akin to lego (SPEAK, No. 1), most frequently rendered "word" (for an analysis see WORD), signifies "speech," as follows: (a) "discourse," e.g., Luke 20:20 , RV, "speech" (AV, "words"); Acts 14:12 (see SPEAKER); 20:7; 1—Corinthians 2:1,4; 4:19 , AV (RV, "word"); 2—Corinthians 10:10; (b) "the faculty of speech," e.g., 2—Corinthians 11:6; (c) "the manner of speech," e.g., Matthew 5:37 , RV, "speech" (AV, "communication"); Colossians 4:6; (d) "manner of instruction," Titus 2:8; 1—Corinthians 14:9 , RV (AV, "words"); Ephesians 4:29 , RV (AV, "communication"). See SAYING.
akin to laleo (SPEAK, No. 2), denotes "talk, speech," (a) of "a dialect," Matthew 26:73; Mark 14:70; (b) "utterances," John 4:42 , RV, "speaking" (AV, "saying"); John 8:43 .
has the meaning "fair speaking, flattering speech" in Romans 16:18 , RV, "fair speech" (AV, "fair speeches"). See BLESSING , C, No. 1.
which has a similar meaning to No. 3, occurs with it in Romans 16:18 [RV, "smooth ... (speech)"]. See SMOOTH , Note.
Colossians 2:4PERSUASIVEActs 14:11
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