1:12, 1:13, 1:15, 1:16, 1:17, 2:22, 4:17, 5:4, 5:13, 7:17, 7:18, 8:1, 9:12, 9:36, 10:10, 10:17, 14:25, 14:27, 15:12, 17:23, 18:28, 19:21, 20:9, 20:19, 21:10, 23:16, 24:2, 25:6, 25:28
• 1 Chronicles — 17:15, 21:9, 21:19, 22:11
• 2 Chronicles — 6:4, 6:10, 9:1, 10:12, 10:14, 10:15, 18:12, 18:22, 18:27, 23:3, 30:22, 32:6, 32:19, 33:10
• Ezra (Alpha) — 1:49, 5:6
• Esther — 1:13, 1:21, 2:1, 3:8, 4:8, 4:9, 8:3
• Judith — 2:1, 6:17, 8:9, 11:9, 13:3
• Tobit — 2:6, 7:7, 14:4, 14:4, 14:8
• 1 Maccabees — 1:30, 7:15, 7:34, 7:42
• Psalms — 11:3, 16:10, 17:1, 49:1, 59:8, 61:12, 65:14, 107:8, 143:8, 143:11
• Psalms of Solomon — 11:8, 11:9
• Odes — 11:55, 13:70
• Job — 2:13, 33:2, 34:35
• Sirach — 13:22, 13:23
• Isaiah — 1:2, 1:20, 16:13, 20:2, 21:17, 22:25, 24:3, 25:8, 37:22, 39:8, 40:5, 58:14, 59:3
• Jeremiah — 10:1, 11:17, 13:15, 16:10, 23:35, 23:37, 25:2, 26:13, 27:1, 28:12, 33:13, 33:16, 33:19, 37:4, 41:6, 43:4, 43:7, 44:2, 45:8, 45:25, 47:2, 49:19, 51:31, 52:9, 52:32
• Baruch — 2:1, 2:7
• Ezekiel — 3:24, 37:11
• Daniel (Theodotion) — 1:19, 9:12, 9:22, 13:5
• Daniel (Old Greek) — 9:12, 13:5, 14:34
• Amos — 3:1, 3:8
• Micah — 4:4, 7:3
• Joel — 3:8
• Obadiah — 1:18
• Jonah — 3:3, 3:10
• Haggai — 2:1
• Zechariah — 6:8, 7:7
• Enoch — 10:1, 89:46

The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments

• Mandate 12 — 4:1

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• Matthew — 9:33, 13:3, 13:33, 13:34, 14:27, 23:1, 28:18
• Mark — 6:50
• Luke — 1:55, 1:70, 2:50, 11:14, 24:6
• John — 7:46, 8:12, 8:20, 12:36, 12:41, 17:1
• Acts — 2:31, 3:21, 7:6, 8:26, 9:27, 23:9, 28:21, 28:25
• Hebrews — 1:1, 7:14
• Revelation — 17:1, 21:9

