διάλεκτος dialektos · G1258

language

διά-λεκτος, -ου, ἡ; (διαλέγομαι), [in LXX: Dan LXX 1:4 (לָשׁוֹן), Est.9:26 * ; ] ; 1. conversation, discourse, speech (Plat., Dem., al.). ; 2. As in Polyb. and later writers, the language or dialect of a particular country or district: Act.1:19 2:6, 8 21:40 22:2 26:14.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

διάλεκτ-ος, ἡ, ; discourse, conversation, []; discussion, debate, argument, []; opposed to ἔρις, []; 2 common language, talk, δ. ἡ πρὸς ἀλλήλους []; II speech, language, []; δ. ἀμνίου, opposed to τὰ ἔνδον δράκοντος, []; articulate speech, language, opposed to φωνή, []; but also, spoken, opposed to written language, []; II.2 the language of a country, []: especially dialect, as Ionic, Attic, etc., []; also, local word or expression, []; III way of speaking, accent, []; III.2 plural, modes of …

Where it's used 6 times

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

Source: TBESG G1258; TFLSJ G1258

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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