To slander
καταλαλέωStrong’s G2635katalaleō
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Katalaleō is the Greek word usually translated “do speak against”, “speaking against” and “speaks against”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.”
Meaning
Usually translated “do speak against”, “speaking against” and “speaks against”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- do speak against 1
- speaking against 1
- speaks against 1
- they speak against 1
- you are spoken against 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Peter 2
- James 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Peter 2:12Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
- 1 Peter 3:16Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
Greek dictionary
καταλαλέω katalaleō · 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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “slander” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SLA'NDER, noun
- A false tale or report maliciously uttered. and tending to injure the reputation of another by lessening him in the esteem of his fellow citizens, by exposing min to impeachment and punishment, or by impairing his means of lining; defamation. slander that worst of poisons, ever finds an easy entrance to ignoble minds.
All definitions and other forms of “slander”
SLA'NDER, verb transitive
To defame; to injure by maliciously uttering a false report respecting one; to tarnish or impair the reputation of one by false tales, maliciously told or propagated.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.