"to say, speak:" see SAY , No. 1.
for which see SAY , No. 2, is used several times in 1—Corinthians 14; the command prohibiting women from speaking in a church gathering, 1—Corinthians 14:34,35 , is regarded by some as an injunction against chattering, a meaning which is absent from the use of the verb everywhere else in the NT; it is to be understood in the same sense as in 1—Corinthians 14:2,3-6,9,11,13,18,19,21,23,27-29,39 .
"to speak to or with" (pros, "to," and No. 2), is used in Acts 13:43; 28:20 .
"to utter a sound or voice," is translated "to speak" in Acts 4:18 : 2—Peter 2:16; in 2—Peter 2:18 , AV, "speak" (RV, "utter").
"to speak forth" (apo, "forth," and No. 4), is so rendered in Acts 2:14 , RV (AV, "said"), and Acts 26:25; in Acts 2:2 it denotes to give utterance.
"to speak against," is so rendered in Luke 2:34; John 19:12; Acts 13:45 , AV (RV, "contradicted"); 28:19,22. See CONTRADICT , GAINSAY.
synonymous with No. 6 (kata, "against," and No. 2), is always translated "to speak against" in the RV. See BACKBITER , Note.
"to speak evil:" see CURSE , B, No. 4.
"to speak together" (sun, "with," and No. 2), is rendered "spake together" in Luke 4:36 , RV. See COMMUNE , No. 3, CONFER, No. 2, TALK.
"to speak or say before" (a 2nd aorist tense from an absolete present), is rendered "to speak before" in Acts 1:16; 2—Peter 3:2; Jude 1:17 . See FORETELL.
"to anticipate" (an extension, by pro, "before," of phthano, which has the same meaning), is rendered "spake first" in Matthew 17:25 , RV (AV, "prevented").
"to address, call to," is rendered "spake unto" (or "to") in Luke 23:20; Acts 21:40; 22:2; "to call unto" (or "to") in Matthew 11:16; Luke 6:13; 7:32; 13:12 .
for which see SAY , No. 4, has a 1st aorist, Passive participle rhethen, "spoken" or "spoken of," used in Matthew 1:22; 2:15,17,23; 3:3; 4:14; 8:17; 13:35; 21:4; 22:31; 24:15; 27:9 (in some texts in Matthew 27:35; Mark 13:14 ).
Hebrews 12:5Hebrews 12:25ADMONISH. Ephesians 4:31RAILING. Hebrews 12:19Acts 26:24ANSWERRomans 15:21Romans 1:8PROCLAIMLuke 1:42VOICEGalatians 4:15Acts 19:36 GAINSAY1—Timothy 5:14REVILEActs 21:3
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