καταλαλέω katalaleō · G2635

to slander

κατα-λαλέω, -ῶ ; [in LXX chiefly for דָבַר ni., pi. ; ] ; to speak evil of, rail at: in cl., with accusative; in LXX, ; (a) with genitive, ; (b) before κατά, with genitive; in NT, with genitive (M, Pr., 65): Jas.4:11, 1Pe.2:12; pass., 1Pe.3:16,†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

καταλᾰλ-έω, ; perfect -λελάληκα[]:—talk, babble loudly, τοῖς θύραζε ταῦτα κ. []; τινος before another, []; II talk down, rail at, ἡμᾶς []; τινος []; κατά τινος[]:—passive, ἐπί τινι []; to be outdone in speech, ὑπ᾽ ἰδιωτῶν []; II.2 weary by talking, gloss on{καταγλωττίζειν}, []; II.3 simply, interview, address a person, []

Where it's used 5 times

James 4:11 · 1 Peter 2:12 · 1 Peter 3:16 … and 2 more

Source: TBESG G2635; TFLSJ G2635

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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