verb
dialogizemō
Greekδιαλογίζομαι (dialogizomai)
Strong’sG1260
I reason, debate, consider
stem dialogiz-16 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books8 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
δια-λογίζομαι, depon.
[in LXX chiefly for חשׁב, freq. in Pss.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1260 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddee-al-og-id'-zom-ahee
to reckon thoroughly, i.e. (genitive case) to deliberate (by reflection or discussion)
King Jamescast in mind, consider, dispute, muse, reason, think.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| dialogizevōδιαλογίζεσθε | happening now · yepresent middle indicative 2nd person plural | discussing | 4× |
| dialogizelōδιαλογίζονται | happening now · theypresent middle indicative 3rd person plural | thinking | 1× |
| dialogizeteδιελογίζετο | was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle indicative 3rd person singular | thought | 2× |
| dialogizeveδιελογίζεσθε | was happening · yeimperfect middle indicative 2nd person plural | discussing | 1× |
| dialogizeleδιελογίζοντο | was happening · theyimperfect middle indicative 3rd person plural | discussed | 5× |
| dialogizerōδιαλογίζεσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle infinitive | reason | 1× |
| dialogizerōtoisδιαλογιζόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine | questioning | 1× |
| dialogizerōtoiuδιαλογιζομένων | happening now · of, belonging topresent middle participle genitive plural masculine | questioning | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 13 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dialogizemō | dialogizeme | dialogizemi | dialogizema | dialogizemē | dialogizemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | dialogizesō | dialogizese | dialogizesi | dialogizesa | dialogizesē | dialogizeselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dialogizetō | dialogizete2×διελογίζετο | dialogizeti | dialogizeta | dialogizetē | dialogizetelē |
| we 1st person plural | dialogizenō | dialogizene | dialogizeni | dialogizena | dialogizenē | dialogizenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | dialogizevō4×διαλογίζεσθε | dialogizeve1×διελογίζεσθε | dialogizevi | dialogizeva | dialogizevē | dialogizevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | dialogizelō1×διαλογίζονται | dialogizele5×διελογίζοντο | dialogizeli | dialogizela | dialogizelē | dialogizelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dialogizemeiō | dialogizemeia | dialogizemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | dialogizeseiō | dialogizeseia | dialogizeseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dialogizeteiō | dialogizeteia | dialogizeteiē |
| we 1st person plural | dialogizeneiō | dialogizeneia | dialogizeneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | dialogizeveiō | dialogizeveia | dialogizeveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | dialogizeleiō | dialogizeleia | dialogizeleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | dialogizesōr | dialogizesar | dialogizesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dialogizetōr | dialogizetar | dialogizetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | dialogizevōr | dialogizevar | dialogizevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | dialogizelōr | dialogizelar | dialogizelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dialogizemoiō | dialogizemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | dialogizesoiō | dialogizesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dialogizetoiō | dialogizetoia |
| we 1st person plural | dialogizenoiō | dialogizenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | dialogizevoiō | dialogizevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | dialogizeloiō | dialogizeloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | dialogizerō1×διαλογίζεσθαι | dialogizeri | dialogizera | dialogizerē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | dialogizerōtos2× | dialogizeritos | dialogizeratos | dialogizerētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
dialogiz 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
16 occurrences, every one of them listed
dialogizevō“discussing”happening now · yepresent middle indicative 2nd person plural4×
Matthew 16:8“discussing”gnōskaratos de tos Iēsus legata; Tinem dialogizevō en heautoi, oligopistoir, hoti artoin ouk lambava?Aware of their conversation, Jesus said, “You of little faith, why are you debating among yourselves about having no bread?
Mark 2:8“thinking”kai euthuos epignōskaratos tos Iēsus te pneume autou hoti houtōs dialogizelō en heautoi legatō autoi; Tinem houteim dialogizevō en tai kardiai vu?At once Jesus knew in His spirit that they were thinking this way within themselves. “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?” He asked.
Mark 8:17“discussing”kai gnōskaratos legatō autoi; Tinem dialogizevō hoti artoin ouk echavō? oupō noavō oude suniēkavō? pōrirētan echavō tan kardian vu?Aware of their conversation, Jesus asked them, “Why are you debating about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Do you have such hard hearts?
Luke 5:22“reasoning”epignōskaratos de tos Iēsus toin dialogismoin autoiu apokriniratos legata pros autoin; Tinem dialogizevō en tai kardiai vu?Knowing what they were thinking, Jesus replied, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?
dialogizelō“thinking”happening now · theypresent middle indicative 3rd person plural1×
Mark 2:8“thinking”kai euthuos epignōskaratos tos Iēsus te pneume autou hoti houtōs dialogizelō en heautoi legatō autoi; Tinem houteim dialogizevō en tai kardiai vu?At once Jesus knew in His spirit that they were thinking this way within themselves. “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?” He asked.
dialogizete“thought”was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle indicative 3rd person singular2×
Luke 1:29“pondering”tas de epi to logo diatarassita kai dialogizete potapos atoiō tos aspasmos houtos.Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
Luke 12:17“thought”kai dialogizete en heauto legarōtos; Tinem poiameia, hoti ouk echamō pou sunagami toin karpoin mu?So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’
dialogizeve“discussing”was happening · yeimperfect middle indicative 2nd person plural1×
Mark 9:33“discussing”Kai erchala eis Kafarnaoum. kai en ta oikia gineratos eperōtate autoin; Tinem en ta hoda dialogizeve?Then they came to Capernaum. While Jesus was in the house, He asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?”
dialogizele“discussed”was happening · theyimperfect middle indicative 3rd person plural5×
Matthew 16:7“discussing”tois de dialogizele en heautoi legarōtois hoti Artoin ouk lambana.They discussed this among themselves and concluded, “It is because we did not bring any bread.”
Matthew 21:25“discussed”tem baptismem tem Iōannou pothen ate? ek ouranou ē ek anthrōpoiu? tois de dialogizele en heautoi legarōtois; Ean leganeia; Ek ouranou, legati ni; Dia tinem oun ouk pisteuava auto?What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
Mark 8:16“discuss”kai dialogizele pros allēloin hoti artoin ouk echalō.So they began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread.
Mark 11:31“discussed”kai dialogizele pros heautoin legarōtois; Tinem leganeia? ean leganeia; Ek ouranou, legati; Dia tinem oun ouk pisteuava auto?They deliberated among themselves what they should answer: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
Luke 20:14“discussed”horaratois de auton tois geōrgois dialogizele pros allēloin legarōtois; Houtos atō tos klēronomos; apokteinaneia auton, hina nu gineteia tas klēronomias;But when the tenants saw the son, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
dialogizerō“reason”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle infinitive1×
Luke 5:21“reason”kai archela dialogizerō tois grammatevois kai tois Farisaiois legarōtois; Tinos atō houtos hos lalatō blasfēmiain? tinos dunetō hamartain afiēkara ei mē monos tos theos?But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
dialogizerōtois“questioning”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine1×
Mark 2:6“questioning”ale de tinois toiu grammatevoiu ekei katherōtois kai dialogizerōtois en tai kardiai autoiu;But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking in their hearts,
dialogizerōtoiu“questioning”happening now · of, belonging topresent middle participle genitive plural masculine1×
Luke 3:15“questioning”Prosdokarōtou de tou laou kai dialogizerōtoiu pantoiu en tai kardiai autoiu peri tou Iōannou, mēpote autos atoiō tos christos,The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John could be the Christ.