Strong's Greek · G1256
διαλέγομαι
dialégomai
dispute, preach (unto), reason (with), speak
Definition
to say thoroughly, i.e. discuss (in argument or exhortation)
Derivation
Appears 13 times in Scripture
“But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.”
“As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,”
“Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.”
“And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.”
“Yet my accusers did not find me debating with anyone in the temple or riling up a crowd in the synagogues or in the city.”
“So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace with those he met each day.”
“Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.”
“When they reached Ephesus, Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews.”
“On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.”
“But they were silent, for on the way they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).