προσλᾰλ-έω G4354
to speak with, converse with, or address someone
A verb for talking to or conversing with another. In Acts 13:43, many Jews and devout proselytes follow Paul and Barnabas after the synagogue dismisses, and the apostles speak with them, urging them to continue in God's grace. In Acts 28:20, Paul explains to Roman Jewish leaders that he requested to see and speak with them about the hope of Israel. The term emphasizes personal, direct conversation.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The evidence ('speaking to,' 'hablando,' 'parler') uniformly denotes conversation. Acts 13:43 describes Paul and Barnabas conversing with interested hearers after a synagogue service, while 28:20 shows Paul initiating dialogue with Rome's Jewish community. Both passages involve apostolic communication that follows up initial proclamation with personal engagement. 2×
AR["أُكَلِّمَكُم", "يُكَلِّمونَهُم"]·ben["কথা-বলিতে", "কথা-বলে"]·DE["προσλαλοῦντες", "προσλαλῆσαι"]·EN["speaking-to", "to-speak-with"]·FR["parler"]·heb["דִּבְּרוּ", "לְדַבֵּר"]·HI["बात-करने;", "बोलते-हुए"]·ID["berbicara", "berbicara;"]·IT["parlare-a"]·jav["ngendika;", "wicantenan"]·KO["말하기를", "말하며"]·PT["falando", "falar-convosco;"]·RU["говоря-с", "поговорить;"]·ES["hablando", "hablar"]·SW["kuzungumza", "wakisema-nao"]·TR["-den-dolayı", "konuşanlar"]·urd["بات-کرتے-ہوئے", "بات-کرنا"]
Related Senses
H0559 1. say, speak, tell (5297×)G3004 1. say, tell, speak (2226×)H1696 1. speak, say, tell (Piel) (1105×)H7121 1. call, summon, name (575×)H6680 1. command, order, charge (483×)H6030b 1. answer, respond, reply (289×)G2980 1. speak, talk (277×)H5046 1. Hifil: to tell, report (237×)G0611 1. answer or respond verbally (232×)H1288 1. Piel: bless, invoke blessing (227×)H7650 1. swear, take an oath (Niphal) (154×)H3789 1. Qal passive participle: written, recorded (112×)H1984b 1. praise, laud (Piel) (111×)H7592 1. ask, inquire, question (96×)H3034 1. give thanks, praise (Hifil) (94×)G1321 1. teach, instruct actively (92×)H3789 2. Qal active: write, compose (89×)G1125 1. to write, compose (a letter or document) (84×)H5046 2. Hifil: to declare, proclaim (79×)H7892a 1. song, musical composition (78×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
προσλᾰλ-έω, talk to or with, τινι Refs 4th c.BC+; π. ἑαυτῷ τὰ Πινδαρικά Refs 1st c.AD+