What does συλλαλέω (syllaléō) mean in the Bible?
συλλαλέω (syllaléō) is a Greek word meaning "to talk with".
Greek · G4814
συλλαλέω
To talk with
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συλλαλέω G4814
Pronunciation syllaléō
What does συλλαλέω (syllaléō) mean in the Bible?
συλλαλέω (syllaléō) is a Greek word meaning "to talk with".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4814?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include asked (1), began talking with (1), conferred (1), talking (1), talking with (1).
Where does συλλαλέω (syllaléō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 17:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (3), Acts (1), Mark (1), Matthew (1).
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 asked 1× Luke 4:36
began talking with 1× Luke 9:30
conferred 1× Acts 25:12
talking 1× Matthew 17:3
talking with 1× Mark 9:4
to discuss with 1× Luke 22:4
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 17:3 συλλαλοῦντες* to talking Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Mark 9:4 συλλαλοῦντες* to talking with Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Luke 4:36 συνελάλουν to asked Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Luke 9:30 συνελάλουν to began talking with Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Luke 22:4 συνελάλησεν to to discuss with Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Acts 25:12 συλλαλήσας* to conferred Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 17:3
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 4
Matthew 1 Mark 1 Luke 3 Acts 1
Source forms
συλλαλοῦντες* 2x syllalountes Matthew 17:3, Mark 9:4
συνελάλουν 2x synelaloun Luke 4:36, Luke 9:30
συλλαλήσας* 1x syllalēsas Acts 25:12
συνελάλησεν 1x synelalēsen Luke 22:4
Parsing patterns
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 2x Luke 4:36, Luke 9:30
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 2x Matthew 17:3, Mark 9:4
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 22:4
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Acts 25:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to talk with
Strong's G4814
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Greek text appearances 6 times Word forms 2 forms 6 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to talk with
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
to talk or converse with another, (New Testament) (ML)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 17:3 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
συλλαλοῦντες. sullalountev
I talk with
Read verse Mark 9:4 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
συλλαλοῦντες sullalountev
I talk with
Read verse Luke 4:36 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
συνελάλουν sunelaloun
I talk with
Read verse Luke 9:30 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
συνελάλουν sunelaloun
I talk with
Read verse Luke 22:4 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
συνελάλησε sunelalhsen
I talk with
Read verse Acts 25:12 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
συλλαλήσας sullalhsav
I 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.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 6 Tenses Present, Imperfect, Aorist Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 3×
Present Active Matt 17:3 · Mark 9:4 2×
Aorist Active Acts 25:12 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Imperfect Active Luke 4:36 · Luke 9:30 2×
Aorist Active Luke 22:4 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2 imperfect 2 present 1
Voice
active 5
Mood
indicative 3 participle 2
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
συλλαλέω is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain