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)
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G1258 — διάλεκτος
dialektos · language · Greek
6 tagged verse occurrences
Acts 1:19 · διαλέκτῳIt became known to everyone who lived in Jerusalem that in their language that field was called ‘Akeldama,’ that is, ‘The field of blood.’Acts 2:6 · διαλέκτῳWhen this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were bewildered, because everyone heard them speaking in his own language.Acts 2:8 · διαλέκτῳHow do we hear, everyone in our own native language?Acts 21:40 · διαλέκτῳWhen he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with his hand to the people. When there was a great silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying,Acts 22:2 · διαλέκτῳWhen they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,Acts 26:14 · διαλέκτῳ·When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’