Strong G3059λοιδορία

reviling

Transliteration
loidoria
Pronunciation
loy-dor-ee'-ah
Morphology
Greek Noun (Feminine)

Definition

From G3060; slander or vituperation: - railing reproach [-fully].

Detailed definition

λοιδορία, -ας, ἡ
(λοιδορέω), [in LXX chiefly for רִיב, מְרִיבָה;]
abuse, railing: 1Ti.5:14, 1Pe.3:9.†
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In the Bible

Strong G3059 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • railing1
  • speak1

First verses

  1. 1 Timothy 5:14
    I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
  2. 1 Peter 3:9
    Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
λοιδορ-ία, ἡ,
railing, abuse, reproach, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 2.1.4, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 346, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.84, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Euthydemus” 288b, 1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ παρρησίας” p.29 O., etc.; εἰς γέλωτα καὶ λ. ἐμβαλόντες 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 10.75: _plural_, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 21.8, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 174c.)]