λαλοῦντες

laléō

speaking

To speak, to say, to express oneself orally; to articulate words or sounds. The primary sense is the act of speaking, often emphasizing the process or manner of speaking, sometimes with a focus on the act of communicating verbally rather than the content itself. Additional senses include to converse, to talk, to utter, or in some contexts to proclaim or announce aloud.

G2980

Ephesians 5:19 · Word #1

Lexicon G2980

Lemmaλαλέω
Transliterationlaléō
Strong'sG2980
DefinitionTo speak, to say, to express oneself orally; to articulate words or sounds. The primary sense is the act of speaking, often emphasizing the process or manner of speaking, sometimes with a focus on the act of communicating verbally rather than the content itself. Additional senses include to converse, to talk, to utter, or in some contexts to proclaim or announce aloud.

Morphology V PRS ACT PTCP NOM M PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phrasespeaking
Literalspeaking

Lexical Info

Lemmaλαλέω
Strong'sG2980

SIBI-P1 Translation G2980-44

speaking ones

Morphological NotesVerb, present active participle, nominative masculine plural; denotes ongoing action performed by a group identified as the speakers.
Rendering RationaleThe present active participle conveys ongoing action—those who are in the act of speaking. "Speaking ones" preserves the verbal force and nominative masculine plural form without adding contextual content.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

speaking ones

Same as P1Yes
RationalePresent participle is best rendered as 'speaking ones' for accurate mapping and matches the process sense in context.
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