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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) One who speaks.

2. (n.) One who utters or pronounces a discourse; usually, one who utters a speech in public; as, the man is a good speaker, or a bad speaker.

3. (n.) One who is the mouthpiece of others; especially, one who presides over, or speaks for, a deliberative assembly, preserving order and regulating the debates; as, the Speaker of the House of Commons, originally, the mouthpiece of the House to address the king; the Speaker of a House of Representatives.

4. (n.) A book of selections for declamation.

Greek

4489. rhetor -- a public speaker
... a public speaker. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: rhetor Phonetic
Spelling: (hray'-tore) Short Definition: an orator Definition: an orator ...
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1582. ekkremannumi -- to hang from, hang upon (the lips of a ...
... to hang from, hang upon (the lips of a speaker), ie to listen closely. Part of Speech:
Verb Transliteration: ekkremannumi Phonetic Spelling: (ek-krem'-am-ahee ...
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3056. logos -- a word (as embodying an idea), a statement, a ...
... 10), news (3), preaching (1), question (2), reason (2), reasonable (1), remark
(1), report (1), said (1), say (1), saying (4), sayings (1), speaker (1), speech ...
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3793. ochlos -- a crowd, multitude, the common people
... When is subsequently referred to in narrative or by some speaker, the reference
is always in the plural, whether verb or pronoun , etc., except Rev 7:9 where ...
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4396. prophetes -- a prophet (an interpreter or forth-teller of ...
... prophet. From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller ("prophet"); by analogy,
an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet -- prophet. see GREEK pro. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

5030. nabi -- a spokesman, speaker, prophet
... 5029, 5030. nabi. 5031 . a spokesman, speaker, prophet. Transliteration:
nabi Phonetic Spelling: (naw-bee') Short Definition: prophet. ...
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3956. lashon -- tongue
... 1), tongue (84), tongues (5), word (1). babbler, evil speaker, language,
talker, tongue, wedge. Or lashon {law-shone'}; also (in ...
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Library

The Training of a Public Speaker
The Training of a Public Speaker. <. The Training of a Public
Speaker Grenville Kleiser. Produced by Kevin Handy, Dave ...
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Care of the Speaker's Throat
... CARE OF THE SPEAKER'S THROAT. The throat as a vital part of the public speaker's
work in speaking is worthy of the greatest care and consideration. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/kleiser/talks on talking/care of the speakers throat.htm

Faustus was Indeed an Elegant Speaker, but Knew Nothing of the ...
... Book V. Chapter VI."Faustus Was Indeed an Elegant Speaker, But Knew Nothing
of the Liberal Sciences. 10. And for nearly the whole ...
/.../the confessions and letters of st/chapter vi faustus was indeed an.htm

The Training of a Public Speaker
The Training of a Public Speaker. <. ... Title Page. THE TRAINING OF A
PUBLIC SPEAKER BY GRENVILLE KLEISER. Formerly Instructor ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/kleiser/the training of a public speaker/title page.htm

If Frequent and Vehement Applause Follows a Speaker...
... Book 4 Chapter 53. If frequent and vehement applause follows a speaker�
53. If frequent and vehement applause follows a speaker ...
/.../augustine/on christian doctrine in four books/chapter 53 if frequent and.htm

How Should Seemliness be Represented by a Speaker? Does Beauty Add ...
... by St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan. Book I. Chapter XIX. How should seemliness be
represented by a speaker? ... How should seemliness be represented by a speaker? ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter xix how should seemliness.htm

How it Often Happens that a Discourse which Gives Pleasure to the ...
... Chapter 2."How It Often Happens that a Discourse Which Gives Pleasure to the Hearer
is Distasteful to the Speaker; And What Explanation is to Be Offered of ...
/.../on the catechising of the uninstructed/chapter 2 how it often happens.htm

Men and Mannerisms
... On one occasion some friends surreptitiously cut the particular button off, and
the result was that the speaker when he stood up to address the audience lost ...
//christianbookshelf.org/kleiser/talks on talking/men and mannerisms.htm

