λαλέω
Etym. λαλός
I. "to talk, chat, prattle, babble", Ar., etc.:—generally, "to talk, say", Soph.
2. c. acc. "to talk of", Theocr.
3. in late Gr., just like λέγω, "to speak", NTest., Thuc.:—Pass., λαληθήσεταί σοι "it shall be told" thee, NTest.
II. the proper sense, "to chatter", is sometimes opp. to articulate speech, as of monkeys, λαλοῦσι μὲν φράζουσι δὲ οὔ Plut.; of locusts, "to chirp", Theocr.
III. of musical sounds, αὐλῶι λαλεῖν id=Theocr.