What does ὁμιλέω (homiléō) mean in the Bible?
ὁμιλέω (homiléō) is a Greek word meaning "to talk".
Greek · G3656
ὁμιλέω
To talk
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ὁμιλέωG3656
Pronunciationhomiléō
What does ὁμιλέω (homiléō) mean in the Bible?
ὁμιλέω (homiléō) is a Greek word meaning "to talk".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3656?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] talked (1), after speaking (1), talked (1), were talking (1).
Where does ὁμιλέω (homiléō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 24:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), Luke (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It[and] talked1×Acts 24:26
after speaking1×Acts 20:11
talked1×Luke 24:15
were talking1×Luke 24:14
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 24:14ὡμίλουνtowere talkingVerb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralLuke 24:15ὁμιλεῖνtotalkedVerb - Present Infinitive ActiveActs 20:11ὁμιλήσαςtoafter speakingVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularActs 24:26ὡμίλειto[and] talkedVerb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 24:14
Aligned rows4
Books represented2
Luke2Acts2
Source forms
ὁμιλεῖν1xhomileinLuke 24:15
ὁμιλήσας1xhomilēsasActs 20:11
ὡμίλει1xhōmileiActs 24:26
ὡμίλουν1xhōmilounLuke 24:14
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular1xActs 20:11
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural1xLuke 24:14
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xActs 24:26
Verb - Present Infinitive Active1xLuke 24:15
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to talk
Source Gloss
to talk
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(ὅμιλος), [in LXX: Pro.5:19 (רָוָה pi.), al. ;] to be in company with, consort with; hence, to converse with: Act.20:11; with dative, Act.24:26; before πρός, Luk.24:14-15.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 24:14Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
ὡμίλουνwmiloun
I associate with, talk with
Read verseLuke 24:15Verb Present Active Infinitive
ὁμιλεῖνomilein
I associate with, talk with
Read verseActs 20:11Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ὁμιλήσαςomilhsav
I associate with, talk with
Read verseActs 24:26Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Active Indicative
ὡμίλειwmilei
I associate with, talk with
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
imperfect2aorist1present1
Voice
active4
Mood
indicative2participle1infinitive1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ὁμιλέω is built from this root:
ὅμιλοςG3658