Ancient Greek lemma · Strong’s G1258

διάλεκτος

dialektos · /dee-al'-ek-tos/ — “discourse”

discourse, conversation; discussion, debate, argument; common language, talk; speech, language; articulate speech, language; spoken; language; the language of a country; dialect; local word; expression; way of speaking…

Full entry

discourse, conversation; discussion, debate, argument; common language, talk; speech, language; articulate speech, language; spoken; language; the language of a country; dialect; local word; expression; way of speaking, accent; modes of expression; style; poetical diction; quality, 'idiom'

Derivation: from διαλέγομαι (dialegomai, to converse)