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΛΑΛΕΩ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ΑΛΟΥΣΗΣ — speaking, talking, saying, proclaiming, telling
• ΔΙΕΛΑΛΟΥΝ — they were speaking, they were talking, they were discussing, they were conversing
• ἘΛΑΛΕΙ — he was speaking, she was speaking, it was speaking, he spoke, she spoke, it spoke
• ἘΛΑΛΗΘΗ — was spoken, it was spoken, has been spoken
• ἘΛΑΛΗΣΑ — I spoke, I said, I talked
• ἘΛΑΛΗΣΑΜΕΝ — we spoke, we said, we talked, we declared
• ἘΛΑΛΗΣΑΝ — they spoke, they said, they talked
• ἘΛΑΛΗΣΑΣ — you spoke, you said, you declared, you proclaimed
• ἘΛΑΛΗΣΑΤΕ — you spoke, you said, you talked
• ἘΛΑΛΗΣΕ — he spoke, she spoke, it spoke, he said, she said, it said
• ἘΛΑΛΟΥΜΕΝ — we were speaking, we were talking, we were saying
• ἘΛΑΛΟΥΝ — they were speaking, they spoke, they were saying, they said
• ἘΛΕΛΑΛΗΚΕΙ — he had spoken, she had spoken, it had spoken
• ΕΛΑΛΑΛΗΣΑΣ — you spoke, you said, you uttered
• ΕΛΑΛΕΙ — he was speaking, he was talking, he spoke, he talked, he said, he declared
• ΕΛΑΛΕΝ — he spoke, she spoke, it spoke, he said, she said, it said
• ΕΛΑΛΗ — he spoke, she spoke, it spoke
• ΕΛΑΛΗΘΗ — it was spoken, it was said, it was told
• ΕΛΑΛΗΚΑ — I have spoken, I spoke
• ΕΛΑΛΗΚΑΣ — you have spoken, you have said, you have told, you have declared
• ΕΛΑΛΗΚΕΝ — he has spoken, he has said, he has told, he has declared
• ΕΛΑΛΗΣΑ — I spoke, I said, I talked, I declared
• ΕΛΑΛΗΣΑΜΕΝ — we spoke, we said, we talked, we declared
• ΕΛΑΛΗΣΑΝ — they spoke, they said, they talked, they declared, they preached
• ΕΛΑΛΗΣΑΣ — you spoke, you said, you talked
• ΕΛΑΛΗΣΑΤΕ — you spoke, you said, you talked
• ΕΛΑΛΗΣΕ — he spoke, she spoke, it spoke, he said, she said, it said
• ΕΛΑΛΗΣΕΝ — he spoke, she spoke, it spoke, he said, she said, it said
• ΕΛΑΛΙ — he was speaking, he spoke, he said, he was saying
• ΕΛΑΛΟΥΜΕΝ — we were speaking, we spoke, we were talking, we talked
• ΕΛΑΛΟΥΝ — they were speaking, they spoke, they were talking, they talked
• ΕΛΕΑΛΗ — he spoke, she spoke, it spoke, he said, she said, it said
• ΛΑΛΕ — to speak, to say, to talk, to tell, to preach, to proclaim
• ΛΑΛΕΙ — speak, talk, say, tell, utter
• ΛΑΛΕΙΝ — to speak, to talk, to say
• ΛΑΛΕΙΣ — you speak, you are speaking, you say, you are saying
• ΛΑΛΕΙΣΘΑΙ — to be spoken, to be said, to be talked about
• ΛΑΛΕΙΤΑΙ — it is spoken, it is said, it is talked about
• ΛΑΛΕΙΤΕ — speak, talk, say
• ΛΑΛΕΙΤΩ — let him speak, he must speak, he should speak
• ΛΑΛΕΙΤΩΣΑΝ — let them speak, they should speak, let them talk, they should talk
• ΛΑΛΕΩ — speak, talk, say, preach, utter, declare
• ΛΑΛΗ — speech, talk, a speech, a talk
• ΛΑΛΗΘΕΙΣ — having been spoken, having been said, having been declared
• ΛΑΛΗΘΕΙΣΗ — having been spoken, having been said, having been declared
• ΛΑΛΗΘΕΙΣΗΣ — of having been spoken, of having been said, of having been declared
• ΛΑΛΗΘΕΝ — having been spoken, spoken, said, a thing spoken, a word spoken
• ΛΑΛΗΘΕΝΤΑΣ — having been spoken, spoken, said
• ΛΑΛΗΘΕΝΤΟΣ — (of) spoken, (of) said, (of) declared
• ΛΑΛΗΘΕΝΤΩ — having been spoken, of those who have spoken, of the things spoken
• ΛΑΛΗΘΕΝΤΩΝ — of things spoken, of things said, of those having been spoken, of those having been said
