Dialegomai means “dispute” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H1256 — berayah (“Beraiah”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G1256 διαλέγομαι (dialegomai) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. dialegomai (dee-al-eg'-om-ai) v. 1. to say thoroughly, i.e. discuss (in argument or exhortation) [middle voice from G1223 and G3004] It has 20 linked Bible usages across 11 books. Visible English usage signals include unto, preached, preaching, exhortation, and said. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
dialegomai (dee-al-eg'-om-ai) v. 1. to say thoroughly, i.e. discuss (in argument or exhortation) [middle voice from G1223 and G3004] KJV: dispute, preach (unto), reason (with), speak Root(s): G1223, G3004
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to dispute
Usage: δια-λέγομαι (mid. of διαλέγω, to pick out, distinguish, as depon.), [in LXX: Exo.6:27, Isa.63:1 (דּבר pi.), Jdg.8:1 (ריב), 1Es.8:46, Est.5:2, Sir.14:20, 2Ma.11:20 * ;] to converse with, discourse (see Cl. Rev., i, 45), discuss, argue: Act.18:4 19:8,9 20:9; with dative of person(s), Act.17:17 18:19 20:7, Heb.12:5; before πρός, Mrk.9:34, Act.17:17 24:12; περί Act.24:25, Ju 9; ἀπὸ τ. γραφῶν, Act.17:2.† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render dialegomai, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
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Strong's G1256 (διαλέγομαι) appears 7 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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13 indexed usages in New Testament.
But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.
And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.
4 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
These are they that spoke with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and Aaron himself and Moses brought out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt,
And the men of Ephraim said to Gideon, What is this that thou hast done to us, in that thou didst not call us when thou wentest to fight with Midian? and they chided with him sharply.
my lord, as an angel of God, and my heart was troubled for fear of thy glory; for thou, my lord, art to be wondered at, and thy face is full of grace.
3 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
And I bade them that they should go unto Iddo the captain, who was in the place of the treasury:
But of the particulars I have given order both to these, and the other that came from me, to commune with you.
Blessed is the man that doth meditate good things in wisdom, And that reasoneth of holy things by his understanding.
First 20 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1256.
These are they that spoke with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and Aaron himself and Moses brought out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt,
And the men of Ephraim said to Gideon, What is this that thou hast done to us, in that thou didst not call us when thou wentest to fight with Midian? and they chided with him sharply.
my lord, as an angel of God, and my heart was troubled for fear of thy glory; for thou, my lord, art to be wondered at, and thy face is full of grace.
Who is this that is come from Edom, with red garments from Bozrah? thus fair in his apparel, with mighty strength? I speak of righteousness and saving judgment.
But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.
And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.
And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.
And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.
But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.
And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.
And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.
And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:
And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.
And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
And I bade them that they should go unto Iddo the captain, who was in the place of the treasury:
But of the particulars I have given order both to these, and the other that came from me, to commune with you.
Blessed is the man that doth meditate good things in wisdom, And that reasoneth of holy things by his understanding.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1256, grouped by book.
Dialegomai (Strong's G1256) is a Greek word most simply glossed "dispute". dialegomai (dee-al-eg'-om-ai) v. 1. to say thoroughly, i.e. discuss (in argument or exhortation) [middle voice from G1223 and G3004]
This page currently indexes 20 linked usages for Strong's G1256 across 11 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1256 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as unto, preached, preaching, exhortation, and said. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 4 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 3 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G1256, with linked reader references where each row is available.