dialogizomai · reason, consider

What it means

dialogizomai (διαλογίζομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “reason, consider”.

Think something through, reason it out, discuss.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To turn something over in one's mind.
2. To talk something over among several people.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• reasoning ×5
• were discussing ×4
• are you discussing ×2
• reason ×1
• they reasoned ×1
• was pondering ×1
• was wondering ×1
• were wondering ×1
• were you discussing ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×3
• Mark×7
• Luke×6
• Acts×1

• Matthew 16:7

  And they were discussing among themselves, saying, “We did not take bread.”

• Matthew 16:8

  But Jesus, knowing it, said, “Why are you discussing among yourselves, you of little faith, that you did not take bread?

• Matthew 21:25

  The immersion of John, where was it from? From heaven or from people?” And they were discussing among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’

• Mark 2:6

  Now some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,

• Mark 2:8

  And at once Jesus, knowing in his spirit that they were reasoning like this within themselves, says to them, “Why are you reasoning about these things in your hearts?

• Mark 8:16

  And they were discussing with one another that they had no bread.

• Mark 8:17

  And knowing this, he says to them, “Why are you discussing that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Do you have your heart hardened?

• Mark 9:33

  And they came to Capernaum. And when he was in the house, he was asking them, “What were you discussing on the way?”

• Mark 11:31

  And they were discussing it among themselves, saying, “What shall we say? If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’

• Luke 1:29

  But she was greatly troubled at the word, and was wondering what kind of greeting this might be.

• Luke 3:15

  Now as the people were in expectation and all were wondering in their hearts about John, whether perhaps he might be the Messiah,

• Luke 5:21

  And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

• Luke 5:22

  But Jesus, perceiving their reasonings, answered and said to them, “Why are you reasoning in your hearts?

• Luke 12:17

  And he was reasoning within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to gather my crops?’

• Luke 20:14

  But when the tenants saw him, they reasoned with one another, saying, ‘This is the heir; let us kill him, so that the inheritance may become ours.’

• Acts 10:19

  And while Peter was pondering about the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Look, men are looking for you.

And 1 more times.