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See TALE

King James Dictionary

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And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir. And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and TELL the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. (Genesis 15:4-5)

Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
1 Strong's Number: g3004 Greek: lego

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and the 2nd aorist form eipon, used to supply this tense in lego, are frequently translated "to tell," e.g., Mat 2:13, RV, "I tell," AV, "I bring (thee) word;" Mat 10:27.
See SAY, No. 1.

2 Strong's Number: g2980 Greek: laleo

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for which see SAY, No. 2, is usually rendered "to speak," in the RV (for AV, "to tell"), e.g., Mat 26:13; Luk 1:45; 2:17, 18, 20; Act 11:14; 27:25; but RV and AV, "to tell" in Jhn 8:40; Act 9:6; 22:10.

3 Strong's Number: g1583 Greek: eklaleo

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"to speak out" (ek), is translated "tell" in Act 23:22.

4 Strong's Number: g3004 Greek: eiro

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for which see SAY, No. 4, is rendered "to tell" in Mat 21:24; Mar 11:29; Jhn 14:29; Rev 17:7.

5 Strong's Number: g518 Greek: apangello

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"to announce, declare, report" (usually as a messenger), is frequently rendered "to tell," e.g., Mat 8:33; 14:12.
See BRING, No. 36.

6 Strong's Number: g312 Greek: anangello

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"to bring back word, announce," is sometimes rendered "to tell," e.g., Jhn 5:15; 2Cr 7:7.
See DECLARE, No. 1.

7 Strong's Number: g1334 Greek: diegeomai

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for which see DECLARE, No. 6, is rendered "to tell," in the AV and RV, in Mar 9:9; Hbr 11:32.

8 Strong's Number: g1834 Greek: exegeomai

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for which see DECLARE, No. 8, is translated "told" in Luk 24:35, AV (RV, "rehearsed").

9 Strong's Number: g1285 Greek: diasapheo

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"to make clear" (dia, "throughout," saphes, "clear"), explain fully, is translated "told" in Mat 18:31.
See EXPLAIN.

10 Strong's Number: g3377 Greek: menuo

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is rendered "told" in Act 23:30, AV: see SHEW, No. 7.

11 Strong's Number: g4280 Greek: proeiro

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(prolego) "to tell before," is so rendered in Mat 24:25: see FORETELL, FOREWARN.

Note: In the following, oida, "to know," is translated "tell" in the AV (RV, "know"), Mat 21:27; Mar 11:33; Luk 20:7; Jhn 3:8; 8:14; 16:18; 2Cr 12:2.

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