διάλεκτος
dialektos
“language”
Definition
a (mode of) discourse, i.e. "dialect"
from G1256 (διαλέγομαι);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
G:N-F
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
διάλεκτος appears 6 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
This became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so they called that field in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)
And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language.
How is it then that each of us hears them in his own native language?
Having received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew:
When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more silent.Then Paul declared,
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