noun · feminine

dialektas

Greekδιάλεκτος (dialektos)

Strong’sG1258

language, speech

stem dialekt-6 times in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

language6×

What it means

διά-λεκτος, -ου, ἡ

(< διαλέγομαι), [in LXX: Da LXX 1:4 (לָשׁוֹן), Es 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: Ac 1:19 2:6, 8 21:40 22:2 26:14.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1258 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saiddee-al'-ek-tos

a (mode of) discourse, i.e. "dialect"

Fromfrom G1256;

King Jameslanguage, tongue.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	dialektas	dialektais
object accusative	dialektan	dialektain
direct address vocative	dialektar	dialektair
of, belonging to genitive	dialektau	dialektaiu
to, for dative	dialekta6×διαλέκτῳ	dialektai

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

dialektstem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

dialekta is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

6 occurrences, every one of them listed

dialekta“language”to, fordative singular6×

Acts 1:19“language”kai gnōstem gineta pantoi toi katoikarōtoi Ierousalēm, hōste kalira tem chōriem ekeinem ta idia dialekta autoiu Hakeldamach, houtem atō Chōriem Haimeu.This became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so they called that field in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)

Acts 2:6“language”gineratau de tau fōnau houtau sunerchata tem plēthem kai sunchita, hoti akouale henos hekastos ta idia dialekta lalarōtoiu autoiu;And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language.

Acts 2:8“language”kai pōs nis akouanō hekastos ta idia dialekta nu en ha gennina?How is it then that each of us hears them in his own native language?

Acts 21:40“language”epitreparatou de autou tos Paulos histanarētos epi toiu anabathmoiu kataseiata ta cheira to lao, pollau de sigau gineratau prosfōnata ta Hebraida dialekta legarōtosHaving 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:

Acts 22:2“language”Akouaratois de hoti ta Hebraida dialekta prosfōnate autoi mallon parechala hēsuchian. kai fēatō;When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more silent. Then Paul declared,

Acts 26:14“language”pantoiu tē katapiptaratoiu nu eis tan gēan akouama fōnan legarōtan pros min ta Hebraida dialekta; Saoul Saoul, tinem min diōkasō? sklērem si pros kentreim laktizarō.We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’