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Lexicon :: Strong's G1258 - dialektos

Aa
διάλεκτος
Transliteration
dialektos (Key)
Pronunciation
dee-al'-ek-tos
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
6x in 1 unique form(s) TR
6x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
1x in 1 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

διάλεκτος diálektos, dee-al'-ek-tos; from G1256; a (mode of) discourse, i.e. "dialect":—language, tongue.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G1258 in the following manner: tongue (5x), language (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G1258 in the following manner: tongue (5x), language (1x).

  1. conversation, speech, discourse, language

  2. the tongue or language peculiar to any people

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
διάλεκτος diálektos, dee-al'-ek-tos; from G1256; a (mode of) discourse, i.e. "dialect":—language, tongue.
STRONGS G1258:
διάλεκτος, -ου, ἡ, (διαλέγω);
1. conversation, speech, discourse, language (Plato, Demosthenes, others).
2. from Polybius [cf. Aristotle, probl. 10, 38 τοῦ ἀνθρώπου μία φωνή, ἀλλὰ διάλεκτοι πολλαί) down, the tongue or language peculiar to any people: Acts 1:19; Acts 2:6, 8; Acts 21:40; Acts 22:2; Acts 26:14. (Polybius 1, 80, 6; 3, 22, 3; 40, 6, 3f; μεθερμηνεύειν εἰς τὴν Ἑλλήνων διάλεκτον, Diodorus 1, 37; πᾶσα μὲν διάλεκτος, ἡ δ’ ἑλληνικἡ διαφερόντως ὀνομάτων πλουτεῖ, Philo, vit. Moys. ii. § 7; [cf. Mϋller on Josephus, contra Apion 1, 22, 4 at the end].)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
1:19; 2:6; 2:8; 21:40; 22:2; 26:14

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1258 matches the Greek διάλεκτος (dialektos),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:19 - And this came to the knowledge of all those who were living in Jerusalem, so that the field was named in their language, Akel-dama, or, The field of blood.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:6 - And when this sound came to their ears, they all came together, and were greatly surprised because every man was hearing the words of the disciples in his special language.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:8 - And how is it that every one of us is hearing their words in the language which was ours from our birth?

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:40

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:40 - And when he let him do so, Paul, from the steps, made a sign with his hand to the people, and when they were all quiet, he said to them in the Hebrew language,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:2 - And, hearing him talking in the Hebrew language, they became the more quiet, and he said,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:14 - And when we had all gone down on the earth, a voice came to me, saying in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly? It is hard for you to go against the impulse which is driving you.
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