λαλιά

lalia

speech

Strong’s G2981Noun, feminine3 times in the New Testament (critical text)

speech3

In the text

Matthew 26:73λαλιά
After a little while, those standing nearby came up to Peter. “Surely you are one of them,” they said, “for your accent gives you away.”
John 4:42λαλιὰν
They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”

λαλία, -ᾶς, ἡ
[in LXX chiefly for דָּבָר, דִּבְרָה ;]

1. loquacity = Very talkative.

2. talk, speech, conversation: Mat.26:73 (cf. Ca 43), Jhn.4:42 8:43.†
(AS)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.