ὁμιλέω

homileō · talk with

Greek word · Strong’s number G3656 · appears 4 times in the Bible

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What it means

homileō (ὁμιλέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “talk with”.

Converse.

How to say it

ho·mi·le·ō

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 talk with others in a familiar way, discussing things together.

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

How it is translated

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

  • were talking ×2
  • he conversed ×1
  • talked with them ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

  • Luke 24:14

    and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened.

  • Luke 24:15

    And it happened, while they were talking and discussing, that Jesus himself drew near and was walking with them;

  • Acts 20:11

    And when he had gone up and broken bread and eaten, and talked with them a long while, until daybreak, then he departed.

  • Acts 24:26

    At the same time he also was hoping that money would be given to him by Paul; therefore also sending for him quite often, he conversed with him.