• ΛΑΛΗΘΗ — it was spoken, it was said, it was told
• ΛΑΛΗΘΗΝΑΙ — to be spoken, to be said, to be told
• ΛΑΛΗΘΗΣΕΤΑΙ — will be spoken, will be said, will be told
• ΛΑΛΗΘΗΣΕΤΕ — you will be spoken, you will be told, you will be said
• ΛΑΛΗΘΗΣΟΜΕΝΩΝ — of things to be spoken, of things that will be spoken, of things that are about to be spoken
• ΛΑΛΗΜΑ — speech, a speech, saying, a saying, word, a word, utterance, an utterance
• ΛΑΛΗΣΑΙ — to speak, to talk, to say
• ΛΑΛΗΣΑΜΕΝ — we spoke, we have spoken, we said, we have said
• ΛΑΛΗΣΑΝ — they spoke, they said, they talked
• ΛΑΛΗΣΑΝΤΕΣ — speaking, having spoken, talking, having talked, saying, having said
• ΛΑΛΗΣΑΝΤΙ — to the one who spoke, to the one who has spoken, to the speaker
• ΛΑΛΗΣΑΝΤΟΣ — of speaking, of having spoken, of saying, of having said, of talking, of having talked
• ΛΑΛΗΣΑΣ — having spoken, who spoke, when he spoke, after speaking
• ΛΑΛΗΣΑΣΙ — having spoken, to those who spoke, to those who have spoken
• ΛΑΛΗΣΑΤΕ — speak, talk, say
• ΛΑΛΗΣΑΤΕΣ — you spoke, you said, speak, say
• ΛΑΛΗΣΑΤΩ — let him speak, let her speak, let it speak
• ΛΑΛΗΣΑΤΩΣΑΝ — let them speak, they should speak, let them talk, they should talk
• ΛΑΛΗΣΕ — he spoke, she spoke, it spoke, he said, she said, it said
• ΛΑΛΗΣΕΗΤΕ — you spoke, you said, you declared, you conversed, you preached
• ΛΑΛΗΣΕΙ — will speak, will say, will talk
• ΛΑΛΗΣΕΙΕ — he might speak, he would speak, he might say, he would say
• ΛΑΛΗΣΕΙΕΝ — he might speak, he would speak, he might say, he would say
• ΛΑΛΗΣΕΙΝ — to speak, to say, to talk
• ΛΑΛΗΣΕΙΣ — you will speak, you will say, you will talk, you will tell
• ΛΑΛΗΣΗ — you may speak, you might speak, you should speak, you will speak, you speak
• ΛΑΛΗΣΗΣ — speak, talk, say
• ΛΑΛΗΣΗΤΕ — you may speak, you should speak, you speak, you might speak
• ΛΑΛΗΣΙ — he speaks, she speaks, it speaks, he said, she said, it said
• ΛΑΛΗΣΟ — I will speak, I will say, I will talk, I will declare
• ΛΑΛΗΣΟΜΕΝ — we will speak, we will say, we will talk
• ΛΑΛΗΣΟΝ — speak, say, tell
• ΛΑΛΗΣΟΥΣΙΝ — will speak, will talk, will say
• ΛΑΛΗΣΩ — I will speak, I will say, I will talk
• ΛΑΛΗΣΩΜΕΝ — we may speak, we may talk, we may say
• ΛΑΛΗΣΩΣΙΝ — they may speak, they might speak, they may talk, they might talk, they may say, they might say
• ΛΑΛΗΤΟΝ — speakable, to be spoken, that which can be spoken
• ΛΑΛΙΝ — to speak, to talk, to say, to tell, to proclaim
• ΛΑΛΙΣΘΑΙ — to be spoken, to be said, to be talked
• ΛΑΛΙΤΑΙ — is spoken, is said, speaks, says
• ΛΑΛΙΤΕ — speak, say, tell, talk, preach
• ΛΑΛΟΝΤΑ — speaking, talking, saying, proclaiming, a speaker, a talker
• ΛΑΛΟΥΜΕ — we speak, we say, we talk, we declare
• ΛΑΛΟΥΜΕΝ — we speak, we say, we talk, we declare
• ΛΑΛΟΥΜΕΝΑ — things spoken, things said, spoken things
• ΛΑΛΟΥΜΕΝΗ — spoken, being spoken, taught, being taught, preached, being preached, a spoken (thing), a taught (thing)
• ΛΑΛΟΥΜΕΝΟΙΣ — spoken, being spoken, things spoken, words spoken, things being said, things being spoken of
• ΛΑΛΟΥΜΕΝΟΝ — spoken, being spoken, what is spoken, a thing spoken
• ΛΑΛΟΥΜΕΝΩΝ — of speaking, of talking, of saying, of proclaiming, of uttering, of conversing

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