KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: To utter words or articulate sounds, or to use a language. Sense 2: To address or converse with someone. Sense 3: To state, declare, make mention of, or otherwise make a matter known.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 18:27
Complete exact-word concordance
If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret.
If any man speake in an vnknowen tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course, and let one interprete.
But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.
But if there be no interpreter, let him keepe silence in the Church, and let him speake to himselfe, and to God.
Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.
Let the Prophets speake two or three, and let the other iudge.
Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.
Let your women keepe silence in the Churches, for it is not permitted vnto them to speake; but they are commanded to bee vnder obedience: as also saith the Law.
1611 marginal noteGen. 3.16.
And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.
And if they will learne any thing, let them aske their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speake in the Church.
Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.
Wherefore brethren, couet to prophesie, and forbid not to speake with tongues.
Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.
Awake to righteousnesse, and sinne not: for some haue not the knowledge of God, I speake this to your shame.
For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.
For wee are not as many which corrupt the word of God: but as of sinceritie, but as of God, in the sight of God speake we in Christ.
1611 marginal noteOr, deale deceitfully with.
We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;
We hauing the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I beleeued, and therefore haue I spoken: wee also beleeue, and therefore speake.
1611 marginal notePs. 116.10.
Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as unto my children,) be ye also enlarged.
Nowe for a recompense in the same, (I speake as vnto my children) be ye also inlarged.
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1 · Direct Scripture definition
And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.
So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
To utter words or articulate sounds; to express thoughts by words. To utter a speech or discourse. To talk; to express opinions. To discourse; to make mention of. To speak with, to converse with.
To utter with the mouth; to pronounce; to utter articulately. To declare; to proclaim. To talk or converse in; to utter or pronounce, as in conversation. To address; to accost. To exhibit; to make known. To communicate.
