| Lexical Summary dialegomai: to discuss, to address, to preachOriginal Word: διαλέγομαι Transliteration: dialegomai Phonetic Spelling: (dee-al-eg'-om-ahee) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to discuss, to address, to preach Meaning: to discuss, to address, to preach Strong's Concordancedispute, preach unto, reason with. Middle voice from dia and lego; to say thoroughly, i.e. Discuss (in argument or exhortation) -- dispute, preach (unto), reason (with), speak. see GREEK dia see GREEK lego Thayer's Greek LexiconSTRONGS NT 1256: διαλέγομαι διαλέγομαι; imperfect διελεγομην; (1 aorist 3 person singular διελέξατο (L T Tr WH in Acts 17:2; Acts 18:19)); 1 aorist διελεχθην; (middle of διαλέγω, to select, distingish); 1. to think different things with oneself, mingle thought with thought (cf. διαλογίζομαι); to ponder, revolve in mind; so in Homer. 2. as very frequent in Attic, to converse, discourse with one, argue, discuss: absolutely, Acts ( | 



