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Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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1: λέγω

(Strong's #3004 — Verb — lego — leg'-o )

and the 2nd aorist form eipon, used to supply this tense in lego, are frequently translated "to tell," e.g., Matthew 2:13 , RV, "I tell," AV, "I bring (thee) word;" Matthew 10:27 . See SAY , No. 1.

2: λαλέω

(Strong's #2980 — Verb — laleo — lal-eh'-o )

for which see SAY , No. 2, is usually rendered "to speak," in the RV (for AV, "to tell"), e.g., Matthew 26:13; Luke 1:45; 2:17,18,20; Acts 11:14; 27:25; but RV and AV, "to tell" in John 8:40; Acts 9:6; 22:10 .

3: ἐκλαλέω

(Strong's #1583 — Verb — eklaleo — ek-lal-eh'-o )

"to speak out" (ek), is translated "tell" in Acts 23:22 .

4: λέγω

(Strong's #3004 — Verb — eiro — leg'-o )

for which see SAY , No. 4, is rendered "to tell" in Matthew 21:24; Mark 11:29; John 14:29; Revelation 17:7 .

5: ἀπαγγέλλω

(Strong's #518 — Verb — apangello — ap-ang-el'-lo )

"to announce, declare, report" (usually as a messenger), is frequently rendered "to tell," e.g., Matthew 8:33; 14:12 . See BRING , No. 36.

6: ἀναγγέλλω

(Strong's #312 — Verb — anangello — an-ang-el'-lo )

"to bring back word, announce," is sometimes rendered "to tell," e.g., John 5:15; 2 Corinthians 7:7 . See DECLARE , No. 1.

7: διηγέομαι

(Strong's #1334 — Verb — diegeomai — dee-ayg-eh'-om-ahee )

for which see DECLARE , No. 6, is rendered "to tell," in the AV and RV, in Mark 9:9; Hebrews 11:32 .

8: ἐξηγέομαι

(Strong's #1834 — Verb — exegeomai — ex-ayg-eh'-om-ahee )

for which see DECLARE , No. 8, is translated "told" in Luke 24:35 , AV (RV, "rehearsed").

9: διασαφέω

(Strong's #1285 — Verb — diasapheo — dee-as-af-eh'-o )

"to make clear" (dia, "throughout," saphes, "clear"), explain fully, is translated "told" in Matthew 18:31 . See EXPLAIN.

10: μηνύω

(Strong's #3377 — Verb — menuo — may-noo'-o )

is rendered "told" in Acts 23:30 , AV: see show, No. 7.

11: προερέω

(Strong's #4280 — Verb — proeiro — pro-er-eh'-o )

(prolego) "to tell before," is so rendered in Matthew 24:25 : see FORETELL , FOREWARN.

Note: In the following, oida, "to know," is translated "tell" in the AV (RV, "know"), Matthew 21:27; Mark 11:33; Luke 20:7; John 3:8; 8:14; 16:18; 2 Corinthians 12:2 .

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Tell'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​t/tell.html. 1940.
 
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