לָעוֹז, (לָעַז) speaking a foreign tongue, esp. Greek. Y. Meg. II, beg. 73ᵃ היתה כתובה כהלכתה הל׳ יוצא בה בלעז if the Book of Esther was written according to law (in Hebrew), the Greek-speaking (reading from it) in Greek (translation) performs his duty.—Pl. לְעוֹזוֹת. Mish. ib. II, 1 קירין אותה לל׳ בלעז והלוֹעֵז וכ׳ Y. ed. (Bab. a. Mish. ללוֹעֲזוֹת) it is read to those speaking a foreign tongue in their tongue, but the foreigner that heard it in Hebrew &c. Y. ib. IV, 75ᵃ bot. Tosef. ib. IV (III), 13 בית הכנסת של ל׳ (Var. לעזות) in a synagogue of foreigners; a. e.