How to Speak in Public
... back. HOW THE SPEAKER MUST PREPARE HIMSELF. There ... powers. Primarily, then,
the public speaker should have a well-stored mind. He ...
/.../kleiser/successful methods of public speaking/how to speak in public.htm

A Talk to Preachers
... The intimate relationship between the voice and the spirit of the speaker suggests
that one is necessary to the fullest development of the other. ...
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Thesaurus

Speaker (10 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) One who utters or pronounces a discourse; usually, one who utters a speech
in public; as, the man is a good speaker, or a bad speaker. ...
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Prophets (270 Occurrences)
... prof'-e-si, prof'-e-si, prof'-ets: I. THE IDEA OF BIBLICAL PROPHECY 1. The Seer
and Speaker of God 2. Prophetical Inspiration 3. Relation to Dreams 4. Freedom ...
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Preacher (27 Occurrences)
... 4:1-3). 2. The Contents: In the preface the speaker lays down the proposition that
all things are unreal, and that the results of human effort are illusive Ec ...
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Mercurius (1 Occurrence)
... The Hermes (ie, "the speaker") of the Greeks (Acts 14:12), a heathen God represented
as the constant attendant of Jupiter, and the god of eloquence. ...
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Ecclesiastes (1 Occurrence)
... 4:1-3). 2. The Contents: In the preface the speaker lays down the proposition that
all things are unreal, and that the results of human effort are illusive Ec ...
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Prophecy (37 Occurrences)
... prof'-e-si, prof'-e-si, prof'-ets: I. THE IDEA OF BIBLICAL PROPHECY 1. The Seer
and Speaker of God 2. Prophetical Inspiration 3. Relation to Dreams 4. Freedom ...
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Gift (148 Occurrences)
... The speaker in a tongue addressed God (14:2, 28) in prayer (14:14), principally
in the prayer of thanksgiving (14:15-17). The words ...
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Orator (3 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) A public speaker; one who delivers an oration; especially, one distinguished
for his skill and power as a public speaker; one who is eloquent. ...
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Mercury (1 Occurrence)
... ku-ri, mer-ku'ri-us: The translation of Hermes, in Acts 14:12: "They called Barnabas,
Jupiter; and Paul, Mercury, because he was the chief speaker." Hermes was ...
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Burden (111 Occurrences)
... 31:1, and is variously rendered prophecy (the King James Version), oracle (American
Revised Version), burden, or the name of the speaker's country (Revised ...
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Bible Concordance

Speaker (10 Occurrences)

Acts 14:12 They called Barnabas "Jupiter," and Paul "Mercury," because he was the chief speaker.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

1 Corinthians 14:11 If, however, I do not know the meaning of the particular language, I shall seem to the speaker of it, and he to me, to be merely talking some foreign tongue.
(WEY RSV NIV)

1 Corinthians 14:28 and if there may be no interpreter, let him be silent in an assembly, and to himself let him speak, and to God.
(See NIV)

1 Corinthians 14:30 But if a revelation is made to another sitting by, let the first keep silent.
(See NIV)

2 Corinthians 11:6 And if in the matter of speech I am no orator, yet in knowledge I am not deficient. Nay, we have in every way made that fully evident to you.
(See NIV)

2 Chronicles 18:19 and Jehovah saith, Who doth entice Ahab king of Israel, and he doth go up and fall in Ramoth-Gilead? And this speaker saith thus, and that speaker thus.
(YLT)

Psalms 140:11 An evil speaker won't be established in the earth. Evil will hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS)

Proverbs 12:18 A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.
(YLT)

Ezekiel 20:49 Then said I, Ah Lord Yahweh! they say of me, Isn't he a speaker of parables?
(WEB ASV)

Amos 5:10 They have hated a reprover in the gate, And a plain speaker they abominate.
(YLT)

Subtopics

Speaker

Related Terms

Prophets (270 Occurrences)

Preacher (27 Occurrences)

Mercurius (1 Occurrence)

Ecclesiastes (1 Occurrence)

Prophecy (37 Occurrences)