verb
proslalamō
Strong’sG4354
I speak to
stem proslal-2 times in the New Testament2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
προσ-λαλέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX: Ex 4:16 AB2 (דּבר pi.), Wi 13:17*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4354 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
talk to or with, τινι Refs 4th c.BC+; π. ἑαυτῷ τὰ Πινδαρικά Refs 1st c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| proslalaraπροσλαλῆσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | speak | 1× |
| proslalarōntoisπροσλαλοῦντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | speaking | 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, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proslalamō | proslalame | proslalami | proslalama | proslalamē | proslalamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | proslalasō | proslalase | proslalasi | proslalasa | proslalasē | proslalaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proslalatō | proslalate | proslalati | proslalata | proslalatē | proslalatelē |
| we 1st person plural | proslalanō | proslalane | proslalani | proslalana | proslalanē | proslalanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | proslalavō | proslalave | proslalavi | proslalava | proslalavē | proslalavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | proslalalō | proslalale | proslalali | proslalala | proslalalē | proslalalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proslalameiō | proslalameia | proslalameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | proslalaseiō | proslalaseia | proslalaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proslalateiō | proslalateia | proslalateiē |
| we 1st person plural | proslalaneiō | proslalaneia | proslalaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | proslalaveiō | proslalaveia | proslalaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | proslalaleiō | proslalaleia | proslalaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | proslalasōr | proslalasar | proslalasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proslalatōr | proslalatar | proslalatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | proslalavōr | proslalavar | proslalavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | proslalalōr | proslalalar | proslalalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proslalamoiō | proslalamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | proslalasoiō | proslalasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proslalatoiō | proslalatoia |
| we 1st person plural | proslalanoiō | proslalanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | proslalavoiō | proslalavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | proslalaloiō | proslalaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | proslalarō | proslalari | proslalara1×προσλαλῆσαι | proslalarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | proslalarōntos1× | proslalarintos | proslalarantos | proslalarēntos |
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
proslal 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
proslalara“speak”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Acts 28:20… tan aitian parakalama vin horara kai proslalara, heneken gar tau elpidau tou Israēl …… have called to see you and speak with you. It is because of …
proslalarōntois“speaking”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 13:43“speaking”… to Paulo kai to Barnabo, hotinois proslalarōntois autoi peithale; autoin prosmenarō ta charita …… Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.