Tell:
See TALE
Tell: To Number; Count.
And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir. And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and TELL the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. (Genesis 15:4-5)
1 | Strong's Number: g3004 | Greek: lego |
Tell:
and the 2nd aorist form eipon, used to supply this tense in lego, are frequently translated "to tell," e.g., Mat 2:13, RV, "I tell," AV, "I bring (thee) word;" Mat 10:27.
See SAY, No. 1.
2 | Strong's Number: g2980 | Greek: laleo |
Tell:
for which see SAY, No. 2, is usually rendered "to speak," in the RV (for AV, "to tell"), e.g., Mat 26:13; Luk 1:45; 2:17, 18, 20; Act 11:14; 27:25; but RV and AV, "to tell" in Jhn 8:40; Act 9:6; 22:10.
3 | Strong's Number: g1583 | Greek: eklaleo |
Tell:
"to speak out" (ek), is translated "tell" in Act 23:22.
4 | Strong's Number: g3004 | Greek: eiro |
5 | Strong's Number: g518 | Greek: apangello |
Tell:
"to announce, declare, report" (usually as a messenger), is frequently rendered "to tell," e.g., Mat 8:33; 14:12.
See BRING, No. 36.
6 | Strong's Number: g312 | Greek: anangello |
Tell:
"to bring back word, announce," is sometimes rendered "to tell," e.g., Jhn 5:15; 2Cr 7:7.
See DECLARE, No. 1.
7 | Strong's Number: g1334 | Greek: diegeomai |
8 | Strong's Number: g1834 | Greek: exegeomai |
9 | Strong's Number: g1285 | Greek: diasapheo |
Tell:
"to make clear" (dia, "throughout," saphes, "clear"), explain fully, is translated "told" in Mat 18:31.
See EXPLAIN.
10 | Strong's Number: g3377 | Greek: menuo |
11 | Strong's Number: g4280 | Greek: proeiro |
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